INKPEN
Ingepenne (x cent.); Hingepene, Ingepene (xi
cent.); Iggepenne, Ingepenne, Igepenna (xii cent.).
The parish of Inkpen lies in the south-west corner
of the county, at the foot of the Hampshire Downs,
extending up the steep escarpment to the ridge and
at one point considerably further to the south. It
contains 2,886 acres, of which 1,205 are arable, 690
permanent grass and 220 woods and plantations. (fn. 1)
The soil is varied, consisting chiefly of chalk and clay,
with occasional patches of sand, gravel and brick-earth.
The chief crops are wheat, barley and oats, and there
is a considerable amount of pasturage on the downs.
Two detached portions of the parish, comprising
14½ acres, lie in the Kennet Valley, near the
junction of the parishes of Avington, Kintbury and
Hungerford. The western half of the parish is
drained by a brook which rises in the parish and
flows northwards towards the Kennet, though it disappears beneath the ground before reaching the river;
the eastern portion drains into some small brooks, the
sources of the River Enborne. The ridge at the
south of the parish is 900 ft. above the ordnance
datum, and rises to 950 ft. at the east and west; the
lowest point, on the northern boundary, is about
360 ft.
The village lies around the church to the west of
the parish, and stretches towards the north-west on
Little Common. The rectory stands above the church
on the south side and is a well-designed red brick
house of early 18th-century date, two stories in height,
with hipped tiled roofs and barred sash windows. It
apparently incorporates part of an older building,
some windows of which remain on the south side
towards the garden. There are hamlets at Upper
Green and Inkpen Great Common, the latter mainly
occupied by settled gipsies.
The common fields were inclosed by agreement
9 June 1733, but a considerable amount of the parish
was open heath until the time of the inclosure in
1810, (fn. 2) and there are still many acres of uninclosed
land besides the open down to the south. The
population is chiefly agricultural, though there are
several small builders and the gipsies attend the local
fairs with steam roundabouts. There were formerly
six or eight potteries, and one is still in existence
which has belonged to the Buckeridge family for at
least 150 years.
The road from Hungerford to Andover crosses the
parish, and the Kennet and Avon Canal, opened in
1811, runs through the detached portions of Inkpen.
Some neolithic implements were found in July
1871 by Dr. Stevens in Walbury Camp, which lies
partly in this parish, (fn. 3) but it is not clear whether they
were picked up on this side of the boundary, (fn. 4) and a
flint scraper from the same site is in the Newbury
Museum. There are several round barrows on the
downs at the south of the parish. (fn. 5)
On Sadler's Farm there was formerly a barrow
which has been ploughed over. Some trenches dug
in 1908 revealed large quantities of bones and horns
of animals, fragments of human bones, and a quantity
of potsherds of Romano-British or possibly slightly
earlier date. These remains are preserved in the
Newbury Museum.
There are the remains of a dyke by the side of
Old Dyke Lane; these were called Wan's dyke in
the common award of 1733.
Manors
In 931 Wulfgar left his land at Inkpen
to his wife Æffe, that she
might enjoy the produce of three parts
of the same, the fourth to go to the 'servants of
God' at Kinbury for the souls of himself, his father
and his grandfather. After Æffe's death her share
was to go to the 'holy place' at Kintbury for the souls
of Wulfgar, of Wulfric and of Wulfhere, who first
obtained the land. (fn. 6) In the meantime Æffe was
instructed to feed the 'servants of God' at Kintbury
on three days every year, one day for the testator,
another for his father, and a third for his grandfather. (fn. 7)
The manor was held of King Edward the Confessor
by two thegns and by 1086 it had passed to William
Fitz Ansculf. (fn. 8) The manor afterwards became divided
into two parts, both of which were annexed to Fitz
Ansculf's honour of Dudley,
the overlordship passing like
that of Stanford Dingley (q.v.)
to the Paynels, Somerys and
Suttons, successive lords of
Dudley. (fn. 9) In 1340 John de
Sutton sold this fee among
others which appear to have
been annexed to the manor of
Bradfield (co. Berks.) to Sir
Nicholas de la Beche. (fn. 10) Sir
Nicholas settled it in the same
year on himself and his
brothers in tail-male with an
ultimate remainder to Thomas de Langford, (fn. 11) who
was holding the overlordship in 1391. (fn. 12) Before
1422 this fee had reverted to the Suttons of Dudley
and was looked upon from that time as part of the
honour of Dudley. (fn. 13)
Sutton. Or a lion vert with a forked tail.
