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BRIGHTLING - LITTLE SPRAYS [P8/1]
Tenement called Reeds & Hoadland.
DETAILS OF PROPERTY
<1653-1842+ Ho, Bn + c.36a. Described in a deed of 1653 as a messuage + 38 acres called Reeds & Hoadlands in Brightling & Dallington [3] Described in a deed of 1746 as a messuage, barn, malthouse + 38a called Reeds & Hoadlands [3]. The Tithe award of 1839 describes that part in Brightling parish as comprising a house, buildings + 19a.3r.39p. called Little Sprays als Sindens Farm [4] + 15a. in Dallington parish [5]. Total = 34a.3r.39p.
DETAILS OF HOUSE
17th C? House built The house has not been viewed internally, but it appears to be of 17th century or earlier origin, extended later. 1662-5 House assessed @ 2 flues Thomas Sheather was assessed in hearth tax at 2 flues for this property [8].
DETAILS OF BARN
17th C Barn built. Barn surveyed by ROHAS in 1979. It is a three bay structure, set at right angles & in front of the house, dates from the 17th century - for details see ROHAS Report No. 464.
POOR RATE ASSESSMENT
1663 £6
LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS - BRIGHTLING [1]
1702-1725 £6. 1735-1765 £7:5:0 1775-1839 £7.
LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS - DALLINGTON [2]
1711-1840 £2. Called 'late Fowles' or 'Fowles Field'.
DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP
<1605-1605+ John Cressy [9] <1653-1653+ Anne Pilcher, spinster In 1653 she barred an entail on the property [3]. <1671-1727 Gyls Watts, Gent. Watts was already the owner by 1671 [6]. He was of Battle in 1725 when he made a settlement of this farm (with other property) on self for life with remainder to his wife Jane (only daughter & heir of James Relfe of Battle, Gent., dec.) [3]. Two years later, in 1727, they sold the property for #300 [3]. 1727-1727+ John Fowle, Gent. Of Battle in 1727 when he purchased the property [3]. He died in possession [3]. <1746-1746 John Fowle, yeoman. Eldest son & heir of John. He conveyed the property in 1746 for £223:15:0 [3]. 1746-1746+ Jos Weller, Gent. Of Dallington in 1746 when he acquired the property, which was to be settled upon his brother (in-law?), Joseph Store of Warbleton, mercer, with remainder to Mary Botcher (nee Dawe) and Martha Dawe, his nieces [3]. <1777-1778 J P Botcher, Gent. Of Jamaica in 1777 when he appointed attorneys to sell the property. John Phillip Botcher was the son of Richard & Mary Botcher, who had inherited both moieties, Mary's sister, Martha, having died at Southwark in 1756 [3]. The property was sold in 1778 for £390 [3]. 1778-1812 Jas Spray, yeoman Of Brightling. He was already the tenant of this property in 1778 when he purchased it [3]. The following year he mortgaged the farm for £244 & this was later assigned & re-assigned, the last in 1808 to Lord Ashburnham [3]. Spray had died holding the property. 1812-1813 John Spray Of Brightling in 1813 when he sold the property for £1100 [3]. John was the natural son of James Spray's daughter, Elizabeth Hack, widow, and inherited the property under the terms of James Spray's will made 30/2/1800, proved 9/5/1812 [3]. 1813-1839+ ASHBURNHAM ESTATE [4,5] Purchased by Lord Ashburnham in 1813 [3].
