The 1851 census for Halsall has its own unique way of naming some of Halsall’s roads. Much depended on the enumerator and his knowledge of the area and/or how the locals referred to the lanes.  The names of many roads in Halsall have changed over the years in any case.  Some points to note regarding the roads in the 1850s in relation to the census & Mannex & Co. Directory, are:
Village = centre of Halsall.                     Mordaunt Arms =  Saracen’s Head  (after Charles Mordaunt owner Halsall Hall and Cotton Mill) 

Renacres = Shirdley Hill area                 Ormskirk Road = Asmall Lane

Holt Lane = Plumpton Lane                   Plex Lane = Plex Lane & Plex Moss Lane  

Charlotte’s Hill = Shirdley Hill?               Bangor’s Green = Bangor’s Green & Summerwood Lane

Moss Lane = Carr Moss Lane               Cross Lane = Halsall Road

Halsall Moss/Moss = Shirdley Hill Moss, Carr Moss, New Cut Lane and/or  Plex Moss Lane