Hexton, Hertfordshire Beggars Bush ?
Hexton is a village west of Hitchin.
Source
Field, J. English Field-Names; A Dictionary, Newton Abbott, 1993, p.17.
Posted: October 9th, 2011 | Filed under: Places | Tags: Hertfordshire | No Comments »
Pirton, Hertfordshire Beggars Bush 1664
Terriers of the Manor of Pirton Doddingsales for 1664 and 1693 (HALS DE17 & DE19) both include the description “the way that leadeth to Beggar’s Bush” which ran through the common Windmill Field. The site appears to be in the middle of a large exposed open field, close to the site of a windmill. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 8th, 2011 | Filed under: Places | Tags: Hertfordshire, Pirton | No Comments »
Watford, Hertfordshire Beggars Bush Lane ?
Beggars Bush Lane is adjacent to the canal, near Cassiobury Park, which was the home of the Earls of Essex from c.1800. It is possible to connect George Capel-Coningsby, the 5th Earl of Essex (1757-1839) who remodelled the house from 1799 with the revival of the play The Beggars Bush as The Merchant of Bruges in December 1815. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: April 24th, 2011 | Filed under: Places | Tags: Drayton Beauchamp, Hertfordshire, The Play, Watford | No Comments »
Totternhoe, Bedfordshire Beggers Busshe 1548
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 »