page_title: Thomas Covell
section_title: Biography
hierarchical_section_title: Thomas Covell / Biography
caption_attribution_description: English: The Covell Cross (named after Thomas Covell) outside Judges' Lodgings, Lancaster.
context_page_description: Thomas Covell was the keeper of Lancaster Castle for 48 years and mayor of Lancaster six times. He is known for jailing the Pendle witches.
caption: The Covell Cross outside Judges' Lodgings in Lancaster is named after Thomas Covell.
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