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Collections for a History of Seagry. 



of Segre," with all tilings belonging to the same," to the Church at Bradenstoke. 

 His son, Simon de Segre, confirms tins gift, as docs likewise W. de Clifford. 

 Later, Master T. de Cobluun, official of the Lord Bishop of Salisbury, vests the 

 Church and appurtenances in the Vicar of Segre. who covenants to pay to the 

 Prior of Bradenstoke forty shillings yearly. Letters patent are extant in which 

 Robert, Archdeacon of Wiltshire, and William, Dean of Malinesbury, upon the 

 induction of a Trior, confirm the foregoing gifts and payment in connection 

 with Segre Church. 



On the gable of a building, now a bam, near the Church, is a 

 small round chimney with open sides. Within is a large fireplace. 

 Large rooms of this kind, with fireplaces, (Jetached from the rest of the 

 buildings, are sometimes met with at or near old monastic premises. 

 Their use is not quite evident. There was never any endowed 

 nunnery or house of monks at Seagry. This farm was purchased in 

 1648 by the Hon. Henry Fox. It then came to Lord Holland, who 

 sold it some ten years ago to Earl Cowley. In 1700 Robert Stratton 

 pulled down the old house and built the present one. Both Aubrey 

 and Britton are in error when they say " this was the manor house, 

 and sometimes used as a convent/'' 1 During the last two hundred 

 years the farm has been rented by the Strattons, Baileys, Beaks, and 

 Godwins. The present tenant, John Godwin, holds it from Earl 

 Cowley. The following are the names of the fields attached to this 

 farm, which, as now arranged, consists of about two hundred acres : — 

 The Acre, Little Smell-Mash, Great Smell-Mash, Seven Acres, 

 The Heath, Great "North Eield, Little North Field, Corolees, Close, 

 The Grove, The Moors, The Orchard, Arch Furland, New Lees, Un- 

 close, Gassen Piece, Little Pickmead, Field Ground, The Meadow. 



The ancient mill which is mentioned in Domesday is situated on 

 the banks of the Avon, and was once in possession of the Prior of 

 Bradenstoke. Since then it has been held by the Burgmans, Barbers, 

 Pylls, Adyes, Parslows; the present owner is James Godwin. The 

 land attached to the mill consists of three fields, the Laggers 

 Island, Mill Furland. 



The second mill mentioned in Domesday has disappeared. It 

 was situated near Dodford. 



This refers to the Hungerford property, late Radnor estate, at Upper Seagry. 



