EWHURST
Yweherst and Uhurst (xiii cent.); Iwehurst (xiv
cent.); Ewehurst (xv cent.).
Ewhurst is a parish bounded on the north by
Shere, on the east by Ockley (formerly detached,
now added to Abinger) and Abinger, on the west
by Cranleigh, on the south by the county of Sussex.
It is 5 miles from north to south, and a mile and
a half from east to west, of a fairly regular form.
It contains 5,417 acres. The village is 12 miles
south-east of Guildford, and 11 miles south-west of
Dorking.
The northern part of the parish is on the Greensand hills—Ewhurst Hill, Pitch Hill, and Coneyhurst
Hill; but the greater part of it is upon the Wealden
Clay, in the ancient forest. It is still well wooded,
and the oak grows with great vigour in the soil. It
has no large open spaces, except upon the hills to the
north; and these have been much inclosed and planted
during the last twenty years. A road from Rudgwick
in Sussex, whence are branches to Horsham and Pulborough, runs through the village to Shere. By the
side of this road, where it crosses the summit of the
hill, stood Ewhurst Mill, which for many years was a
conspicuous landmark visible for many miles. Of
late years it has been disused as a mill, the sails are
taken down, and the greater growth of trees has helped
to make it less easily seen.
Till the 19th century had advanced some way there
was no properly made road in Ewhurst parish. A
Roman road existed, which was carefully traced by the
late Mr. James Park Harrison, (fn. 1) and is laid down on
the 6-in. Ordnance map as running west of the village.
When King John was at Guildford and Knepp Castle
in Sussex on the same day, 21 January 1215, in
winter-time when unmade ways were foul, he very
probably used this road. Nothing shows the backwardness of the Weald more than the absolute disuse
and forgetting of these lines of through communication.
Ewhurst is not named in Domesday. It was part of
the great royal manor of Gomshall, but was probably
sparsely inhabited. That there was some population
soon afterwards is implied by Norman work in the
church. But it was a chapel to Shere still, the earliest
evidence of it as a parish being in 1291.
The schools were built in 1840. In 1870 another
school was built at the hamlet of Ellen's Green, in
the extreme south of the parish.
The house of Baynards Park is in Ewhurst parish,
though most of the park is in Cranleigh. It is now
the seat of Mr. T. J. Waller.
Among modern houses in Ewhurst parish are
Coverwood, the seat of Mr. H. F. Locke-King;
Ewhurst Place, the seat of Col. Thomas Warne Lemmon; Woolpits, high up Coneyhurst Hill, the seat
of Mr. H. L. Doulton.
The Ewhurst Institute and Reading Room was
built by subscription in 1901.
MANORS
SOMERSBURY
SOMERSBURY Manor, which includes the central portion of Ewhurst
parish, was originally a member of Gomshall. (fn. 2) It was separated from the main manor in the
12th century, when Henry II retained it at the time
of his grant of Gomshall to William Malveisin and
Ingram Wells. (fn. 3)
The first indication of a tenant occurs in 1272,
when Herbert of Somersbury obtained from the
parson of Ewhurst a quitclaim of a house and land in
Ewhurst. (fn. 4) He was still living in 1276, (fn. 5) but seems to
have been succeeded by Henry of Somersbury, probably
his son, who was holding land of the manor of Gomshall in 1298–9. (fn. 6) Early in the next century Richard
and Henry of Somersbury were buying land in the
neighbouring parish of Cranleigh. (fn. 7) About the year
1317–18 Henry of Somersbury died holding Somersbury, which then consisted of a house and half a
carucate of land in Gomshall. (fn. 8) He was succeeded by
his son Henry, who obtained licence to hear divine
service in the oratory of Ewhurst. (fn. 9) At his death the
manor descended to his son Richard, (fn. 10) who enfeoffed
Eleanor, Countess of Ormond, (fn. 11) probably in order
to secure himself against any claim she might make
on the manor as a member of Shiere Vachery, for
in 1344–5 she re-enfeoffed Richard of Somersbury
of it. (fn. 12) He then alienated it to a certain Agnes, afterwards wife of Walter of Hamme, (fn. 13) who conveyed it in
1364–5 to John Busbridge on consideration of a liferent to Walter and Agnes. (fn. 14) John Busbridge was
