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A History of the County of Essex
… proved 1563, pro- vided that, if his heirs failed, his house and land in Aldham should be sold and the proceeds … the 17th century. 6 In 1712 trus- tees for the poor held a house called Crapes and 16 a. of land, presumably Stowe's. In …
A History of the County of Essex
… was perhaps served by a chapel which, with its priest's house, was in private hands before c. 1554; it may have been … brought in £434 a year. 46 The glebe, round the rectory house, comprised c. 20 a. in 1610 and c. 21 a. in 1810. … for sale in 1919, and 4 a. was sold with the rectory house c. 1956. 48 The rectory house recorded in 1610 stood …
A History of the County of Essex
… a. and probably also another small freehold centred on Rye House, was assessed on land worth £26 13 s. 4 d.; Robert … who held land in Fordham and Little Horkesley as well as a house and land in Ford- street, probably the modern Old House. Thirty- six people, 27 of whom had been assessed in …
A History of the County of Essex
… monthly meeting was occasionally held at Joseph Sewell's house, Hoe Farm, which was licensed in 1705. The Sewells and … In 1810 there were a few poor 'separatists' but no meeting house. 89 By 1868 a house in Fordstreet was used as a mission room by the …
A History of the County of Essex
… to the north of Aldham Hall, and to the west of Church House farm. Outcrops of glacial and other gravels occur … or earlier; several remained in 1639, but only Church House Farm survived into the 20th century. 8 A settlement by … and in 1666, when at least 10 people died of plague. A house on the site of Rye House in the north of the parish …
A History of the County of Essex
… and in 1589 Petty Sessions met at Fordham ford, near the house of one of the chief constables, to deal with local … Gallows green. Paupers there span wool in the 1780s. The house was enlarged in 1801 and was leased by the overseers …
A History of the County of Essex
… c. 1675 but demolished by 1839. 6 The west end of the house had been extended south by c. 1675, 7 and linked to a … windows were renewed later. A pond at the west side of the house may be the remains of a moat. The half of the demesne … built a new Bourchiers Hall to the south of the old house. Old Bourchiers Hall is a two-storeyed, timber- framed, …
A History of the County of Essex
… monthly meeting was occasionally held at Joseph Sewell's house, Hoe Farm, which was licensed in 1705. The Sewells and … In 1810 there were a few poor 'separatists' but no meeting house. 89 By 1868 a house in Fordstreet was used as a mission room by the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… part of the parish, skirting the grounds of Aldingbourne House, 2 formerly the seat of Lady Molyneux Howard and later … Bishop of Chichester, who had there a 'palace' or manor-house and a large demesne farm of some 500 acres of arable, … asserted that the parliamentary troops levelled the manor-house with the ground; 13 but when the manor was sold in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is a small, but very respectable village; and the manor-house is well designed, and pleasantly situated. Aldridge … annum; and there are 70 acres of glebe, with a good glebe-house situated near the church, near which, also, is the … with a tower surmounted by a small spire: the parsonage-house is situated on the south side of the churchyard. Alford …