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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Hall was the property of Lord Chief Justice de Grey. Copford COPFORD, a parish, in the union of Lexden and Winstree, … was lord of the manor, resided for a considerable time at Copford Hall. Copgrove (St. Michael) COPGROVE ( St. Michael), …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Copford 16. COPFORD. (C.c.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)xxvii. N.W. (b)xxvii. S.W.) Copford is a parish 4 m. W.S.W. of Colchester. The church is … it are two small round openings now blocked on the inside. Copford. The Parish Church. The South Aisle (11 ft. wide) has …
A History of the County of Essex
… Copford Charities for the poor CHARITIES FOR THE POOR. Edmund … Mountjoy, by will dated 1623,left £20 to the poor of Copford to be invested at the discretion of his brother Alan … expense. In 1875 they were sold to T. H. Harrison of Copford Hall for £400. After outstanding debts had been paid, …
A History of the County of Essex
… Copford Church CHURCH. Architectural evidence indicates that Copford church had been founded by c. 1100. 17The advowson of the rectory apparently descended with Copford Hall manor, the bishops of London presenting …
A History of the County of Essex
… Copford Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY. Copford Hall manor occupied a large part of the centre of the … parts of manors in neighbouring parishes extended into Copford: Bulbanks was part of Little Fordham manor in Aldham, …
A History of the County of Essex
… Copford Education EDUCATION. 98In 1692 William Slinger, a … grammar school, may have kept a private school in Copford. 99 A private school was recorded in 1766, and by … supported by voluntary contributions. 3 In 1853 Copford National mixed school for 80 was built on land given …
A History of the County of Essex
… Copford Introduction COPFORD The ancient parish of Copford four miles west southwest of Colchester, which … 1756 and 1818 there were boundary disputes with Birch over Copford's claim to land along their complex shared border. …
A History of the County of Essex
… Copford Local government LOCAL GOVERNMENT. In 1321 Stephen, … of London, and his successors, were granted free warren in Copford manor. 94Annual courts leet for Copford Hall manor, recorded from the late 14th to the early …
A History of the County of Essex
… Copford Manors MANORS. The manor of COPFORD HALL was part of the possessions of Aethelric (d. c. … died in 1693. 89His son John, on whom he had settled Copford, predeceased him in 1692 and the manor passed to his …
A History of the County of Essex
… Copford Nonconformity NONCONFORMITY. One recusant was … at his own house and Hezekiah Haynes's. 89 There was a Copford Quaker preparative meeting from 1667 and a Quaker … was provided as a meeting house, and meetings resumed at Copford, which became a centre for Quakers from surrounding …