succeeded by his son Robert, (fn. 15) who died holding the
manor in 1416, leaving a son and heir Thomas. (fn. 16) In
September 1455 John Busbridge, who was then holding
Somersbury, died leaving a brother Robert, during
whose minority the king granted the custody of Somersbury to Richard Langport, clerk. (fn. 17) The heir had
already alienated it to a certain Thomas Playstow, (fn. 18) so
that it seems probable that on that account it was
forfeited to the Crown. It was granted with Shiere to
John, Lord Audley, and forfeited by his son James
after the insurrection at Blackheath. (fn. 19) It was then
farmed by a certain William Cokys, (fn. 20) and in October
1511, Henry VIII granted it with other lands in
Ewhurst to Thomas Salter, Sewer of the Chamber, to
hold for the annual rent of a red rose. (fn. 21) The manor
seems, however, to have been restored to John, Lord
Audley, for he conveyed it in 1532 to Thomas Wolley
the younger. (fn. 22) In 1549 Ambrose Wolley sold the
manor to Robert Whitfeld, (fn. 23) who held it till 1576,
when he sold it to Nicholas Dendy (fn. 24) and his son John,
who were also holding Breach. (fn. 25) Nicholas died at
Ewhurst in October 1587 and was succeeded by John
Dendy, (fn. 26) who conveyed the manor to Edward Dendy
in 1621. (fn. 27) In 1640 Henry Ockley and his wife
Beatrice were in possession, and sold the reversion to
John Clifton of Worplesdon. (fn. 28)
In 1648 these three conveyed it to Richard Evelyn
of Baynards. (fn. 29) John Dendy was farming it at the
time of the Commonwealth. (fn. 30) It descended from
Richard Evelyn to his daughter Ann, wife of William
Montague, who conveyed it to William Freeman in
1674. (fn. 31) In 1680 William Montague, junior, 'seised
in fee in reversion,' surrendered all his rights to
William Freeman. The latter in 1700 granted
a lease for a year to Sir Richard Onslow 'to test
the possession,' and his son, Thomas Onslow, afterwards the second Lord Onslow, mortgaged the property in 1714, (fn. 32) as owner. It continued in Lord
Onslow's family till about 1863, when it was bought
by the late William Lord Abinger, in whose heir it
now remains.
Onslow, Earl Onslow. Azure a fesse gules between six Cornish choughs.
Scarlett, Lord Abinger. Checky or and gules a lion ermine and a quarter azure with a castle argent therein.
It seems possible that the manor of BAYNARDS,
which lies on the boundary between Ewhurst and
Cranleigh, was originally a part of Pollingfold (q.v.),
and never a separate manor, though so called, for
tenants of the Baynards estate appear in the court
rolls of Pollingfold (extant between 1772 and 1883).
In 1447 William Sydney the younger obtained a
licence to impark 800 acres of land appertaining to
his 'manor' of Baynards. (fn. 33) According to a monumental inscription in Cranleigh Church, quoted by
Aubrey in the 17th century, William Sydney died
in 1449. (fn. 34) He was succeeded by a son William,
whose widow Elizabeth obtained the custody of his
lands during the minority of his daughters Elizabeth
and Anne. (fn. 35) Baynards Manor appears to have
been the portion of Anne, who married William
(afterwards Sir William) Uvedale. (fn. 36) According to
his will (fn. 37) a rent was to be paid to his eldest son and
the residue of the profits divided between his younger
son John and his brother Thomas. The manor was
conveyed to Reginald Bray or his brother John. Edmund Lord Bray, son of the latter, sold it in 1535 to
his brother Sir Edward Bray. Sir Edward Bray died
in 1558. His son Sir Edward mortgaged Baynards,
2 November 1580, to John
Reade of Sterborough, (fn. 38) to
whom he sold Pollingfold
3 December, a month later.
On 29 October 1587 John
Reade released his rights in
Baynards to George More of
Loseley, afterwards knighted,
and a fine was levied in 1588
confirming the conveyance.
Baynards was bought by More
with his wife's money, she
being a wealthy heiress. (fn. 39) He
probably rebuilt the house
with the great hall, which
now exists, for his home while his father Sir William
was alive. (fn. 40) In 1604, after the death of the latter,
Sir George, his wife Constantia, and his son Sir Robert,
conveyed Baynards to Sir Francis Woolley of Pirford,
Sir George More's nephew, for a sum of money and
the manor of Witley in exchange.
