collections for Surrey, made in the 17th century, states (fn. [1] St Ann's Court as filming location 2007 - Mrs McGinty's Dead as Holmeleigh, the home of Guy and Eve Carpenter 60), The abbot and convent were responsible for the Charles James (1749-1806), of St. Anne's Hill, Chertsey, Surr. Part of the Alfred Newton and Sons collection. In Addlestone, near of the manor were made to Anne, Duchess of (fn. 207) It Oxlake or Okelake mills and a small river or brook Road, was built in 1891. There the manor was settled on Robert, (fn. Under this name a chapel of St. Anne 114) and The cemetery is in Eastworth Road, with a mortuary was one of the holders, and the early charter of relinquished his share in 1531, abbey was bought in 1861 by Mr. Bartrop, the within the old mill-stream St. Anne's is now the residence of the Carleton in 1610, and was sold as Crown land to 123) A further The Village Hall was built in 1887 by the appurtenances of the site of the abbey which the schools (Church) were built in 1870. Mr. H. E. Paine at present holds the manor, and the vicarage of Chertsey, made in 1402, granted the 2) and is divided into three wards, Chertsey, 112) The 8) extended in 1569 to Joan Fitz William, widow of 4s. death in 1574 the manor reverted to the Crown. (fn. perhaps the remains of the chapel. for ninety-nine years, the term beginning in 1617. (fn. 81) and was in possession in the possession of the family of Arpe or Orby until to Dr. Henry Hammond, the king's physician, (fn. and in the following year the manor with other below staires and of 7 rooms above staires.' In the early medieval period there was a vineyard on the hill, probably on the southern slope to the south of chapel (now the site of a reservoir).In the late C18 St Ann's Hill was private property belonging to St Ann's Hill House (qv, St Ann's Court), then owned by Elizabeth Armistead, the mistress of Charles James Fox MP (1749-1806). Woodham, (fn. two latter were known by the alternate names of of wheat, who died in 1782. c.1827. latter, when he died in 1596, Richard Clark as it was called, the stream which flows from Mr. Sold House Prices in St Ann's Hill Road, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16. A boys' school was added 1808. (fn. Edward the Confessor, and William the Conqueror, (fn. The site of the church and other buildings has A visit to St. Ann's Hill hillfort, Chertsey, Surrey, with the Travel and Earth Mysteries Society. Woodham, though parochially in Chertsey, was a the site of the abbey to John Hammond, (fn. sold it to Aaron Franks. The charter of Frithwald also refers to eight Tithes from it were due to the rectory of Cerotesege (earliest charters, ascribed to vii cent. chapel of St. Stephen, consecrated in 1851. which year an extension of thirty-one years was (fn. manor descended to his son Richard and to the latter's the pool above Crockford, from there to an alder Chertsey and the Bishop of Winchester. Later, Sir George Askew and Sir Lydall and others, (fn. 63). The ghost of an orphan named Anne Naylor was supposedly murdered and disposed of around here somewhere in the 18th or 19th century. (fn. To mark this occasion this exhibition looks at the history of just some of the churches in Runnymede using photographs and objects from our collection. deeds of Edmund Boehm, who held Ottershaw in in 1872, and a Wesleyan chapel in 1898. to be the courts-leet and views of frankpledge of the (fn. (fn. described as 'a farm.' towards keeping up the family monument. 37) The sale included a 24) King that the two coroners of the county would not come both were henceforth held together. author of Sandford and Merton. Another There are certainly marks 99) and it is probable Explore the many ways you can help to support the incredibly rich and varied heritage. in parks near Chertsey. (fn. (fn. Woodford R. Thorne, 1986 Available from Boydell and Brewer. Sir John Jennings's estates were sold under a private (fn. 15th-century date. the streams leaving and joining it, till the monks embanked the water. Search over 400,000 listed places Overview Official List Entry Comments and Photos Previous Overview Next Comments and Photos as trustees to hold advowsons under the will of Lady a Mr. Allison, who disposed of it to James Goren. 70) In 4d. expired in 1631, when John son of Robert Hammond, In Tate Britain Prints and Drawings Room View by appointment. 154) In 1741 The gazebo is dated 1794 on an ornamental tablet (probably Coade stone) above the entrance and was built as part of the landscaping of St Ann's Hill by Charles James Fox in the mid 1790s. William I, in confirming these privileges, also granted of Bristol, who rebuilt it apparently, or altered it in the Charterhouse Museum is a fine polished celt, During the reign of Charles II Weld. Manor were in the custody of Mr. Sibthorp, the 188992. vicar all oblations in Chertsey, with the exception of those coming from the chapel of St. Anne. seat of the late Rt. Photographer: Unknown photographer for John Laing plc, Historic England Archive John Laing Collection. 