A HISTORY OF ESSEX 



'White Hart'." In 1772 two chandlers, a victualler, 

 and a baker are named. *° In 1 845 there were, in addi- 

 tion to the tradesmen normally found in a growing 

 village, an auctioneer and surveyor, a surgeon, a plumber 

 and glazier, a brick-maker, and a brewer. 8' The brick- 

 maker was still there in 1851.*^ There had been a 

 brewery in Abridge in 1729, when its owner is said to 

 have been the owner of While Hall.*3 Abraham Oliver, 

 brewer of Lambourne, occurs in 1808.** During the 

 later 19th century the brewery became the Abridge 

 Brewery Co.*' This was later acquired by Whitbread 

 & Co. and by 19 14 was being used by them as a store.** 

 The private airfield was opened about 1935.*' During 

 the Second World War it was taken over by the R.A.F.** 

 It has recently been reopened as a private airfield. Part 

 of its site is occupied by branches of Thorn Electrical 

 Industries, Ekco Electric Ltd., and Ferguson Radio Ltd. 

 There is a small printing works at Abridge. 



Thomas Winniffe, Bishop of Lincoln, and his nephew 

 Peter Mews, Bishop of Winchester, are mentioned 

 below (see Church). Thomas Day (1748-89), 

 eccentric author of Sandford and Merton, bought a 

 house at Abridge in 1779, shortly after his marriage, 

 and lived there for two years. 'He studied architec- 

 ture and astonished the builder by having a wall made 

 first and the windows knocked out afterwards.'*' 



Only one entry in Domesday Book relates specifically 

 to LAMBOURNE. The manor of that 

 MANORS name had been held in 1066 by Lefsi as 

 2 hides and 80 acres. 90 In 1086 this manor 

 formed part of the honor of Eustace, Count of Boulogne, 

 and was held of him by David." It is likely, however, 

 that the part of the parish of Lambourne later known 

 as the manor of Arneways (see below) originally formed 

 part of the manor of Battles Hall in Stapleford Abbots. 

 The tenancy in chief of the manor of Lambourne 

 passed with the honor of Boulogne to the Crown after 

 the death in 11 59 of William, Count of Boulogne. 

 Lambourne was still considered to be part of the honor 

 early in the 13th century,'^ but not, apparently, after 

 that. 



In the 1 2th century the tenancy of the manor came 

 to Pharamus of Boulogne, the grandson of Geoffrey, 

 which last was probably a bastard son of Eustace of 

 Boulogne. '3 It descended to Pharamus's daughter 

 Sybil, wife of Ingram de Fiennes, and subsequently to 

 her son William de Fiennes."'* In about 1220 the 

 manor was held of the honor of Boulogne by Sybil."' 

 In 1282 it was conveyed to Robert Burnell, Bishop of 

 Bath and Wells and Chancellor of England (d. 1292), 

 by William de Fiennes, probably grandson of the last- 

 named William."* In 1300 the manor was among the 

 lands left at his death by William de Lambourne. It 



" E.R.O., D/P 181/8/1. 



8" E.R.O., Q/SBb 269. 



8' Kelly' i Dir. Etsex (184.5). 



82 Ibid. (1851). 



83 Inf. from Mr. Bayles, owner of White 

 Hall. 



84 E.R.O., D/DU 45/28-32. 



85 Kelly'! Dir. Essex {1886, 1890). 

 8' Ibid. (1902, 19 14). 



8' Inf. from Mr. H. E. Clarke. 



88 Ibid. 



8« D.N.B. 



oo F.C.H. Essex, i, 467*. This does not 

 suggest a large manor, which is surprising 

 in view of the present size of the parish. 

 Some parts of Lambourne may have been 

 included in 1086 in entries for other 

 places : and see below. 



»' y.C.H. Essex, i, 467*. 



92 RedBk. of Exch. (Rolls Ser.), $76; Bk. 

 of Fees, 236. 



»s For Pharamus see J. H. Round's 

 article. Genealogist, n.s. xii, 145-51. See 

 also Magdalen Laver, Blake Hall in 

 Bobbingworth. Pharamus died in 11 83-4. 



M Bk. of Fees, 236, 240, 1 ^2S ; Red Bk. 

 ofExck. 576. 



95 Bk. of Fees, 236, 240, 1428; Red Bk. 

 of Exch. 576. 