More of Loseley. Azure a cross argent with five martlets sable thereon.
On 6 March 4 James (1607) Sir Francis Woolley
sold Baynards for £4,400 to Edward Bayninge,
gentleman, of London. He presumably died, leaving
an heir Andrew Bayninge, who sold it 15 February
1608–9 to Isaac Woder of Plumstead in Kent.
Woder, who also had acquired Knowle in Cranleigh,
described as 'a manor in Surrey and Sussex,' in the
same year, sold Baynards 28 February 1609–10 to
Robert Jossey. His son James Jossey alias Hay
mortgaged his property, and was clearly in considerable
difficulties, for on 23 January 1628–9 his mother
Margaret surrendered to him all her jointure, Pollingfold Manor, Coneyhurst Hill, and two rooms over
'the great dining chamber' at Baynards. The mortgage changed hands, and finally Richard Gurnard,
citizen and clothworker, conveyed his rights under it
to Richard Evelyn, father of the diarist, 13 November
1629. On 30 August 1630 Jossey released all his
rights in Baynards and Pollingfold to Richard Evelyn,
and in 1631 a lessee of Mrs. Jossey's jointure surrendered his lease to Evelyn. (fn. 41)
He settled the manor on his youngest son Richard, (fn. 42)
who in 1648 acquired Somersbury (see above), and
the entire property descended to the Onslow family
as already stated. (fn. 43) A distinction of Baynards is that
it has belonged at various times to the four leading
families in Surrey since the year 1500, namely Bray,
More, Evelyn, and Onslow. The second Sir Edward
Bray who held it married Elizabeth Roper, granddaughter of Sir Thomas More, whence the fact or
legend that Sir Thomas More's skull was preserved at
Baynards.
John Evelyn visiting it in 1657 describes the house
as 'a very fair noble residence having one of the
goodliest avenues of oaks up to it that ever I saw.' (fn. 44)
Later, however, the house ceased to be used as a
gentleman's house, Arthur Onslow the Speaker, Lord
Cranley, resided at Knowle, and Baynards was merely
a farm-house. In 1818 Lord Onslow sold Pollingfold and Baynards to John Smallpeice of Guildford.
In 1824 Pollingfold was sold to Richard Gates, and
in 1832 the estate was reunited by the Rev. Thomas
Thurlow, son of the Bishop of Durham and nephew
to the Lord Chancellor Thurlow. He added to and
restored or rebuilt the house, under the direction of
Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt, and made a fine collection
of paintings, armour, furniture and tapestry, which
remain in the house. He raised the roof of the
original hall, turning one of the rooms over it into the
present gallery at the end, and altered the entrance.
Mr. Thurlow died in 1874, and was succeeded by his
son Mr. Thomas Lyon Thurlow, who in 1889 sold
Baynards and the manor of Pollingfold to Mr. T. J.
Waller, the present owner. The house is mainly of
brick, but the foundations are of Sussex marble and
the roof of Horsham slates, both found in the neighbourhood. The house is very handsome, with an air
of antiquity about it, and the grounds are picturesque.
An avenue of Wellingtonias leads from the station
towards the house.
The reputed manor of BREACH was probably a
member of Gomshall Netley. (fn. 45) In the 16th century
it was the property of John Agmondesham. (fn. 46) He
mortgaged the manor to William Atlee and Nicholas
Dendy, who disputed the division of the estates.
Nicholas Dendy died during the dispute, but it was
settled by compromise that his son John should have
the northern half of the lands, i.e. North Breach. (fn. 47)
Finally, in 1594, William Atlee conveyed all his right
to Ralph Dendy, probably the heir of John Dendy. (fn. 48)
In 1630 Edward Dendy sold the manor to Walter
Longhurst, (fn. 49) whose descendants remained in possession
for nearly a century and a half. Ralph Longhurst and Richard Stening (fn. 50) were holding South
Breach at the time of the Commonwealth. In
1768–9 Richard Longhurst and his wife Anne sold
the manor to John Vincent of Stoke by Guildford. (fn. 51)
His grandson and heir died leaving an only daughter, (fn. 52)
probably the Mary Hone, who joined with her husband, William Smith, in a sale of the manor, under
the name of North Breach, to Samuel John Symons
Trickey in 1803. (fn. 53) It afterwards belonged to a family
named Donithorne, from whom it was bought by
Mrs. Fletcher Bennett about 1877. It is now in
the hands of the Bennett trustees.