Certain lands which afterwards formed the manor
of EASTCOURT (fn. 14) were held in the 12th century by
John Mansell, who granted part to the priory of
Dudley, to which they were confirmed by Pope Lucius
in 1190. (fn. 15) The remainder passed to Walter Mansell,
who paid 1 mark in respect of them in 1234; at
the same time Peter Sukemund paid half a mark for
other lands here. (fn. 16) A few years later Peter Sukemund of Inkpen gave his land to the abbey of Titchfield, and this grant was witnessed by Walter Mansell (fn. 17)
amongst others, and both Walter and the abbey were
holding lands here a few years later. (fn. 18) Walter died
soon afterwards and his estate passed to his brother
Geoffrey Mansell, who granted it in 1250, subject to
the life interest of Hawise, Walter's widow, to the
Abbot of Titchfield, to whom it was confirmed by
Roger de Somery, the overlord. (fn. 19) The abbot received
a grant of free warren here in 1294, (fn. 20) and this manor
remained in the possession of successive abbots (fn. 21) until
1537, when the last abbot conveyed it to Henry VIII. (fn. 22)
This manor of Eastcourt was granted by the king
in the same year to Thomas Wriothesley, (fn. 23) who sold
it in 1538 to John White of Southwick. (fn. 24) White
conveyed it in 1544 to Robert Blount, (fn. 25) who died
about 1559. (fn. 26) It was stated that this manor had been
left to his natural son Richard Blount or Mundy, (fn. 27)
although his two daughters, Sybil the wife of Anthony
Brend and Margery the wife of John Garrard, were
then living. John Garrard, who was Robert's executor,
appears to have proved that the manor was not left to
Richard, and Sybil and Margaret with their husbands
inherited it. (fn. 28) In 1571 Richard Blount came of age
and accused John Garrard of promulgating a false
will, but it was argued that as an illegitimate son the
plaintiff was unable to inherit the manor, (fn. 29) and in
1578 he conveyed all right he might have in it to
John Garrard and Anthony Brend. (fn. 30) In 1595 (fn. 31)
John Garrard settled a moiety of the manor on his
son William on his marriage with Susan daughter
of Thomas Fisher of Liddington, Wiltshire. After
John's death the manor passed to William, who was
engaged in litigation with his trustees respecting this
settlement. (fn. 32) He died 7 July 1614 seised of the
whole manor, which passed to his son Thomas. (fn. 33)
Thomas died in 1617, when his son William was
eight years of age. (fn. 34) William had livery of this manor
in 1633, (fn. 35) and was succeeded in 1654 (fn. 36) by his eldest
son Robert, who sold it in 1660 to Ralph Bankes,
Jerome Bankes and John Hawtrey. (fn. 37) They apparently purchased it on behalf of Mary widow of Sir
John Bankes, chief justice of the Common Pleas.
She died in 1661, (fn. 38) and this manor seems ultimately
to have passed to her daughter Joanna, who married
William Borlase of Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire. (fn. 39)
They had several daughters and co-heirs, of whom the
third, Alice, married John Wallop of Farleigh Wallop,
Hants, while the fourth,
Henrietta, married Sir Richard
Astley of Patshull, Staffordshire.
John and Alice Wallop
were succeeded by their third
son John, who was created
Lord Wallop and Viscount
Lymington 11 June 1720. (fn. 40)
Sir Richard Astley was created
a baronet 13 August 1662
and died 24 February 1688,
while Henrietta his widow
died 27 June 1711. (fn. 41) Their
eldest son John sold his share in this manor in 1726
to John Viscount Lymington, (fn. 42) who appears to have
sold the whole manor in 1731 to William third
Lord Craven of Hampstead Marshall. (fn. 43) Eastcourt
from that time followed the descent of Hampstead
Marshall (fn. 44) (q.v.).
Wallop. Argent a bend wavy sable.
