Ditchling, East Sussex Beggars Bush 1748

This may be an example where the origin of the place name is from the charitable purpose of the land.

Ditchling Parish, East Sussex, Vestry Minutes notes of leases includes Beggars Bush to Daniel Hobden at 12s, 4 Nov 1748 (ESRO ref. PAR308/12/1/2  pp.18-20).

Sprotts Charity Conveyance dated 22 Dec 1781 to new trustees appointed by a Chancery Decree of 19 Mar 1781 includes “2: Church Croft, Marle Pit, the Noore otherwise part of Brookers, Milking Close, Alms Land and Beggars Bush, Ditchling, and Alms Land, Westmeston; Eastfield in Ditchling, copyhold of the manor of Ditchling Garden” (ESRO PAR308/24/1/2).

It was amongst lands sold by Sprott’s Charity in 1920, initially described as being 3a 1r 30p (ESRO AMS 6134/9, deeds, 1569-1927).

The field is on the east side of a bridleway called Nye Lane, which was one of the ancient routes to the Downs, and is close to the parish boundary between Ditchling and Westmeston.

OS Grid

TQ334141

Thanks

Roma Leon, Ditchling History Project

Posted: April 6th, 2011 | Filed under: Places | Tags: Ditchling, Sussex, charity | No Comments »