The location appears to be on the south bank of the Thames between East and West Molesey. Baker wrote: “To the west of the cricket field the land opens out, and we now have the choice of continuing along the gravelled towpath close to the river or treading the soft, green, meadow turf. This long, narrow field between the towpath and the old racecourse was another of Mr Hurlock’s gifts to the district. It was presented in December 1946, ‘to preserve the picturesque nature of this part of the River Thames and to prevent bungalows and similar structures being built on it’. On a manorial map of Molesey dated 1781 this meadow is called ‘More Hampton Shott’. The other meadows between here and Hurst Road, which were later incorporated into the racecourse, also had interesting names, such as: ‘Beggars Bush’, ‘Broomhill’, ‘Broom Shott’ and ‘Pink Hill’.” Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: October 9th, 2011 | Filed under: Places | Tags: Surrey | No Comments »
Recorded by C. Howkins, Trees and People in Surrey and Beyond, Addlestone, 1999, p.37; Sy Arch Coll 49, p.37.
Also T.E.C. Walker (SAC Vol.XLIX p.114) says that the Kerry MSS at Derby Public Library (Vol.III,p.108) records that this referred to a grass triangle at the top of the road from Puttenham village to the Hog’s Back, on the boundary of Puttenham & Wanborough, and that when it was grubbed up in about 1840 a human skeleton was found beneath the roots.
The location now appears to be below the access road to the A31.
Beggars Corner nearby is a distinct location.
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Posted: April 10th, 2011 | Filed under: Places | Tags: Puttenham, Surrey | 1 Comment »
There are a number of references to this site in Surrey Archaeological Collections (SAC). Vol. 1,p.211 refers to it being on the summit of a hill, on an old trackway leading up from Cold Harbour, which was cut below the ground surface and crossed Mear Bank, an ancient raised ridge, just before Beggars Bush. The track formed the boundary between Croydon & Beddington, going on to Foxley Gate.
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Posted: April 4th, 2011 | Filed under: Places | Tags: Beddington, Surrey, Twelve Ingenious Characters, anthologies | No Comments »