Possibly Humphrey de Inkpen, (fn. 45) who paid a mark
for unjust disseising in Berkshire in 1176, was owner of
the manor at Inkpen afterwards known as WESTCOURT. Gervase the son of Nicholas de Inkpen
was holding land here in 1234, (fn. 46) and he was succeeded by his son Nicholas a few years later. (fn. 47)
Nicholas was living in 1250, when he witnessed the
grants to the abbey of Titchfield by Peter Sukemund
and Geoffrey Mansell, (fn. 48) but he appears to have died
soon afterwards, and was succeeded by Richard de
Inkpen. (fn. 49) Richard was succeeded by his son Sir
Roger, (fn. 50) who was holding this manor in 1263 and
1273, (fn. 51) and settled certain lands here in 1281 on
himself and his wife Emeline. (fn. 52) He was Sheriff of
Cornwall in 1285 and 1286, and at the beginning of
the 14th century his possessions were put in exigent
until he had accounted for homicides, harbouring of
felons and divers other trespasses, but they were restored to him in 1302. (fn. 53) He died in 1306, (fn. 54) and
this manor passed to his widow Emeline, (fn. 55) who afterwards married Thomas Raundelou. (fn. 56) Thomas and
Emeline enfeoffed John Maltravers the younger of
the manor, but he redelivered it to them in 1330. (fn. 57)
Emeline was probably dead before 1334, (fn. 58) as the
manor appears to have reverted before that time to
the heir of her first husband. Sir Roger de Inkpen's
heir was his nephew Roger de Inkpen, (fn. 59) who seems to
have been constantly serving with Aymer de Valence
both in Scotland and abroad from 1303 to 1313,
and was pardoned in 1313 for his share in the death
of Piers Gaveston. (fn. 60) He married Joan daughter
and heiress of Sir John de Halton, and died before
1314. (fn. 61) His widow took as her second husband
Robert Bendyn, to whom the king had granted her
marriage in 1314, and died about 1331, her heir
being her son Nicholas de Inkpen. (fn. 62) Nicholas was
evidently holding this manor in 1334 (fn. 63) and settled it
in 1344 upon himself and his sons, John, Roger,
Thomas, Nicholas and William. (fn. 64) The eldest son
John died before 1362, when Joan his widow was
living, leaving a daughter Ricarda, who married Sir
Thomas Fychet of Spaxton (fn. 65) (co. Somers.). Ricarda
died in 1390, leaving a son Thomas, (fn. 66) who died an
infant in 1395, when the manor passed to his sister
Isabel wife of Robert Hill. (fn. 67)
Robert Hill was a judge of the Common Pleas,
and after the death of his wife Isabel held this manor,
of which he died seised in 1423. (fn. 68) His son John
Hill died in 1434, (fn. 69) when a third of Westcourt
passed in dower to his widow Cecily, who took as
her second husband Sir Thomas Keryell and lived
until 1472. (fn. 70) Her son John Hill died in 1455 seised
of two-thirds of this manor, leaving an infant daughter
Genevieve. (fn. 71) His widow Margaret took as her second
husband Thomas Wodehull, and outliving him died
in 1497. (fn. 72) Genevieve married Sir William Say of
Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, who died in 1529, when
his wife and only child John were already dead. (fn. 73)
John Hill and Cecily had a daughter Alice, (fn. 74) whose son
John Cheney left two daughters and co-heirs, Joan
wife of Sir Richard Pudsaye, and Isabel wife of
Edward Waldgrave, (fn. 75) who both died before 1529. (fn. 76)
Joan had left three daughters: Anne, who had married
Robert Hussey of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, and had died
leaving a son Thomas, Elizabeth wife of William
Clopton of Denston, Suffolk, who had also died leaving a son William, and Elizabeth or Anne, who had
married John Ellis and was dead, leaving a daughter
Ellen married to George Babington. Isabel and
Edward Waldgrave were represented in 1529 by their
son John. (fn. 77) The various estates of Genevieve seem
to have been divided among these four co-heirs,
and this manor fell to the share of John Waldgrave,
whose son Edward, with Frances his wife, sold it in
1551 to Roger Ricard or Richards. (fn. 78) Roger died
here in 1558, leaving the manor to his son William, (fn. 79)
who died seised of it in 1589. (fn. 80) His son William
sold it in 1622 to Richard Money. (fn. 81)
By his will proved in 1657 Richard Money
bequeathed an annuity of £30 from these lands to
his disobedient and rebellious son Richard, and the
manor equally between his three daughters, Margaret
Heron widow, Frances wife of Andrew Twitchen,
and Elizabeth wife of William Hore. (fn. 82) Frances and
Andrew Twitchen seem to have died before 1672,
for in that year William and Elizabeth Hore, Richard