DETAILS OF TENANCY
<1653-1653+ Anth Hyland [3] <1663-1666+ Thos Sheather, hurbandman Parson Lord thought that this land was farmed by Richard Thomas of Great Sprays, Penhurst, but having sued Thomas for his tithes he discovered that Sheather, not Thomas farmed the land. Almost certainly Lord was confused as to the location of this detached part of Brightling parish & thought that the Brightling part was the adjacent piece of land, which did indeed form a detached part of Great Sprays [7]. Sheather paid the hearth tax for this property under Brightling parish [8]. <1702-1702+ Andw Freeman [1] <1707-1707+ Mrs Freeman, widow [1] <1711-1714+ Robt Bull [2] <1715-1715+ Laur Leonard [1,2] <1725-1725+ Sam Medhurst [1,3] <1734-1734+ Mrs Fowle, widow [2] <1735-1735+ Mr Fowle Owner occupier [1] <1745-1755+ Will Spray [2] In 1745 the Brightling land tax was paid by Joseph Weller, outdweller, of Dallington [1]. His heirs were assessed for the property in the Brightling land tax of 1755 [1]. <1765-1805+ Jas Spray [1,2] He became the owner [3] and continued as tenant, though from 1795 he was classed as a Brightling outdweller [1]. <1812-1815+ John Spray Owner occupier [1,2]. <1825-1825+ Manser Stephen Manser was assessed for the property in the Brightling land tax in 1825 [1]. James Manser is given as the tenant for the Dallington land tax in 1825 [2]. <1839-1839 Will Sinden [1] 1839-1842+ John Vigor [4,5]
SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry
1. ESRO Brightling Land Tax 2. ESRO Dallington Land Tax 3. ESRO ASH L1166-1174 & L1605-1612 - Title Deeds. 4. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 5. ESRO TDE 146 - Dallington 6. ESRO XA 15/1 - Abutment to Penhurst Demesne 7. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Lord's Tithe Book. 8. ESRO XA 5/2 - Hearth Tax. 9. ROHAS Abutment to Giffords - see P13/28. BRIGHTLING - HOLLY TREE COTTAGE [P8/2]
Leasehold wasteland property held of the Rape of Hastings by
DETAILS OF PROPERTY
<1788-1839+ Cot + waste. Described in the wayside survey of 1788 as a cottage & garden (0a.0r.30p). Shown on a map of 1833 as a cottage + 0a.1r.06p [6]. Same description in a survey of 1836, being plot 423 [5]. Described in the tithe map of 1839 as a house and garden (0a.1r.06p.) [4].
DETAILS OF HOUSE
House surveyed by ROHAS in 1977. For further details see ROHAS Report No 255. c.1640 House Built House built c.1640. It is a 2 bay cottage with an end timber chimney & very low first floor walls. The roof was thatched. 1662-1665 House had 1 flue Not located on hearth tax. c.1690 House extended House extended by 1 bay with new two flue chimney added.
LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS This property appears not to be assessed in land tax.
DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP
<1718 Kemp Described as 'late Kemp's' in 1718 [7]. <1718-1725+ John Leadbetter Leadbetter also held another wayside immediately to the north of this [7]. In the rental of 1718 it states, regarding this property, 'John Leadbetter is charged in the old roll for a cottage in Brightling late Kemps - he pays nothing and won't own
DETAILS OF TENANCY
<1839-1839+ Will Cook + John Relf [4].
SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry
1. ESRO CHR/18/1 - Wastland survey, 1788, T.288. 2. ESRO AMS 6106, T.288 - Map of 1780 relating to above. 3. ESRO CHR/18/7 - Wayside rental of 1806. 4. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 5. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300 - map and schedule of Brightling Estate - 1836. 6. ESRO A 2452 - Map of 1833. 7. ESRO AMS 5735/53 - Wayside rental of 1718-1725. 8. ESRO AMS 5887 - Wayside rental of 1732. BRIGHTLING - KEEPERS COTTAGE [P8/3]
Assart hold of the manor of Burwash called Bakers quitrent 2/7d + Colliers quitrent 5/- [M36/82 and 83]. This became part of Brightling Park (P8/49) in 1739/40.