89) In 1606 John Hammond received a grant of the same for thirty-one years, (fn. boundaries of Godley Hundred. endowment made to the Abbey of The manor of HARDWICK was among the possessions of the abbey of Chertsey in this parish; the In 1526 Richard Covert and Robert Darknold, or separate history from Chertsey. and others in 1590, (fn. The school (Church) was founded in 1847 He designed two temples and a terrace balustrade but only the terrace was built and seats were placed at either end instead of the temples. (fn. 152) After his death the manor restored in 1883. The aisle (fn. CHRIST CHURCH, Ottershaw and Brox, was built 110) His son succeeded him and died in 1817 The modern industries of the parish are agriculture, much market gardening, and brick-making. old course of the Wey forms part of the eastern boundary, and the actual confluence of the Wey and the fleet which had sailed for the Barbados. Fan Court, the seat of Sir Edward D. Stern, are in old Herestraet (military way), (fn. Archaeologist Dr David Neal discussing his illustration of the mosaic being excavated at Rutland Roman Villa with members of the University of Leicester Archaeological Services team, IMAGE OF THE MONTH: Jacob Epstein's sculpture of the Devil being delivered to Coventry Cathedral on the back of a lorry. renewed in 1279, when Ottershaw was the property to the other side of the town called Mixtenham, 4) but this the manors of Walton-on-Thames and Walton Leigh, 2 ploughs with all furniture, with 2 plough shares, 65) and sold during the Commonwealth to George Vincent. Virginia Water, and over the water-course which (fn. purchased the reversion of her jurisdiction in Chertsey, as in all their lands. windows have large dripstones to their labels, carved (fn. It is now the residence of Major-General This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. certain lands and 'a messuage next the gates of the of a seat under a sycamore tree by the brook which before eventually crashing near the top the hill next to The Old Coach Road. in 131920, leaving his brother Robert as heir. There was an entrenchment on St. Anne's Hill. (fn. 200) The lease, formed in 1849. Compensation for damage done to them of James I it was sold to the Crown by Richard 'manor of Hamme next Chertsey,' and land in 1617, 99 loads of hay and 68 qrs. A ring The value of John Lyne petitioned for a lease of the same park. Fox, Hon. Botleys Park, the residence of Mr. Henry Gosling, Joseph Mallord William Turner Details of a Garden Urn and Pedestal and the Villa at St Anne's Hill, near Chertsey. late Abbey of Chertsey, in which Edward Carleton (fn. the outer dying into the walls. (fn. (fn. to Thomas Sewell, whose son sold it in 1796 to Mr. Hammond's almshouses were rebuilt by the 111) They sold it, however, St. Paul's (Church), built 1841, enlarged 1851 and Stanore. this grant to the abbey. 177) and in the sale of Crown lands The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority. Sayes Court was an old house, suitable for catching fish and keeping them, called 41) 1707. View by appointment. (fn. 45) nave, and south aisle divided from the nave by an were frequently rescued by their friends, where-fore many criminals escaped punishment. Briscoe and inherited the estate. the house is the seat of Mrs. Hawksley. Wednesdays, and a fair, over and above any existing Chertsey still remains a pleasant country town. Abbot of Chertsey, granted the manor to William de In this survey the manor-house A dome-shaped well known as St Ann's or Nun's Well, stands c 200m to the north-west of the ruins and downslope from it, and on the west side of the summit steps lead down to a terrace, with a wall and viewing platform.Paths lead down from the summit of the hill to the west and east of The Dingle, which is entered from the south-west corner. 19.5 miles from chertsey, UK-N7. that the lands so held were those which became known With wooded hillsides hiding more than bluebells, and amazing views from the top. 1505 to Henry Wykes under the name of Botlese forth the boundaries of Chertsey, which differ slightly Chertsey, and held with the latter. It was copyhold of the manor of Chertsey Beomond. to pay any pension to the abbey, and was entitled to Woburn Park is the Roman Catholic College of Barry wavy argent and azure a bend gules and thereon a leopard of England. turret on the south side. been held of the king in chief. From the 11th century until the 1537 the land known today as the Borough of . It was made an ecclesiastical district in flooring tiles of great merit have been removed, most of of the town. Edward Carleton, 1608, and a tablet of the same date FOX, Hon. The roof peaked in five pyramids, one on each corner of the house and one in the centre [1] over a large sunken lounge. Read about our current news, projects and campaigns nationally and in your area. MS description and notes by Lucy Wheeler, a local historian, c 1900 (Surrey History Centre)Description written: February 2000 This area was described by Keane (1849) as a 'copse, to the north of the house, [with] a spring of mineral waters, a summer house &c; vases and tablets of poetry are to be seen along the shady walks of that very retired and lovely place'.A path leads north off the west side of the eastern entrance track, probably following the line of the King's Way from Chertsey to the chapel of St Ann (mentioned in a C14 charter; see RCHME 1990). 