Twitchen and Mary his wife, William Cliff and
Martha his wife, Andrew Twitchen and Margaret
Twitchen sold their share of this manor, amounting
to two-thirds, to John Edmunds. (fn. 83)
John Edmunds was living here in 1664, (fn. 84) but
what afterwards happened to this part of the manor
is uncertain. In 1731 William East conveyed twothirds of it to Richard Smith. (fn. 85) It was probably a
descendant of his, the Rev. Martin Stafford Smith of
Prior Park, near Bath, who conveyed these two-thirds
in 1784 to the trustees of George John second Earl
Spencer. (fn. 86) He sold them on 15 June 1798 to Francis
Durnford, (fn. 87) who mortgaged this property in 1798
and died intestate in 1804, when it passed to his
widow Mary, (fn. 88) who was holding it in 1810. (fn. 89) In
1813 the estate had passed to the only daughter of
Francis, who put it up to auction in August that
year, when it was purchased in two parts by the Earl
of Craven and William Blandy. A dispute having
arisen the contracts were relinquished and the
property was settled in 1822 on Mary Newman, the
daughter of Francis Durnford, and her issue. The
estate was eventually purchased from Mary Newman,
27 August 1829, by William second Earl of Craven,
and attached to his estate at Hampstead Marshall (q.v.),
with which it has descended to the present Earl of
Craven. (fn. 90)
The remaining third of this manor belonged to
Margaret Heron and appears to have passed at her
death in 1671 to her nephew Richard Twitchen, who
sold it in 1715 to Anthony Guidott. (fn. 91) For some
little time the history of this estate is obscure, but in
1756 Michael and Joseph Stratton sold it to John
Bradburne. (fn. 92) Harry Bradburne was lord of this manor
in 1810, (fn. 93) and in 1828 Anne Nutley, widow, Thomas
and Mary Hutchins, Richard and Elizabeth Fry, and
George and Mary Redman sold what appears to have
been this estate to George Sainsbury. (fn. 94) It was sold in
1865 by Joseph and George Mills and William Henry
Sewell to Henry Hissey, whose mortgagees sold it in
1900 to Mr. W. D. Browne.
An estate known as LA HULLE seems to have been
situated in the south-west corner of the parish, near
Ham Spray. In the 13th century certain lands here
were granted by Simon Punchard (Punsard, Pozard)
to his son Walter. (fn. 95) This estate appears to have followed the same descent as Ponzardesland in Hungerford until 1294. (fn. 96)
HASLEWICK was the eastern portion of the
parish and lay around the Upper Green, formerly
known as Haslewick Green. Here may have been
situated the 2½ hides of land which belonged to Inkpen, held by Ralph de Felgeres in 1086, (fn. 97) but nothing has been found to prove that these lands in Haslewick were held by the descendants of Ralph, and in
1309 certain lands there were held of the abbey of
Titchfield, presumably as part of the manor of Eastcourt, while the remainder was held of the Knights
Templars. (fn. 98) As was the case with most of their
property, this overlordship passed at the dissolution of
the Templars to the Knights Hospitallers of St. John
of Jerusalem, who were holding it in 1346, (fn. 99) but
Haslewick was held of the Crown and the Abbot of
Titchfield in 1357, (fn. 100) though the Hospitallers were
holding the overlordship of a small parcel of land
here in 1382, for which they received 14d. yearly,
the rest of Haslewick being held of the king. (fn. 101)
Subsequently the manor is returned as held of the
king in chief. (fn. 102)
The Knights Templars. Argent a cross gules with a chief sable.
The Knights Hospitallers. Gules a cross argent.
These lands were settled in 1290–1 on William
de Stratton and his wife Scholastica, with reversion
in default of their issue to John de Hartridge. (fn. 103) The
manor, which was often known as Strattons, had
reverted before 1309 (fn. 104) to John de Hartridge, who
was holding the adjoining manor of Titcomb in the
parish of Kintbury (q.v.), and Haslewick descended
with it until 1798, when both were sold to Cuthbert
Johnson. (fn. 105) He sold Haslewick in 1799 to Joseph
Butler of Kirby House, Inkpen. (fn. 106) Joseph died in 1823,
when Haslewick passed to his eldest son John, who
was succeeded in 1871 by his eldest son, the Rev. John
Butler, rector of Inkpen. At his death in 1895 the
manor passed to his widow, whose executors sold it
in 1901 to William Harold Leech and Guy Ansdell
Leech. Guy died in November 1904, and William
sold the estate in 1906 to Basil Edward Peto, M.P.
for East Wiltshire, (fn. 107) of whom it was purchased in
1912 by Lady Clarke Jervoise.