9' Feel of F. Essex, ii, 36. Another 

 Ingram de Fiennes was probably father of 

 the William of 1282: cf. W. Farrer, 

 Feudal Camhs. 248-9, 



9' Cal. Inq. p.m. m, p. 440. 



98 D.N.B. Robt. Burnell. 



99 Cal. Inq. p.m. Hen. VU, \, p. 86; 

 C142/84/55. For the wardstaff see the 

 Hundred of Ongar, above. 



was then said to be held of the heirs of Philip Burnell 

 for 2 knights' fees."' Philip, who had died in 1 294, was 

 the nephew and heir of the bishop."* There is no 

 further mention of the Burnells in connexion with 

 Lambourne. In 1485 the manor was said to be held as 

 of the hundred of Ongar, and in the i6th century it 

 was held of the hundred by service of the ward-staff."" 



The manor had been subinfeudated to the Lam- 

 bourne family long before 1 300. That family held land 

 in the parish in 1203, when Robert of Lambourne is 

 mentioned," and this Robert, or a namesake, was the 

 owner of the advowson before 1218.^ A John de Lam- 

 bourne occurs in 1240.3 In 1261 it was stated that 

 Christopher of Lambourne, lately hanged for felony, 

 had held \ knight's fee in Lambourne of William of 

 Lambourne. This tenement had been in the king's 

 hand since December 1259; the king had given his 

 year, day, and waste to Elizabeth widow of Christopher 

 who was said to have wholly spoiled the land.-* A Wil- 

 liam of Lambourne was among those who did fealty to 

 Bishop Burnell for their lands in Lambourne in 1282.' 

 He was probably identical with the man of that name 

 who held the manor at his death in 1 300.* 



William de Lambourne was succeeded by his son 

 James. The manor was then said to include 140 acres 

 of arable, worth £,z 13/. \d., 7 acres of meadow, worth 

 14^., 8 acres of pasture worth 8/., and 2 acres of wood, 

 wasted and valueless. There were 19 free tenants ren- 

 dering j^2 10/. \\d. in rents of assize and 3 capons, 

 valued at zd. each, at Christmas. Nine customary 

 tenants rendered 2 hens, valued at 2d. each, at Easter. 

 Their services were valued at i id. The total value of 

 the manor was £(1 \<^s. ()d.'' 



James de Lambourne (knighted 1 306) made a settle- 

 ment of the manor in 1307.* He was still alive in 1325.' 

 Thomas de Lambourne held the manor in 1351."° He 

 died in 1361 and his son and heir William died in the 

 same year." William was succeeded by his sister Joan, 

 wife of William de Chene. Before 1376 Lambourne 

 had been conveyed to Sir John de Sutton, William de 

 Chene retaining a life interest.'^ Chene was evidently 

 still alive in 1386, when he held the manor of Polstead 

 (SufF.).'3 By 141 1 the manor had passed to Thomas 

 Lampet, whose widow Elizabeth was then holding it 

 for life."'' In that year it was settled upon William 

 Lampet, 'kinsman' of Thomas. '5 In 141 2 it was said 

 to be held by Isabel Lampet.'* She was probably iden- 

 tical with the Elizabeth of 141 1. The manor subse- 

 quently passed to John Lampet, who was succeeded 

 before 1456—60 by his daughter Cecily wife of William 

 Curzon." A William Curzon died holding Lambourne 

 in 1485. It was then stated that Robert Curzon had 

 enfeoffed certain persons with the manor.'* This 



■ Cur. Reg. R. ii, 206. 



2 See below, Church. 



' Feet of F. Essex, i, 123. 



* Cal. Inq. Misc. i, p. 181. 



5 Feet of F. Essex, ii, 36. 



^ This Wm. of Lambourne was an 

 active local official under Edward I : see 

 C. Moor, Knights of Ediu. I, iii, 7. 



' C133/93/10. 



8 Feet of F. Essex, ii, 1 1 5. 



9 C. Moor, Knights of Edw. I, iii, 7. 

 '" Cal. Inq. Misc. iii, p. 24. 

 ' ' Cal. Inq. p.m. xi, p. 81. 

 " Feet ofF. Essex, iii, 182. 

 *3 W. A. Coppinger, Manors of Suffolk, 



i, 180. '■• Feet of F. Essex, iii, 256. 



'5 Ibid. >' Feud. Aids, vi, 439. 



" Ci/26/472. 

 '8 Cal. Inq. p.m. hen. VII, i, pp. 85-86. 



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