11. The status of St Katherine's appears to be ambiguous with the court leet behaving more like a select vestry. 12. Opposite the church, Court Leet was once the local court with the adjacent half timbered cottage being the gaol. 13. The moor within the parishes of Fylingdales and Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre is managed by the ancient Manor of Fyling Court Leet . 14. The rolls record the meetings of the manorial court, either court leet or court baron, or views of frankpledge. 15. However, when it was completed, the Court Leet demanded rent for its use as it was built on common land. 16. There is an interesting link to feudal law, two courts where held here, a Court Baron and a Court Leet . 17. By 1227 the prioress had the right to hold at Ickleton a weekly market, an annual fair and a court leet . 18. The court leet began to decline in the fourteenth century, being superseded by the more modern county freemen or parish vestrymen. 19. The Great Court Leet for Blackburnshire was originally held every three weeks at Clitheroe Castle, with the Steward of the Honour presiding. 20. However, when it was completed, the Court Leet demanded an annual rent for its use after it was built on Common Land.