CONEYHURST
CONEYHURST is situated on the rising ground
north of the village and was in the possession of
Ambrose Wolley in 1553, and probably formed a part
of his manor of Somersbury. It was then sold by him
to Sir Edward Bray, (fn. 54) who bequeathed it in 1558 to
his son Edward on condition of paying off a mortgage. (fn. 55) In 1593 it was in the possession of a certain
Ralph Dalton, (fn. 56) to whose son, Richard, it descended
in November 1601, (fn. 57) and from him it passed in 1615
to his two daughters, Joan and Elizabeth, who were
then both minors. (fn. 58) Joan married Richard Bridger,
and Elizabeth, Henry Matchwick. (fn. 59) In 1676 the
whole manor was settled on Joan, (fn. 60) and descended
from her to her nephew Henry Bridger. Henry died
in 1695, and his cousin Richard covenanted with
Edward Wood, who had married Elizabeth daughter
to Henry, to levy a fine. (fn. 61) In 1776 it was the
property of Thomas Wood, (fn. 62) who died in 1779
leaving a son and heir Thomas, (fn. 63) in whose family it
continued.
POLLINGFOLD
POLLINGFOLD in Ewhurst extended into Cranleigh parish and into Sussex. It was held of the
lords of Gomshall, (fn. 64) and the first under-tenant of whom
record has been found is John of Pollingfold, who
lived in the time of Edward I. (fn. 65) From him the
manor passed to Lettice wife of William Man, (fn. 66) who
sold it in 1334 to a certain Robert, (fn. 67) who was perhaps
a trustee for the Brocas family, for in 1345 Sir John
Brocas had a grant of free warren there. (fn. 68) The manor
was released by his widow to his son Sir Bernard with
remainder to Sir Bernard's half-brother John, but,
John having died, his brother Oliver succeeded to
Pollingfold, where he took up his residence. (fn. 69) He
granted it in 1397 to Sir Bernard's son Bernard,
whose son and heir William entered upon it in
1405–6, and died in 1456, (fn. 70) before which date he is
said to have sold it to William Sydney of Loseley. (fn. 71)
It was evidently divided between the two daughters
of William son of William Sydney; of these, the one,
Anne, married William Uvedale, and the other, Elizabeth, married John Hampden. (fn. 72) The manor was
divided in moieties, whence doubtless arose the names
EAST and WEST POLLINGFOLD. The Uvedale
moiety, East Pollingfold, chiefly in Ewhurst, was
alienated by Anne (fn. 73) to Sir Edward Bray and others
in 1528. (fn. 74) He had already purchased Elizabeth
Hampden's moiety, or West Pollingfold, and Baynards
from his brother Edmund Lord Bray, (fn. 75) whose uncle
Reginald, to whom Edmund was heir, or whose father,
John, had apparently purchased it from Michael Dormer, to whom Sir John Hampden had conveyed it in
1520, (fn. 76) and thus the manor was reunited, but not for
long. In 1581 Sir Edward sold the manor of
Pollingfold with 40 acres of land and 30s. rent in
Sussex to John Rede, (fn. 77) who conveyed it to Edward
Tanworth seven years later. (fn. 78) The latter sold it in
1595 to George, afterwards Sir George More, (fn. 79) of
Baynards, with which it has since descended (q.v.).
EAST POLLINGFOLD
EAST POLLINGFOLD apparently was again
separated from the main manor before 1560, and in
October 1606 Sir Thomas Leedes, son of John Leedes
of Wapingthorne, Sussex, sold it to John Hill of
Ewhurst. (fn. 80) Some years after the latter's death it was
assigned to one of his daughters, Sarah, wife of John
Stevens. (fn. 81) A John Stevens was in possession in 1690, (fn. 82)
but in 1695 Robert Gardiner and his wife Mary held
it, (fn. 83) probably in her right, and conveyed it in 1701 to
George Mabank, (fn. 84) evidently as a marriage portion, for
in 1790 George Mabank Gardiner sold it to John
Crouze. (fn. 85)
The remains of a moated inclosure called the Site
of Pollingfold Manor House are just outside Baynards
Park, in Cranleigh parish. This house was presumably
pulled down by Sir George More when he rebuilt
Baynards close by. But there is some doubt whether
it was really the old manor-house, for the court baron
was recently held at Moated Farm, an old moated house
now also pulled down, in Ewhurst parish. (fn. 86) If Baynards had taken the place of the old manor house the
courts would have been held there.
