The legal arrangements for the use of the enclosed lands, to be used for the maintenance of the minister, were not yet completed. In the interim, a sum of thirty pounds a year was guaranteed by Rev. Francis Annesley, Rector of Winwick, and Joseph Byrom of Manchester, owner of Byrom Hall. In 1734 these lands were found suitable, and were valued at £400. In 1738 the value was matched by another £400 from Queen Anne's Bounty, used for the purchase of lands and buildings, including the present rectory and the fields behind it. The land was given to Curates of Lowton in perpetuity.