Beggars Bush: A Perambulation through the Disciplines of History, Geography, Archaeology, Literature, Philology, Natural History, Botany, Biography & Beggary

Granner Wood, Presteigne, Powys Beggars Bush Lane ?

Richard Green says that it is a Green Lane, following Offa’s Dyke for a short while, but the name is not used by locals now. Ivan Moncton disputes this.

The site is about 1¼ miles from the Beggars Bush at Evenjobb, so are likely to be related. Read the rest of this entry »

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Evercreech, Somerset Beggars Bush 1778

A Lease and Release between Richard Henry Alexander Benet of St. James’s, Middlesex (1) and Thomas Coward of Spargrove (2) includes Beggars Bush (3.0.18), Pike Hill (0.2.5), Quarr closes (1.2.22, 9.0.39) and one horse common in Southwood in Stony Stratton, Evercreech. Read the rest of this entry »

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Castle Cary, Somerset Beggars Bush 1839

A draft chapter for VCH says “Smallway Lane, recorded in the later 17th  century,  cut off the junction of the two roads from Sparkford and continued across country to Wincanton. It was sufficiently well used to support a beerhouse after 1839 on land called Beggars Bush”. Read the rest of this entry »

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Bruton, Somerset Beggars Bush 1785

The earliest date is from deeds “relating to land including Beggar’s Bush or Hutchew’s Paddock and Hill Close, between Carter’s and Trendell Lane, . . . in the manor and parish of Bruton”. Read the rest of this entry »

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Wheatley, West Yorkshire Beggars Bush Close 1609

Referred to in 1609 in a Deed initially as “the long close near the way leading to Hatfield called the Beggars Bush Close or Hungerhill Close” and in 1615 as a “close of pasture in Wheatley or Doncaster (2a.) adjoining Wheatley Common and called Moreclose or Beggar Buske Close” and this name is used a reference point in two later deeds. Read the rest of this entry »

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Wilshamstead, Bedfordshire Beggers Bush 1655

Wilshamstead is now commonly known as Wilstead. The earliest record is in a Release of a missing Lease for £9 dated 2 June 1655 between Francis Winton, gent., Rich. Doggett, yeoman, Thos. Doggett, cordwainer, & Ralph Doggett, tailor, to Rich. Ashwell, husbandman, all of Leighton Buzzard, of 6 acres in the Open Fields, including place-names: “Shenley Hill Field, Long Woe Furlong; Midle Field, Leick Fg., Coppspill, Hockliffe Way, Leick Brook, Leick Brooke Fg., and Beggers Bush”. Read the rest of this entry »

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Urchfont, Wiltshire Beggars Bush Furlong 1768

The earliest record is a “Lease for 99 yrs., of land in the common fields, in Cossett field, in Hayfurlong; in Hayfield in a furlong between the Holloways, in Beggars Bush furlong; all in Urchfont”. Read the rest of this entry »

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Upavon, Wiltshire Beggars Bush 1809

An Assignment dated 25th September 1809 includes premises in Beggars Bush Fields and Chisenbury Hill (NA TS21/1259).

The name may be earlier. Read the rest of this entry »

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Uley, Gloucestershire Beggers Bush 1723

Indenture dated 9 Sept., 1723, between Thomas Bayly, of Uley, gent, (1), and Michael Bayly, of Uley, gent, (father of Thomas Bayly) (2) of land in Uley, including 8 acres of arable land in the West field, in Uley, whereof 4 acres lye together below Seechmead, gives other locations and ends “and the other acre thereof, residue of said 8 acres, lieth in the said field at a place called Beggers Bush, next Mr. Basset’s tyning hedge”. Read the rest of this entry »

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Storrington, West Sussex Beggarsbush 1641

The Inquisition Post Mortem for John Duppa of Petworth, dated 20 Aug 16 Charles (meant for 17 Charles), includes lands in Storrington amongst which are Northcomons alias Beggarsbush and also Catts Mead. Read the rest of this entry »

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