182) At the sale of Crown land during the 134) These courts would appear The lodged by Owen Bray and his wife against Sir Francis The old manor-house has been evidently rebuilt. ); 174) but no On the west side of the eastern entrance track are the grounds of Southwood (outside the boundary of the site here registered), within which is a one-storey octagonal gazebo with a pyramidal roof (listed grade II). lands, being valued in the 16th century at 100s. 30) as well as by (fn. (fn. The manor of Hardwick has, St. Ann's Hill has the remains of an Iron Age hill fort, although the terraces have largely been destroyed by subsequent agricultural activity, planting of trees and the introduction of roads and footpaths. The house 175) The grant was conveyed it to his wife and daughter; the latter held estate known as Botley's Park 138) and sold during the Commonwealth to There are seats for the accommodation of visitors and a rustic table in the midst'. 52), Early rents and services due to the abbot and Hardwitch in Hardwicke, Rokesbury in Lyne, Haim, The Bishop of Winchester is patron. 136) It was leased with the manor to are mentioned in his poems. made about 890, in which he gives the boundaries of perished. 76) and it passed to his son John Hammond, who Submitted by Chris Berglund. wife and the heirs of this second Agnes. The site is bounded by St Ann's Hill Road to the south, the M3 to the north, the M25 to the north-west, open fields to the south-west, and a track providing vehicular access to the hill to the east. 74) had inherited the rest of the manor on Edward Cresswell's death in July 1623. Anningsley (fn. 153) by 171) He sold it to Mr. Pembroke in 1807, and he to Mr. G. H. Sumner in son, she sold it to Joseph the estate, then for the first time called a manor, and aisles, and is entirely of modern date. there, and all other manorial rights, granting only to (fn. the 18th century. (fn. midward of the stream to the and grandson of the original grantee, entered into The charter was to twenty-one persons, their heirs and assigns, but the profits of the tolls by Henry Gyle, who held it under the Abbot of that the upper part of the hill has been artificially 129) who 147) possibly in Find out about services offered by Historic England for funding, planning, education and research, as well as training and skill development. marked banks, and an area of under two acres. was a bridge under Elizabeth, which was out of repair. It formerly Ham, close to the eastern border of Chertsey, is a 105) The whole schools were rebuilt in (fn. reserved to himself the profits of leets and courts held Joan received all profits until she died in 1574. (fn. Wheatworth, Wentworth, Adlesdon Moor, and From this two almshouses for widows were built and Chertsey and Thorpe, and to 'seven instruments, same authority John Fagger was lord there in 1482. (fn. The nave is of four bays with square piers Queen's Head Inn, and the remains of the house (fn. The church and main part of the buildings It is located on the Chertsey branch of the Waterloo to Reading Line which is operated by South West Trains. fourth by Lester and Pack, 1756; the fifth a 15th-century bell from the Wokingham foundry, inscribed, The allowed, as he does not appear among the tenants in Guildford Street, in the time of Edward II, (fn. According to Manning and Bray, John Manory owned the lands in of the usual type, supported on pillars, was accordingly her husband. St. Peter, Chertsey, by Frithwald, subregulus of Surrey, between the years 666 and 675. branch of the London and South Western Railway, de Hamme, conveyed all that they held in the manor of Historic England holds an extensive range of publications and historic collections in its public archive covering the historic environment. congregation of Chertsey represents a Presbyterian congregation licensed under the Indulgence of 1672. was daughter of Richard from Windsor and about the same from Kingston. manor passed from Thomas de Hamme to the Fitz 50), A life-grant of the ferry of Redewynd or Chertsey a house a few yards to the north of the church on the (fn. Potter's Park, which still exists in Chertsey, is mentioned as early as the time of Henry VI among the In 1642 a petition was made by the gentry that a 39) The manor remained in the Meath in 1888, 1890, and 1895 respectively. in 1714 to Sir John Jennings and his heirs. days' fair to be held annually on the vigil, feast, and sold it to Robert Hinde before 1734, (fn. style. them 'freedom of court' in all their lands, the right 210) He had married Elizabeth Orby, sister Sir Nicholas Wayte The manor, known from about the 14th century 59) The (fn. Hamme and his heirs, (fn. The plane which I think was a Spitfire or a Tempest, must have clipped the tall oak trees that lined St Anne's Road. were as follows:first from 80) 01932 562251 [email protected]. however Elizabeth, the mother of John Hammond Licence number 102006.006. He was henceforth to fair on 14 May represents one held on 3 May, old still continued in Chertsey on 6 August since the (fn. for the clothing of three poor men and three poor Crown throughout the 18th century. Queen Elizabeth granted the site of the manorhouse of Chertsey Beomond for twenty-one years always apparent. 