In 1771 James Kirkby purchased an estate in
Inkpen from Sir Thomas Frankland and Sarah his
wife, and KIRBY HOUSE was built upon it. James
died 5 September 1790, leaving the estate to his
wife Sarah daughter of James Cunningham, but it
was claimed by his brother William Comber Kirkby.
Sarah filed a petition in the Court of Chancery, and
was successful in her suit, and on 16 March 1792
sold the house and estate to Joseph Butler of Wantage. (fn. 108)
The estate has since passed with the manor of
Haslewick.
There was one mill, worth 12s., belonging to the
manor of Inkpen at the time of the Domesday Survey. (fn. 109)
This mill was given by Gervase Paynel about the
middle of the 12th century to the nuns of the order
of Fontevrault at Kintbury, (fn. 110) but the gift was transferred shortly after to the priory of Nuneaton in
Warwickshire. (fn. 111) The prioress was in controversy
about 1180–4 with the chaplain of Inkpen as to
tithes of fish from this mill, which had at that time
been destroyed. Finally, the chaplain accepted a
composition of 1 mark in lieu of all further demands
for tithes. (fn. 112) There is no mill here now, though
there was one about fifty years ago.
Adam Blandy died in 1626 holding a fishery here
called 'le Weare,' extending to 'le watering place'
of Inglewood Down, (fn. 113) and another Adam died seised
of the same on 9 April 1641, when his son John
succeeded. (fn. 114) Samuel Phillips and Frances his wife
held this fishery in 1687, (fn. 115) apparently with the mill
of Denford (q.v.), and conveyed it the following year
to Thomas Price, (fn. 116) perhaps on mortgage, for they
sold it in 1695 to Frances James, widow, (fn. 117) of Denford, in the parish of Kintbury.
Church
The church of ST. MICHAEL is a
plain 13th-century building, rectangular
in plan, without distinction of chancel
and nave, measuring internally 67 ft. by 23 ft.
Plan of Inkpen Church
The walling is of flint rubble with stone dressings
and the roof is covered with red tiles. At the west
end, carried on wooden posts from the floor of the
nave, is a tile-hung bell-turret with leaded roof, a
modern reconstruction of an older feature. The west
window is a 15th-century insertion, and a good deal
of alteration appears to have been made in the interior
during the 17th century. A brick porch, since
demolished, bore the date 1686. (fn. 118) An old view of
the church from the south-east shows two 17thcentury windows on the south side east of the porch
and an east window, which was probably a 15thcentury insertion, with the mullions removed. A
dormer window above the porch lighted a west
gallery, which projected in front of the posts supporting the turret, thus occupying about one half of the
nave. The roof had a curved plaster ceiling and the
floor was filled with square pews. The back of the
gallery was plastered, blocking up the west window,
and the front was filled with turned balusters. The
whole of these fittings, some of which, no doubt, dated
from the 18th century, were removed in 1896, when
the church underwent a rather drastic restoration, a
north aisle 46 ft. long being added and the old porch
taken down and rebuilt in stone on new lines. (fn. 119) The
east wall, being found insecure, was also taken down
and rebuilt, three modern lancets taking the place of
the old window. New windows were also inserted
on the south side and on the north of the chancel,
and a handsome oak rood screen with crucifix and
attendant figures erected.
Internally the church has almost the appearance of
a new building, little but the walling being old, but
a good deal of the old wood work has been used up
in the fittings and the general effect is exceedingly
good, giving at once an impression of simplicity and
richness.
The chancel extends 22 ft. from the east wall, but
retains no ancient features except the jamb of an
old window about 20 in. to the east of the screen, and
no original ritual arrangements were discovered at
the time of the restoration. It is lighted by a modern
two-light window north and south as well as by the
triple lancet at the east end. The nave is open
to the aisle by an arcade of three modern pointed
arches and the aisle, which is 9 ft. 6 in. wide, is
lighted by three original lancet windows formerly
in the old north wall. The windows differ
slightly in width and the two easternmost have
trefoiled heads. The south doorway is original
and consists of a pointed arch of a single
chamfered order continued to the ground below
a quirked and chamfered label terminating in
carved heads. The old north doorway is now
at the west end of the aisle. The west window
is of three cinquefoiled lights with 15th-century
tracery and contains two roundels of old coloured
glass. The jamb of an older opening to the
south of the present window perhaps indicates
the existence of a triple lancet at the west end.
