More genealogy stuff:

Interment.net has transcriptions of headstones around the world. There are some Lancashire ones that might be relevant. Reading this makes me want to contribute by transcribing some nearby headstones -- especially since there is surprisingly little content for this area.

GENUKI, which is very helpful generally, has a searchable directory of churches that looks very helpful.

GENUKI also has a short page on the Osbaldeston family.

I tried just Googling one of the family surnames and "family history genealogy" and came across curiousfox.com, which looks intriguing and perhaps promising. We'll see!