MAYBANKES
MAYBANKES, in the south of the parish, was
occupied in 1503 by William Edsalle, (fn. 87) and was
granted with Somersbury Manor, Saltland, and Slehurst
in Ewhurst to Thomas Salter in 1511. (fn. 88) About the
same time Rumbemyr in Ewhurst was occupied by
Richard Astret, and Marschall by Thomas Edsalle. (fn. 89)
Lands called Mascalls Pipers and Potfelds were sold
by Robert Browning to Nicholas Dendy in the 16th
century. (fn. 90) At the same time Moon Hall was held
(of Coneyhurst Manor) by William Ticknor, (fn. 91) and land
called Sprout or Prout was the subject of a dispute
between Agnes Hill and her uncle, Richard Hill. (fn. 92)
Thomas Hill sold it in 1608 to Sir Francis Wolley. (fn. 93)
CHURCH
The church of ST. PETER AND
ST. PAUL consists of a chancel 24ft. 9 in.
by 15 ft. 9 in.; a central tower 17 ft. 10in.
by 15 ft. 3 in.; a north transept 21 ft. 5 in. by
19 ft. 2 in.; a south transept 23 ft. by 18 ft. 3 in.;
a nave 34 ft. 5 in. by 19 ft. 5 in. The whole structure was almost completely rebuilt in 1838–9, for
during the progress of some repairs the central tower
collapsed and brought down much of the chancel in
its fall. The nave would appear to have been less
altered than the rest, and is of 12th-century date.
Alterations were evidently made, however, late in the
15th century, and a century or so later the nave at
least was a good deal altered as regards its windows.
But in view of the devastating repairs of 1838 the
early history of the church must remain a matter of
uncertainty, for they included a skin of plaster which
hides all evidence possibly contained in the walling.
The present church, however, is probably on the
foundations of the old one.
The windows of the chancel all date from 1838,
that to the east being of three cinquefoiled lights and
'perpendicular' design. To north and south are
plain rather wide single lancets. To the south is also
a plain pointed door of the same date as the windows.
Externally the chancel appears entirely modern, and
the walls are of rubble plastered with sham joints
representing masonry.
The tower rests upon four two-centred arches, all
of two continuous chamfered orders, heavily plastered
and probably completely modern. Above these the
tower rises in two stages. The second one, containing
the ringing chamber, is quite plain. The belfry stage
however, is of 12th-century design with round-headed
shafted openings, pilaster buttresses, and a crowning
corbel table with plain corbels and small round
connecting arches; above this is a tiled broach spire of
a somewhat obtuse type. The whole of this part of
the tower is completely modern, as are also the
diagonal buttresses set in the angles of the chancel and
transepts and the nave and transepts. The ringing
chamber is reached by a wooden stair in one flight in
the north transept.
The north transept appears to have been wholly
rebuilt in 1838. It is lit on the north by three
wide grouped lancet lights with wide chamfered
pilastered external jambs, and (over these) a trefoil
light. To east and west are two single lancet lights,
and on the west is also a small pointed door, all
of which date from the rebuilding. The south
transept is similar in every way, but lacks the door,
and retains an old window of late 15th-century date.
This is of two rather wide trefoiled lights with submullions over and a square main head. It has been
a good deal disfigured in the resetting and restoration.
The nave is lit on the north by three windows, all
of two rounded lights. The first and third are very
rough and probably very late. The middle one is
of better workmanship, has spandrel sinkages, and is
of 16th-century date. It is placed higher in the
wall than the others in what is apparently the roundheaded internal reveal of a 12th-century window
which has been partly cut away to allow for this.
The heavy coats of plaster, both inside and out,
however, make this a little uncertain. On the south
is a window of late 15th-century date of two wide
trefoiled lights with sub-mullions over and a segmental
main head, and of the same character as the east
window of the south transept. West of this is the
south door. This is of 12th-century date, though
somewhat restored. It is of rather rough workmanship, with a semicircular head of two non-concentric
orders, the inner, which is square, being a little below
the outer, which is rather awkwardly worked with a
pair of rolls and a chamfer. The jambs have
circular shafts with plain cushion capitals and cone
bases. The west window of the nave is of 15th-century date and has three cinquefoiled lights with
sub-mullions over and a two-centred main head.