The roof was entirely renewed in oak in 1896
and is of open timber in six bays. The roofs of
the aisle and porch are leaded.
Part of a mural painting, representing the upper
portion of a male figure, was found during the
restoration of 1896 on the south wall of the nave,
together with some scroll decoration and traces of
subjects in red and yellow on the east wall of the
chancel. (fn. 120)
The font consists of a plain octagonal stone bowl
on a short stem and two modern steps, and may be
of 13th-century date. It has a modern oak spire
cover. The oak pulpit is modern, but the Litany
desk is made up from the 17th-century woodwork,
other portions of which are used in the backs of the
seating, as a screen forming a vestry at the west end
of the aisle, and as panelling along the walls.
At the west end of the nave are portions of three
sepulchral slabs with the heads and stems of raised
crosses, and in the chancel is the mutilated effigy of a
man in armour with shield on the left arm and right
hand grasping the hilt of a sword. The legs are
gone. (fn. 121) The oldest mural monument is dated 1728,
and there are two armorial floor slabs at the east end
of the aisle, one dated 1732. (fn. 122)
The turret contains three bells, the second being
dated 1590, the third 1659, and the treble was cast
in 1734 by Thomas Dicker. (fn. 123)
The plate consists of a cup, paten, and flagon of
1758, each inscribed, 'The Gift of Mrs. Catharine
Fisher,' and a silver-gilt chalice and paten by
Barkentin & Krall, designed by Mr. G. F. Bodley,
R.A., given in 1903 by Miss Caroline Butler. The
foot of the chalice is set with jewels.
The registers begin in 1633. The first volume
contains all entries down to March 1724–5, the
second baptisms and burials to 1812 and marriages to
1754, the third marriages from 1754 to 1812.
The ground on which the church stands falling
rapidly from south to north, there is a descent of four
steps from the churchyard to the porch and three
from the porch to the nave. In the churchyard is a
fine yew tree.
Advowson
No church is mentioned in the
Domesday Survey, but before 1161
Gervase Paynel granted to the priory
of Dudley the church here, (fn. 124) to which appears to have
been attached half a carucate of land. (fn. 125) This land was
held of the priory in 1220–1 by Robert son of John
and Alice Braciatte. (fn. 126) . The priory held the advowson
till the end of the 14th century, (fn. 127) but it passed before
the Dissolution to the Cheneys of West Woodhay.
In 1532 John Cheney sold the advowson for one
turn to Henry Clayton, (fn. 128) and it remained in the
Cheney family until about 1567, when Thomas
Cheney seems to have sold it to Walter Sandes. (fn. 129)
Thomas Brickenden died seised of it on 7 May
1618, (fn. 130) and evidently left the next presentation to his
second son John, who presented Robert Brickenden
in that year. (fn. 131) The advowson, however, passed with
the manor of Titcomb until 1721, (fn. 132) and was probably,
like Titcomb, sold by Francis Brickenden, for Richard
Moseley presented R. Brickenden, D.D., in 1737 and
Thomas Butler was patron in 1779. (fn. 133) The advowson
has since remained in the Butler family, the present
owner being the Rev. Henry Dobree Butler, the rector.
Charities
The church estate consists of 1 a.
2 r. 24 p. in Hook Field, comprised
in deed of 20 April 1736, and £87
Furness Railway 4 per cent. stock, representing the
sale in 1904 of other lands in the possession of the
churchwardens, producing £3 9s. 6d. yearly, which,
with the rent, amounting to 30s. a year, is applied in
aid of the church expenses.
Poor's Allotment.—By an Inclosure Award dated
25 February 1815 two plots of land containing
26 a. 2 r. and 15 a. 1 r. were allotted for the benefit
of the poor. The surface sand, gravel and turf have
from time to time been sold. The only regular
income is a rent of £4 10s. for the sporting rights.
The income is given to a parish coal club.
In 1820 John Baster, by his will, bequeathed £200
stock, now £200 consols with the official trustees, the
annual dividends, amounting to £5 a year, to be
distributed among the poor at Christmas.
In 1832 Harriet Butler, by her will, bequeathed
£300 stock, now £300 consols with the official
trustees, the annual dividends, amounting to £7 10s.,
to be distributed in bread at Christmas. The
distribution is generally made on St. Thomas's Day;
about 200 gallons of bread are given yearly.