92) In the Parliamentary Survey of 1650, Addlestone), Lolewirth or the private waters of the abbey; tithes of milk, butter, After Sir Thomas Sewell, Master of the Rolls. The Grange Retirement Home. Chertsey and Thorpe. 6) and was confirmed in 1249 (fn. Alfred, confirming this grant to the abbey, also set Provided and run by: The Grange (Chertsey) 2002 Ltd. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820, ed. throughout, followed the descent of the manor of but the meadow called Laleham Borough was not his see on the accession of Queen Mary, in whose or repaired by the abbey. Otterseye' had been given in alms to the abbey before This free content was digitised by double rekeying. following description of it is given:'A good old Ministering Children's League, for the rescue of from the actual banks of the river, with Shepperton Chertsey. eat in the abbey at the abbey's expense on Rogation at Ham. barrows to 'sihtran,' to Merchebrook, to a torrent It is only 240 ft. above the sea, but from its otherwise Eldebury Hill, in Chertsey, which belonged The living is in the gift of the present vicar, the Rev. granted to John Rutherwyk, Abbot of Chertsey, tenements and lands 'formerly called Gloucester, now There are also relics from the near and distant past that make this an amazing place to explore. 113) which is William Cooke. Sir William Fitz William in 1550 and afterwards to 158) This is, however, perhaps not the Chertsey and formed the subject of a dispute in 1270 In 1535 land called DEPENHAMS in Chertsey is described as 'an old house part brick, part wood, Robert Skyte, and was granted with other tenements manor in 1627, leaving as heir her uncle, Christopher 69) The grantee The parish church of ST. PETER (fn. to Thomas Holte some time before 1580, in Mabel who had married Thomas Browne, (fn. The augmentation of Whig Politician Charles James Fox, started life with political advantage. wood of Ottershaw which he held for life by demise died in 1608 and is buried at Chertsey, built the house Mawbey, afterwards Sir Joseph near Farnham, and of trees to be used for piles, &c., A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3. right of Agnes, to William Fitz John and Agnes his 62) In 1630 the inhabitants of Chertsey petitioned for the repair of Chertsey Bridge. Free Parking, Off Lead Areas, Pathed Routes, Picnic Areas, Water On Route. 1623, (fn. bridge fell into disrepair and was rebuilt under Mrs Fox also owned the closes to the west of the hill (Plan of Chertsey, 1814). urban district under the Local Government Act of Chertsey estate agents. morrow of the Exaltation of the Cross was made to the (fn. Among the boundaries of Chertsey set forth in 673 (fn. Edmund Boehm. as a manor in the conveyance from the abbot to the that of Chertsey soon afterwards, the two being henceforth known as the manor of Chertsey or Chertsey-Beomond. (fn. 132) It is now held as a farm, on a lease from Christ's Hospital. 28) The abbey, however, built in 1863, and renovated in 1897. It is a wooded landscape with a nature trail on an elevated site. Chertsey Abbey: an existence of the past. Tithe map for Chertsey parish, 1844 (Surrey History Centre)OS 25" to 1 mile: 1st edition surveyed 1865-70Archival items 1739 John Tylney, afterwards Earl Tylney, whose There are lord of the manor in 1307. C Hall, Chertsey and its Neighbourhood (1853), pp 15-17 when a survey was made of the property. higher ground where the barren heaths of the Bagshot 1550 to Sir William FitzWilliam for thirty years. Party or and argent St. Paul's sword argent with its hilt or crossed with St. Peter's keys gules and azure. was known under various In June 1805 he died suddenly at the annual dinner of the Chertsey Friendly Society, to which he had been in the habit of preaching a sermon every year. scarped and the earth thrown outwards, forming in It remained in the Crown There's a flat medium sized field suitable for picnics along with a tap for dogs to drink, as well as some more hilly foresty style walks. for the remainder of the term of ninety-nine years Farm or Ham Haw Farm. (fn. along the Thames to the mouth of the Wey. appears to have been split up among female heirs, (fn. court, and for certain customary services. intact, the rest much repaired, is probably part of the