DETAILS OF PROPERTY
<1605-1605+ 100a. land Described in a court roll of 1605 as 3 pieces of land adjoining, in Brightling, called Scoryers, Bakers and Netherdown (100a.). Abuts:- N,E = lands called Jacklett; N = Freelands of John Freeman; E = highway Brightling to Depeford Bridge; S = watercourse running between Great Jackletts and Depeford Bridge; S,E = freelands of Michael Hawkins [10]. <1629-1629+ ? + 100a. Described in a court roll of 1629 as a half tenement called Ellis Land, being 3 pieces of land called Scoviers, Bakers and Nethersdown (100a.) [9]. For the later history of Nethersdown see P8/55, and of Ellis Land see P8/15. <1673-1739 Ho + c.70a. Described in a manorial rental of 1673 a messuage and 30 acres called Colliers held of Burwash Manor at quitrent of 5/- [1]. Also lands called Bakers also held of Burwash manor at quitrent of 2/7d [1]. A 1726 rental/survey of Burwash manor gives the property as a Messuage, barn and 12a. called Bakers, quitrent 2/7d, also land called Colliers als Scorys, quitrent 2/5d [2], but in a copy of court roll of 1725 it is called a messuage, barn, garden, orchard + several pieces of land (12a.) called Bakers + other lands called Colliers als Scorreys (10a.) [7]. The acreages given in these later manorial documents seem to be a major underestimate, for in an agreement for the sale of the property in 1739 it is described as land called Stones Land, being two tenements, a barn, + 70a. of land and wood - this excluded Nethersdown, for which see P8/55, and Ellis Land, for which see P8/15 [7]. It is possible that the 1739 deed includes lands not held of Burwash manor and therefore not included in the descriptions given above [7]. 1739-1840+ MERGED See P8/49 [7].
DETAILS OF HOUSE c.1590 House built A three bay house of c.1590 with an end smokebay. c.1630 Chimney Added Into the smokebay was added a chimney in c.1630. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 2 flues James Stone was assessed at 2 flues in the hearth tax returns [5]. late 18th C. House extended A rear range was constructed in the late 18th century. 1974 House demolished The house was demolished in 1974. It was surveyed during demolition by ROHAS. For further details see ROHAS Report No. 134.
POOR RATE ASSESSMENTS
1663 £7 'Nethersdown' (P8/55) + £6 'Scorriers'
LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [6]
1702-1740 £5. Called 'Stones Land' from 1707. 1745-1839 £6. 'Stones Land'.
DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP
<1605 Mich Hawkins He died holding the property [10]. <1605-1605+ Thos Orgles + Mich Martin Thomas and Michael where in 1605 joint owners, Thomas Orgles holding his moiety in the right of his wife, Mary, one of the sisters and co-heirs of Michael Hawkins deceased. Michael Martin was the son of John Martin and Anne, another of the sisters of the said Michael Hawkins. Michael Martin was in 1605 underage [10]. Thomas and his wife, Mary, had surrendered their moiety of the property property to John Stone - date uncertain [9]. John Stone also acquired the other moiety. <1629-1629 John Stone He surrendered the property to his son in 1629 [9]. 1629-1673+ Jas Stone [1,2,5,7] James was admitted to the property on the surrender of his father in 1629, at which date he was still under age [9]. Stone appears not to have been a resident of Brightling in 1642, for he did not contribute to the relief of the Irish Protestants - perhaps he was still under age [11]. <1725-1725 John Whatman [2] He, with his wife, Sarah, surrender the property in 1725 [7]. 1725-1728 Will Tharpe, yeoman [2] Of Burwash in 1725 when he acquired the property [7]. He surrender it in 1728 [7]. 1728-1739 Jas Veness, yeoman [2] Of Brightling in both 1728 and 1733 [7], in which latter year he mortgaged the property [7]. He sold the property in 1739 [7]. 1739-1840+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [3,4,7]. In 1740 the Land Tax was paid by Fuller [6].
DETAILS OF TENANCY
<1615-1615 Rich Cruttal He paid 14/- pa. tithes for this property [8]. 1616-1619+ Thos Orgles He paid 14/- pa. tithes for this property [8]. <1621-1624+ John Collins He paid 14/- pa. tithes for this property [8]. <1626-1628 Hen Stone He paid 14/- pa. tithes for this property [8]. 1629-1630+ John Stone He paid 14/- pa. tithes for this property [8]. <1658-1658+ Jo Leny He was the tenant of Bakers [8]. <1663-1663 Jas Stone In 1663 Parson Lord states that James Stone paid for part of his own land which he uses called Nethersdown (P8/55), the other part, which Jo Davis uses being Scorriers [8]. Elsewhere Lord states that Davis occupies land called Bakers. In 1664 James Stone informed Lord that Davis paid £6:10:0 rent for the lands he tenanted [8]. Infact Davis leased some of the land and lived in P8/15 (q.v.). <1664-1664+ Jas Stone + Laur Noakes Jnr By 1664 the tenancy of the lands occupied in 1663 by James Stone were divided between himself & Laurence Noakes [8]. <1702-1702+ Edw Stone [6] <1707-1707+ Hen Wickham [6] <1715-1715+ Isac Axhill [6] <1725-1725+ John Axhill [6] <1735-1735+ Jas Vennis Owner occupier [6]. <1745-1839+ MERGED Merged into Brightling Park [6]
SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry
1. ESRO ASH 165. 2. ESRO ASH 166. 3. ESRO ASH ** 4. ESRO ASH 736. 5. ESRO XA5/2. 6. ESRO Brightling land tax. 7.. ESRO SAS/RF/1/150-159. 8. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Tithe Book. 9. HPL B 158 Burwash copy of court roll. 10. HPL D 3. Burwash copy of court roll. 11. PRO E179/191/390. BRIGHTLING - HOMESTEAD [P8/4]
The notes on this property should be read in conjunction with P8/40.
