THE name of Henry Wood, Tottington's most famous son lives on.

This week a plaque commemorating his remarkable life was unveiled at his birthplace at Brookhouse Farm in Tottington.

Quaker Henry Wood, born in 1603, fled the country to escape religious persecution in 1682. He sailed to America and founded a Quaker settlement which he called Woodbury, now in New Jersey.

On Easter Monday Tottington builder Melvin Magnall and a strong crew will recreate the historical journey and sail to Woodbury.

Mr Magnall said: "The plaque is historical. It is there for anyone to look at and remember Henry Wood. It will stay there for years to come. It will be a tourist attraction for Americans to look at when they are in Tottington."

A special dedication ceremony was held at the farmhouse on Friday (April 7) led by the Rev Hugh Bearn, vicar of St Anne's Church, Tottington. It was attended by the Mayor and Mayoress Councillor John Costello and his wife Anne, along with Col John Timmins, Lord LT Greater Manchester and Admiral Sir Jeremy Black, project patron.