BROADWATER HUNDRED 



Walter 



under the guardianship of the king. 33 Her grandson 

 William son of William de Lanvaley held this half 

 fee," after which it descended to John de Burgh," 

 husband of Ha wise dc Lanvaley, and to Robert Fitz 

 3 " husband of Devorgill de Burgh, in the same 

 as Walkern (q.v.). After this the mesne 

 overlordship seems to nave died out. 



William de Lanvaley the second, who died before 

 1333, granted 'all his lands in Weston ' to Eustace 

 de Rochester," apparently identical with Eustace de 

 Merk of Newsells, from whom the property passed 

 to William de Rochester, son of his nephew Ralph 

 (see Royston), who sub-enfeofted Henry de Roches- 

 ter. ss William died about 1248, leaving Peter dc 

 Rochester his brother and heir. 11 



At the end of the 13th century the sub-tenant 

 of Newberry was Robert Walerand, who died in 

 1172," the manor being assigned in dower to his 

 widow Matilda." As Robert and Matilda had no 

 children their nearest heirs were their nephews Robert 

 and John Walerand." Robert was apparently the 

 elder and died unmarried before March I 308 ; John, 

 who married Isabel, died in 1308" soon after his 

 brother. Both of them were idiots." The heirs of 

 John Walerand were Alan de Plokenet ] grandson of 

 his aunt Alice de Odworthe ; John son of Alice de 

 Odworthe ; Alice daughter of his second aunt Cecilia 

 de Everingham ; Bevis de Knovile, son of Cecilia's 

 daughter Joan ; Matilda widow of Richard le Bret 

 and Cecilia wife of Peter de Heluin, daughters of 

 Cecilia daughter of Cecilia de Everingham." There 

 is nothing to show to which of these heirs Newberry 

 was apportioned ; probably it was eventually sold, as 

 in 1 346 it was in the possession of John de Blomvile, 16 

 lord of the manor of Graveley, with which manor it 

 descended until the end of the 1 6th century." It was 

 sold with Graveley to Thomas Bedell in 1 565, but it 

 is not clear whether the whole estate passed with that 

 manor to William Clarke in the following year, but the 

 portion of it lying in Graveley parish evidently did so. 

 It appears at this date or after to have been divided. 

 That part of it which lay in the parish of Weston 

 was acquired by Thomas Puckering, lord of the manor 

 of Weston, before 1620," and followed the descent of 

 that manor,' 9 eventually becoming absorbed in it. so 

 It is mentioned separately as late as 1810." There 

 is still a wood known as Newberry Grove in the south 

 of the parish. 



The portion of Newberry lying in Graveley parish 

 seems to have continued in the possession of the lords 

 of that manor ° s until 187/," after which it presum- 

 ably became absorbed in that manor or in Weston. 



WESTON 



The reputed manor of HOWELLS or HAfffTLES 

 is mentioned in 1543 as being held of the manor of 

 Weston by fealty, suit of court and rent." John 

 Bowles, who died seised of it in that year, left a 

 grandson Thomas Bowles, son of his son Richard, 

 who was a boy of thirteen." The manor con- 

 sequently fell into the king's hands and an annuity 

 from it, with the wardship and marriage of the 

 heir, were granted to John Sewester, Attorney of 

 the Court of Wards. 60 In 1609 it appears in the 

 possession of George Kympton, who died in that 

 year, leaving a son and heir George," after which 

 there is no further mention of it. Howell's Farm 

 and Wood still survive, and arc situated in the south- 

 east of the parish. 



The tenement known as FAIRCLOUGH HALL, 

 F A 'IRC LOTH HALL, and now as HALLS GREEN 

 FARM, is about a mile to the south-east of the 

 village. It is a 17th-century building of timber and 

 plaster with a tiled roof and a central chimney stack. 

 It takes its name from a family of Fairclough who 

 resided here certainly as early as 1461 and probably 

 before. A Sir Ralph Fairclough is mentioned as the 

 father or grandfather of the possessor in that ycar, se 

 and at the same date Laurence Fairclough and 

 Elizabeth his wife settled their possessions in Weston 

 on themselves for life with remainder to their son 

 John for life, and afterwards to his brother Ralph 

 and his heirs. ia Laurence and Elizabeth were still 

 living in 1469, when Ralph's so 

 mentioned. 60 Ralph is again mentioned i 

 Fairclough Hall descended in the family withoi 

 a break to Thomas Fairclough, who was living in 

 1634," soon after which his son John sold Fair- 

 clough Hall to William Hale, 63 lord of the manor 

 of Weston, in which it presumably became absorbed. 

 The parish church of the HOLT 

 CHURCH TRINITY stands to the south-east of 

 the village on high ground, and is built 

 of flint and coursed ironstone rubble ; the quoins 

 and dressings generally are of oolite and cluneh. 

 The roof is slated. The church consists of a chancel, 

 nave with clearstory, north transept, central tower, 

 south aisle and south porch and vestry.** 



The original cruciform church of the 12th century 

 is now represented by the north transept, central 

 tower and nave, and there are traces of a north 

 chapel to the east of the transept. The south 

 aisle, south porch and clearstory were added in the 

 I 5th century, and new windows were inserted. The 

 original south transept was at the same time rebuilt 

 so as to incorporate it in the aisle as its easternmost 



1497- 



33 S. Grimaldi, Rot. de Deminahu 



34 Hart Chart. 52 I. 37. 



3i Cat. Close, 1339-41, p. 36 - 

 hiq. Hen. Ill, 3 g. ™ F e! ,J. .Hi,, i i, 

 J7 Hart. Chart. 52 I. 37. 

 38 Cal. Ihb. Hen. Ill, 38. 



" Ibid. 



See Nev 



ejli 



Eiiwiaitree Hundred. 

 m Chan. Inq. p.m. 1 Edw. I, no 

 " Cal. Clou, 1272-9, p. 67. 

 «Ibid. ; 1307-13- P-293- 

 *» Chan. Inq. p,m. 2 Edw. II, n 

 u Feud. Aids, ii, 43a. 

 15 Chan. Inq. p.m. 2 Edw. II, n 

 K Fiud. Aids, ii, 436. 



17 Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), xt> 

 bm, 13 ; Ct. of Wards, Bks. clx; 

 36 ; Feet of F. Herts. East. 7 Eli 



18 Cora. Pleas D. Enr. Hil.i 7 Jas 



49 Feet of F. Div. Co. H 

 Recov, R. Mich. 1651, re 

 1654, roC 144; 4 Will, and 

 rot. 1E5 5 11 Will. Ill, rot. 211 1 

 1 Anne, pi. vii, no. 14. ; pt. viii, 1 

 Recov. R. Trin. S Ceo. II, n 

 Mich. 31 Geo. Ill, rot. 21 ; Fe< 

 Herts. HI1. 4; Geo. III. 



w Information kindly supplied 

 M. R. Pryor. 



a ' Feet of F. Herts. Hil. 50 G. 



« Recov. R. Hil. 2 Geo. Ill, , 

 Cussans, op. cit. Broadtuart 



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1 Chan. 1 



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