DETAILS OF PROPERTY
<1630-1630+ Hos + 200a. Messuages (ie. P8/4 and P8/40), lands and tenements called Smalefield and Homestreate (200a.) in Brightling, Mountfield, Battle, and Penhurst
DETAILS OF HOUSE
House surveyed by ROHAS in 1978. For further details see ROHAS Report No 365. mid 16th C House Rebuilt The house incorporates a fragment of a good quality mid 16th century timber-framed house, much altered. c.1625 House extended House modestly extended in stone in c.1625. 1662-1665 Atkins assessed @ 8 flues In the hearth tax returns John Atkins is assessed at 8 flues [6]. This entry may include P8/40 - the pre c1710 work incorporates only 2 flues, though the possibility of the house having been sized-down cannot be ruled out. c.1710 House extended House much altered and extended in brick in c1710.
DETAILS OF OASTHOUSE c.1750 Oasthouse rebuilt Oasthouse surveyed by ROHAS in 1978. A good example of mid 18th century date - mostly of brick. For further details see ROHAS Report No 366.
LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS - BRIGHTLING [2]
1702-1725 £23 + £2 for Woodland. This includes P8/40. 1735 £14 (this property) + £9 (P8/40) + £2 'woodland' 1745 £28:5 This includes P8/40 + £2:5 for woodland 1755-1765 £28 This includes P8/40. + £2:5 for woodland 1775 £21:15 'Great Homestead' + £6:5 'Little Homestead' ie P8/40. + £2:5 for woodland. 1785-1839 £28 'Great and Little Homestead' + £2:5 for woodland.
LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS - BATTLE [5]
1711 £12.
LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS - PENHURST [4]
1702-1780 £9.
DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP
<1620-1620 Geo Littleboys, gent. Of Wick, Sussex, in 1620 when he sold the property [9]. 1620-1678 John Atkins I, yeoman Described as of Penhurst, yeoman, when he purchased this property, with P8/40) for #950 [9], but of St. Leonards by 1630 when he and his wife, Jane, made a settlement concerning the property on the marriage of his son and heir apparent, John Atkins, with Mary Dine, daughter of Thomas Dine, gent, of East Grinstead [8]. He was still the owner in 1667 when he, with his partner George Martin, were declared bankrupt [8]. Thomas Scarlet, linen draper, of London, took over part of the property during the life of the said John Atkin, leasing it back for a rent of £44 to John Atkins, junior [8]. In 1677 Thomas Scarlet, by then described as of Hazelden in Dallington, conveyed the property to John Back, gent, of Battle who in 1678 conveyed the property back to John Atkins of The Grove, St. Leonards. He was still described in his will, proved 1678, as being of The Grove in St. Leonards, gent. He left to his son John, messuage, lands etc. in Brightling and Battle. Other lands were left to his other sons and daughters [3]. 1678-1678+ John Atkins II, gent [2]. He inherited under the terms of his father's will [2] and his own marriage settlement of 1630 [8]. He had occupied the property from at least 1649, and probably from his marriage in 1630 [8]. <1689-1738 John Atkins IV, gent. [7,8] According to a deed of 1694 this John Atkins, wife was called Dorothy [8]. There are mentioned in deeds to John Atkins
DETAILS OF TENANCY
<1619-1619 Thos Medhurst [11]. 1620-1620 Issc Hay [11]. <1621-1678+ John Atkins II, gent [11] Son and heir apparent of the owner. From 1621 to 1640 he paid #3:04:00 per annum for tithes [11]. Already described as of Brightling by 1649 [8]. From 1663 to 1665 he paid £1:12:00 per half year for tithes of that part of the property in Brightling parish [11]. From 1667 he was forced to pay a rent of £44 per annum to Thomas Scarlet, trustee in bankruptcy for part of the property, after his father, the owner, was declared bankrupt [8]. He acquired the property back upon the death of his father in 1678, when he became owner occupier [8]. <1702-1734+ John Atkins IV Owner occupier [2,4] Henry Wickham paid the Penhurst Land Tax 1715-1720 [4]. <1740-1755+ John Atkins VI [2,4] In 1735 William King paid the Penhurst Land Tax [4], and in 1745 William Spray paid the Penhurst Land Tax [4]. <1760-1760+ Mr Atkins [4,2] <1765-1770+ John Standen According to the Brightling Land Tax and the Ashburnham archives John Standen was the tenant of the farm [12], but the Penhurst Land Tax was paid by James Spray [4]. Pressumably Spray under-tenanted part of the farm.
