A HISTORY OF HAMPSHIRE 



Nicholas bishop of Winchester and Henry de ' Far- 

 ley,' both of whom appear not to have recognized 

 their right of patronage. 19 In the fourteenth century 

 Roger de Mortimer 30 and Robert leZouche 31 presented. 

 In the following century the patrons were William 

 Vachell " and John Wallop." In the family of the 

 last-named patron the gift of the living has ever since 

 been vested." The rectory is annexed to Cliddesden, 

 and the earl of Portsmouth, the direct descendant of 

 John Wallop, owns the right of presentation. 



In 1736 Thomas Fellowes by will 

 CHARITIES gave to the poor of Cliddesden 30. 



In 1 766 the Rev. Benjamin Wood- 

 rofte, the then rector of Cliddesden cum Woodroffe, 

 invested a sum of i 3 1 8/. yd. (including probably 



the said sum of 30 and moneys given by an unknown 

 donor) in .150 Old South Sea Annuities now re- 

 presented by 164 I4_f. 8d. consols with the official 

 trustees, producing 4 zi. \d. a year. 



There is also a schoolhouse and a messuage in 

 Cliddesden, formerly used as a schoolhouse, let at 12 

 a year. 



An annual sum of 10 a year is paid by the earl 

 of Portsmouth for educational purposes. 



By a scheme of the Charity Commissioners, dated 

 25 April, 1899, the income is applicable in the pro- 

 portion of three-fourths for Cliddesden and one- 

 fourth for Farleigh Wallop, and the educational part 

 made applicable in apprenticing, and in encouraging 

 attendance at the schools. 



HERRIARD 



Henert (xi cent.) ; Herrerd (xiii cent.) ; Hereyard 

 (xiv and xvi cent.). 



The parish of Herriard covers an area of 2,978 acres 

 of high country, which rises on every side from 

 near the centre of the parish, where the ground 

 is lowest and where the houses are mostly grouped. 

 Even here the lowest ground is 500 ft. above the 

 ordnance datum, yet the general impression is that 

 the parish lies low, since the high ground round 

 Ellisfield and Farleigh Wallop rises to the west 

 to more than 600 ft., and in the south-east the 

 land stretches away towards Shalden, rising to over 

 680 ft. near Shalden Green. From Basingstoke, how- 

 ever, the main road to Alton running south-east 

 gradually climbs up to Herriard, entering the parish 

 in the extreme north-west. From here it runs for 

 about a mile and a half along the western boundary 

 of the beautiful woodland country of Herriard Park, 

 which fills up the whole of the north-east of the 

 parish, and extends into the parish of Tunworth. 

 Curving gently towards the south-east between the 

 park and ploughed fields and meadows the road comes 

 to the lodge gates of Herriard House, which stands 

 in the south-west of the park, quite hidden from the 

 road. South of the lodge gates, also on the east side 

 of the road, is the church, standing behind a low 

 wooden, lichen-covered fence, and approached by an 

 avenue of Irish yew trees. Almost directly opposite 

 the park gates an oak tree surrounded by a triangular 

 wooden seat heads a rough narrow lane which runs 

 south-west into Bagmore Lane, passing some cottages 

 and the manor farm which stands on the north side 

 of the lane. The farm-house, behind which runs a 

 fine tall line of elm trees, stands well back from the 

 road, while the thatched outbuildings and farm lands 

 stretch away west and south. The rest of the village 

 consists of cottages and houses which lie quite apart 

 from the church and manor farm. For another half- 

 mile the road leads on between the south-western 

 boundary of the park and field and meadow land, 

 until it comes to the schools, dated 1851, which lie 



on the west side. Beyond the schools the road runs 

 across Bagmore Lane coming from Weston Patrick, 

 leads south-west to Herriard Station on the Alton 

 branch of the London and South Western Railway, 

 and to the few cottages which lie round the station 

 and on the north side of the lane as it goes to Preston 

 Candover. Meanwhile the main road continuing 

 south-east curves more directly south by Elderfield 

 House (now used as the vicarage), which stands back 

 on the west side of the road, and passing the black- 

 smith's shop runs between Hyde's Farm, which stands 

 on the east, and the small village pond, by the New 

 Inn, a modern slated building, and a small group of 

 old cottages, one of which is the village post-office, 

 all standing on the west side of the road. Beyond 

 these the road continues south towards Lasham. A 

 lane curving to the south-east by Hyde's Farm leads 

 to the thatched cottages and houses lying for the 

 most part on the west side of the road, composing 

 the quiet little hamlet of Southrope. Lee Farm lies 

 further north-east, while The Grange, the residence of 

 Mr. A. T. E. Jervoise, 1 occupies the site of the grange 

 that once belonged to the nuns of Wintney. The 

 soil of the whole parish is clay and chalk with a sub- 

 soil of chalk, and crops of wheat, oats, and roots are 

 grown on the 902 acres of arable land. The greater 

 part of the parish is, however, given over to perma- 

 nent grass, which covers 1,266 acres. Of the 729 acres 

 of woodland, Hen Wood with Cowdray's Copse,' and 

 Honey Leaze in Herriard Park cover the widest extent, 

 while in the south-west are the Herriard Beeches and 

 Herriard Common Wood, and in the south-east is 

 Brick-kiln Common, adjoining Weston Common. 



Erlenc, before the Conquest, held 

 M4NOR HERRI4RD. Hugh de Port was lord at 

 the time of the Domesday Survey, 3 the over- 

 lordship being held by his descendants William, John, 

 and Edward de St. John in the reigns of Henry III 

 and Edward III. 4 Holding from the St. Johns were 

 the Fitz Peters, Herbert Fitz Peter in 1235' being 

 followed by Sir Reginald Fitz Peter 6 in 1 25 1, Matthew 



M De Banco, No. 7, 27 d. j ibid. Nos. 

 3, 35 ; ibid. Nos. 9, ii)J. and 45. Assize 

 R. 1341,111.33. ""Egerton MS. 2032. 



81 Ibid. 2033 ; Wykeham'i Rtg. (Hants 

 Rec. Soc.), i, 7. 



8a Ibid. ; he presented to ' Farleye.' 

 The suffix of ' Mortimer ' is not in this 

 case given. 



88 Ibid. 2034. 



"Ibid.; Inst. Bks. P.R.O. ; Pat. 13 

 Chas. II, pt. 20, m. 10 ; Rccov. R. Trin. 

 I Geo. I, rot. 83 ; ibid. Mich. 4 Geo. Ill, 

 rot. 52. 



1 Mr. Jervoise has the bailiff's accounts 

 for the farm from the reign of Ed- 

 ward II. 



3 Cowdray's Copse recalls the name of 

 the early lords of Herriard. 



' V.C.H. Hann, i, 482. 



Feet of F. Hants, Mich. 20 Hen. Ill; 

 Chan. Inq. p.m. 3 Edw. Ill, No. 67 ; ibid. 

 21 Edw. Ill, No. 57. 



* Feet of F. Hants, Mich. 20 Hen. III. 



11 Chan. Inq. p.m. 36 Hen. Ill, No. 42,;. 



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