The New Monthly Magazine, Volume 13, 1820 recorded:
“The Sparrows Herne Trust are making another very excellent improvement in their tine of road, by cutting through the steep chalk hill, at the London entrance of the town of Watford, so as to reduce the hill nearly one half. We are informed that it is the Earl of Bridgewater’s intention to cut an entire new line of road, so as to avoid the present dangerous entrance into the town of Tring, and also that it is in contemplation to lower Beggar Bush Hill, between Tring and Aston Clinton, which will most certainly be a great public benefit, as that hill in Its present state is dangerously steep.”
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Posted: April 24th, 2011 | Filed under: Places | Tags: Buckinghamshire, Drayton Beauchamp, Watford | No Comments »
The Will of Cristopher Hensman of Toternehoo made 30 Nov. 1548 and proved 13 June 1549 left to his wife his house and copyholding for the term of her life, with reversion to a William Hensman son of John Hensman. He then gives “To George George and to William George 2 ewes and 2 puxes and three acres of tilth above Beggers Busshe, also a head acre beneath Ychling [Icknield?] Way to be sown at her cost, and to remain in the executors’ hands and not to be delivered nor divided until they come to lawful age or are married”. The remaining bequests are a cow and small amounts of grain to be delivered by his wife, “at Michaelmas next coming, if it can be spared, otherwise at Michaelmas twelvemonth”.
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Posted: March 13th, 2011 | Filed under: Places | Tags: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Totternhoe, early sites | No Comments »