NOTE:- From 1779-1780 the Penhurst Land Tax was paid by Sam Relf, and by 1785 the Penhurst lands were merged with P35/1 and By 1789 merged with Sprays Farm P35/4 [4]. Regarding tenancy of the lands in Battle and Brightling Parish:-
<1785-1785+ John Roots [2] <1795-1805+ Jas Holloway [2] <1815-1815+ Will Dunk [2] <1825-1825+ John Martin [2] <1839-1839+ Rose Fuller [2,10]
SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry
1. ESRO ASH 4396 MAP. 2. ESRO Land tax - Brightling. 3. ESRO SAS H 293. 4. ESRO Land Tax - Penhurst. 5. ESRO Land Tax - Battle. 6. ESRO XA5/2. Hearth tax returns. 7. ESRO ASH 4382 Abutment to Great Sprays Farm. 8. ESRO SAS/RF/7/69-121. Title deeds. 9. ESRO ASH B 461,742,1093,1151 - Title Deeds. 10. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 11. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book. 12. ESRO ASH 4470 - Schedule of 1767. BRIGHTLING - STONESDOWN STORES [P8/5]
Wayside cottage held of the Rape of Hastings [T. 285]
DETAILS OF PROPERTY
<1788-1788+ Cot + 1a. Described in a rental of wayside waste as a cottage (added pre 1725) and waste [4] and in the survey of waste land of the Rape as a cottage, garden and 1a.2r.27p. held on a 20 year lease dated 1786. Described in 1839 as a field (0a.3r.02p.) being plot 576 + a house and garden (0a.0r.22p.) + another house and garden (0a.0r.30p.) + another house and garden (0a.2r.10p.) being plots 573-575. Total = 1a.2r.24p [6].
DETAILS OF HOUSE
The house surveyed by ROHAS in 1979. For further details see ROHAS Report No 405. c.1725 House Rebuilt The present house is a 2 bay cottage of c.1725 with end chimney & rear leanto. c.1740 Additions to House Minor additions made c.1740. After c1740. House much extended The house was much extended and altered in the late 18th century and after, including new chimney.
LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [2]
1715-1839 £1.
DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP
<1717-1717+ John Axhill [4] <1786-1786+ Isac Axhill [3]. He recieved a new 20 year lease of the property in 1786 [5]. <1785-1788+ Rich Axhill [2] He is described as of Beckley in 1788 [1]. <1795-1815+ Jas Hilder [2,5] <1825-1839+ Sara Hilder [2] In the tithe award Sarah Hilder is listed as owner of the land and one cottage only (plot 576) and James Tippett is given as owner of the other 2 houses and garden [6]
DETAILS OF TENANCY
<1715-1715+ Isac Axhill [2] <1725-1745+ John Axhill [2] <1755-1755+ Mrs Axhill, widow [2] <1765-1765+ Robt Axhill [2] <1775-1775+ Isac Axhill [2] <1785-1795+ John Sinden [1,2] <1805-1825+ Sam Crouch [2] <1839-1839+ Will Croft + Will Crouch + Thos Buss + Ticehurst Croft occupied the land, the others occupied the houses [2,6].
SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry
1. ESRO CHR 18/1. 2. ESRO Brightling land tax. 3. ESRO ACC 2452/24 - Abutment on map. 4. ESRO AMS 5735/53 - Wayside rental of 1717. 5. ESRO CHR 18/7 - Wayside rental of 1806. 6. ESRO TDE 144. BRIGHTLING - LITTLE WORGE [P8/6]
Assart hold of the manor of Burwash called Bodles (quitrent 10d) + Innings (quitrent 2/4d) [M36/76 + 78]. Also a tenement of Robertsbridge Manor called Frymans Wish quitrent 6d.
DETAILS OF PROPERTY
<1620-1733+ Ho + 56a. [7]. Described in a court roll of 1620 as tenement and divers parcels of land of forest tenure, sometime Bodles; also 14a. of land in the Forest of Dallington called Innings [8]. Also 2a. called Frymans Wish held of Robertsbridge Manor [9]. A map of 1620 shows the house & barn + the fields in detail [14]. Described in 1673 as being a messuage and several pieces of Forestland in Brightling held at quitrent of 10/-. Also 14 acres of Forestland called Jennings held of Burwash Manor at quitrent of 2/4d [1]. Also 2a. held of Robertsbridge manor called Frymans Wish [9]. Described in a deed of 1694 as a copyhold messuage or farm called Bodles and Innings in Brightling [7], also Frymans Wish [9]. Described in 1692 [8] and 1726 [2] as a messuage, barn and 40 acres quitrent of 10/- + 14 acres of Forestland called Jennings als Innings quitrent of 2/4d [2]. Also 2 acres called Frymans Wish [9]. <1745-1839+ Ho, bldgs + 88a. Sirelands, being the lower part of Great Worge (P8/9) were merged with this farm [5]. Described in a survey of 1836 as a house, barn, buildings + 88a.1r.10p. being plots 107-132 called Little Worge [11]. The plain lands are described from the tithe award of 1839 as comprising 86a.3r.39p. [10].
DETAILS OF HOUSE c.1620 House shown on map Map of c.1620 shows the house & barn on their present sites [14]. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 5 flues. Bartholomew Boadle was assessed at 5 flues in the Hearth Tax Returns [13]. 19th C House Rebuilt The house was rebuilt on a modest scale in brick during the 19th century. It still survives.
DETAILS OF BARN c.1620 Barn shown on map. Map of c.1620 shows the house & barn on their present sites [14]. c.1750 Barn Rebuilt Barn surveyed by ROHAS in 1979. It is a large 7 bay structure of the mid 18th century with floored ends. For further details see ROHAS Report No 468.
POOR RATE ASSESSMENTS
1663 £21 [6]
LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [5]
1702-1735 £18 Called 'Bodles' in 1707. 1745-1839 £21:15 Reassessment. Called 'Little Worge'. Also £12 (from 1765 £9:10) for Sireland, late part of Great Worge.
DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP
<1553 Will Boadles [1,12] 1553-1567+ John Glazier [12]. <1591-1591 God Glazier He surrendered the Robertsbridge property (and presumable that held of Burwash) to his wife Christobel in 1591 with remainder to their son, Thomas [9]. <1620-1620 John Glazier [2]. He died holding the property [8]. 1620-1628 Thos Glydd He held in the right of his wife, Mary, sister and heir of John Glazier [8]. Thomas and Mary surrendered the property to their son in 1628 [8]. 1628-1667 Rich Glydd, chandler[1]. Described in 1628 as a citizen and tallow chandler of London, and parson Lord's tithe book in 1663 as a goldsmith of London [6]. Also owner of P8/9 qv [7]. He died holding the property [8]. 1667-1689 John Glydd, gent [1,7] Grandson of Richard Glydd, senior, and son of Richard Glydd, junior, who predeceased his father. John Glydd was underage in 1667 and custody was granted to his mother, Anne Glydd, widow [8]. For other details see P8/9 [8]. 1689-1732 John Glydd heirs of For details see P8/9 [8]. 1732-1750 Jas Brockman For details see P8/9 [8]. 1750-1840+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [3,4,5,10,11] The property was surrendered to Fuller in 1750 [8].