Under the window is the west door, which is of the
same date. It has a two-centred head and a continuous hollow chamfer, and is of chalk, almost the only
use in the church of this material. In the south
jamb are the remains of a holy-water stoup. Covering
this door is an open timber porch of late 15th-century
date, with a scalloped barge-board and a rounded
arch of entrance, but otherwise of the plainest design.
The nave walls are of rubble, plastered and ruled
with sham jointing to represent 12th-century masonry.
The roofs of the chancel and the north transept
are quite modern, and that of the north transept
is partly modern, but also retains some moulded beams
of late 16th-century date. The nave has its late
16th-century roof complete. It is ceiled with a
plaster barrel vault and has moulded tie-beams and
wall plates and strutted king-posts.
The font has been very much restored with roman
cement, but the square bowl appears to be of 12th-century date and is of very crude design. The flat
faces are ornamented with saltire ornaments of clumsy
rolls. The four supporting columns are modern.
The pulpit is a fair example of early 17th-century
work. It is octagonal with two stages of panelling in
each face, the lower forming an arcade of enriched
arches and the upper carved with arabesques in flat
bands. The altar-table is of late 17th-century date
with fluted legs, an inlaid top and a carved rail decorated with cherub-heads. The altar-rails are a good
example of early 18th-century church fitting. They
are returned on the flanks to form three sides of a
square with rounded and mitred corners. The handrail is broad and moulded and is carried on panelled
posts and twisted balusters. In the chancel are a pair
of handsome carved chairs of late 17th-century date,
and, possibly, foreign workmanship. In the nave are
four painted tablets of the commandments and texts.
These are inclosed in handsomely carved frames of
late 17th-century design. These and the altar rails
were brought from Baynards in 1879 and were the
gift of Mr. T. L. Thurlow. The font cover is from
the same donor and is partly made up of some 17th-century consoles.
At the north-west of the nave is a small vestry cut
off from the rest of the nave by a screen in part made
from the 17th-century clerk's desk. There are no
monuments.
In the east window of the chancel are three shields
of arms. The first of these is the arms of Rev. Thomas
Thurlow of Baynards—Argent a cheveron between
couplecloses sable with three portcullises argent on
the cheveron, impaling Argent a lion in a double
tressure counter-flowered azure, for Lyon. Above is
the crest of Hovell—A golden greyhound lying down
with collar and line sable. The second shield is
Onslow quartered with Harding of Knowle—Argent
a bend azure with three martlets or thereon. The
third shield is: Or a fesse checky azure and argent
and a bend engrailed gules all within a double tressure counter-flowered gules, for Stewart, with a scutcheon of pretence—Azure a bend between six scallops
argent, for Freshfield.
The tower contains a clock and six bells. The
treble and second were cast by Mears of London in
1839. The third is inscribed 'Sancte Petre Oţ'
in black-letter smalls and capitals and bears the leopard's
face, cross flory and coins of John Saunders. The
fourth has the same marks and is inscribed 'Sancte
Johannis Ora Pro Nobis.' The fifth and tenor were
cast by William Eldridge in 1671.
The first book of the registers contains all entries
from 1614 to 1719. The second contains all entries
from 1720, baptisms and burials running to 1803 and
1810, and marriages to 1773. The latter, after 1754,
are entered in manuscript, but in the form of the
printed book. A third book, a printed one, continues
the marriages to 1812, and a fourth book carries the
baptisms and burials to 1812.
ADVOWSON
The advowson belonged in 1206
to Merton Priory. (fn. 95) At that date
William Brews disputed the presentation, but judgement was given for the priory.
The latter retained the advowson until its dissolution. (fn. 96)
The living was not appropriated, but paid a pension to
the priory. This pension was granted in 1541 to
the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury, (fn. 97) while the king
retained the right of presentation. The advowson
remained thenceforward with the Crown. (fn. 98)
CHARITIES
Smith's Charity is distributed as in
other Surrey parishes. A Mr. Worsfold gave, at an unknown date, a rentcharge of £1 2s. 8d. for teaching poor children.