The 1688 Thomas Hill map of Birchington, drawn for John Bridges when he bought Church Hill Farm in Birchington in 1688 shows Baggers Bush as hedge feature along the south west boundary of a field named Bunum Shott with an area 6 acres 2 rods 14 perches on the west edge of village. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 5th, 2011 | Filed under: Places | Tags: Birchington, Kent, Minster in Thanet, charity | No Comments »
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).
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Posted: April 6th, 2011 | Filed under: Places | Tags: Ditchling, Sussex, charity | No Comments »
This may be an site where the origin of the place name is from the charitable purpose to which the land was put – the relief of beggary. It was a field owned by Sprott’s Charity, described as being 3a 1r 30p when sold by them in 1920, on the east side of a bridleway called Nye Lane, which was one of the ancient routes to the Downs, and close to the parish boundary between Ditchling and Westmeston. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: March 19th, 2011 | Filed under: Places | Tags: Ditchling, Kent, charity | 1 Comment »