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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… N.E.) West Bergholt is a parish 3 m. N.W. of Colchester. The church is the principal monument. Ecclesiastical b(1). Parish Church of St. Mary stands to the W. of the modern village. The walls …
A History of the County of Essex
… West Bergholt Charities for the poor CHARITIES FOR THE POOR The parish shared in Love's … £8 was disbursed in Christmas gifts to parishioners. 45 John Horace Round, by will proved 1928, left £100 for the … in gifts to the needy of the parish. 47 In 1832 John Round and his wife Susan granted 5 a. of common land on …
A History of the County of Essex
… late Anglo-Saxon timber church has been excavated beneath the existing church. Its position next to Bergholt Hall … regularly granted turns to others. In 1575 the new lord, John Dister, presented; in 1613 Edward Legg, in 1679 Sir … and advowson. 72 In 1332 James Bures founded a chantry at St. Mary's altar for himself and his family, endowing it with …
A History of the County of Essex
… West Bergholt Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. The economy of the estate of 1 hide and 25 a. that later … The highest individual assessments were £26 on land for John Sackville, lord of the manor, and £16 on goods for John … the Bergholt Hall demesne and the river Colne. Although St. John's abbey held some land near Fordham, much of its …
A History of the County of Essex
… about 50 children attended three schools; one was run by the parish clerk, the others were dame schools. 23 A Sunday … paid for by subscription. 26 By deed of gift dated 1858, John Round of Brighton and John Round, his son, gave ½ a. of land on Bergholt common for …
A History of the County of Essex
… West Bergholt Introduction WEST BERGHOLT THE ancient parish of West Bergholt 14 com- prises a … Liberty was formed by the river Colne on the south and St. Botolph's brook on the south-east. The north-east … edge of the heath, its northern section being called Drake Street in 1414. Polton Lane mentioned in 1508 probably led to …
A History of the County of Essex
… at 1 hide and 25 a.; in 1086 Roger of Poitou, lord of the honor of Lancaster, held it in demesne together with a … Robert was Stephen's steward and later a monk at St. John's abbey, Colchester, and was probably succeeded by his …
A History of the County of Essex
… NONCONFORMITY. In 1656 a Quaker parishioner disturbed the Sunday service. 12 There were 10 protestant … in 1799 but there is no record of his congregation. 14 The parish developed a strong nonconformist element during … Methodists. In 1851 the minister was from the Culver Street Methodist chapel, Colchester, and attendances averaged …
Old and New London
… West Brompton and the South Kensington Museum CHAPTER IX. WEST BROMPTON, SOUTH … with its two centuries of nurserygarden fame," writes Mr. John Timbs, "lasted to our times; southward, among 'the … either side of an oval-shaped inclosure, in which stands St. Mary's Church, a handsome Gothic edifice. Further …
A History of the County of Stafford
… West Bromwich Charities for the poor CHARITIES FOR THE POOR. The Spon Lane Trust … on an adjoining site with money given for the purpose by John Pugh. 41 The charity's endowment has been increased by … Services were later held in the boardroom by the vicar of St. Philip's, a practice which had ceased by 1969. 44 The …