DETAILS OF TENANCY
<1620-1624 Thos Glydd [6] 1624-1626 Will Reeve [6] 1626-1633 Geo Petter [6] 1635-1640 Will Goldsmith [6] 1641-1641+ Thos Reede [6] <1663 Rich Goodman He was tenant when Mr Howsegoe was rector [6] <1663-1666+ Bart Bodle He held the property at an annual rent of £23 [6]. He was paying £1:2:6d per half year for tithes [6]. <1702-1702+ Bart Bodle [5] <1707-1745+ John Veness [5] <1751-1755+ Thos Veness [5] <1765-1775+ Mrs Veness, widow [5] <1785-1795+ Rich Carley [5] <1805-1805+ Hen Bourne [5] <1815-1815+ John Bourne [5] <1825-1825+ Parish [5] <1839-1839+ John Holloway [5,10]
SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry
1. ESRO ASH 165. 2. ESRO ASH 166. 3. ESRO ASH ** 4. ESRO ASH 736. 5. ESRO Brightling land tax. 6. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Lords Tithe book. 7. ESRO SAS/RF/13/15-63. Title deeds. 8. ESRO SAS/RF/1/281-292. 9. ESRO SAS/RF/1/293-308. Title deeds of Frymans Wish. 10. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 11. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300 - survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 12. SRS Vol. 47, T.187. 13. ESRO XA 5/2 - Hearth Tax Returns. 14. ESRO ACC 2542/1 - Map of c.1620. BRIGHTLING - BRIGHTLING PLACE [P8/7]
Brightling Place was a tenement of Sockenersh Manor called KEMPS.
In 1680 5 manorial tenements of Socknersh called Kemps qr. 3/4d [M199/20], Rambards qr. 7d [M199/21- see P8/32], Hoathreeds qr. 10d [M199/22], Rookefield and Mortimers Down qr. 1/3d [M199/23] and Thorndens qr. 1/8d [M199/24]. Also 3 tenements held of Glottenham Manor called Kings Meadow [M93/17], Woodmans [M93/18] and Goodsalls [M93/19].
DETAILS OF PROPERTY
<1516-1606+ * + 16a. Kemps was during this period held by itself. Kemps is later called 16 acres, but whether it had a house upon it at this period is not known [5]. <1616 * + 22a. Hoathreeds (6a.) was acquired from Thomas Orgles a little before 1616 and merged with this property [5]. 1613-1613+ Rambards (P8/32) was acquired from John Hay in 1613 and merged with this estate [5]. <1631-1631+ Ho + 52a. By 1631 the owner had acquired Rookefield and Mortimers Down (30a.) which were merged with this property [5]. <1667-1680+ Ho + 78a. Sometime between 1625 and 1667 Nehamiah Panton acquired 3 tenements of Glottenham Manor, being 7a. called Kings Meadow, 12a. called Woodmans adjacent the last and 7a. called Goodsalls also adjacent the last. Total = 26 acres [7]. In 1625 these three tenements were owned by John Atkins in the right of his wife Jane, daughter of Michael Hawkins, but by 1667 they had been merged into this farm. Panton's Brightling Estate is described in a settlement of 1667 as 30a. land at the southern end of the estate + house (Brightling Place) and 40a. all in his own occupation - total 70a. The 30a of land at the southern end were called Cutsolls, Woodmans, Kings Meade, The Stone, Rickfield & the crofts between Hoathreads and the Stonework Field. Abuts:- N = lands of William Cooper dec (ie P8/25) and Nehamiah Panton (part of this property); E = Highway Hollingrove Mill to Socknersh; W = land called Abletts (P8/22); S = Highway Hollingrove to Mountfield. The house + 40a are called Barley Croft, North Meadow and its woodland, and The Hoads with its woodland [4]. In 1680 William Hicks held of Socknersh Manor 16a. called Kemps, 18a. called Rambards, 6a. called Hoathreeds, 30a. called Rookefield, and Mortimers Down + 16a. called Thorndens. Totals = 86a. This includes P8/32. The descriptions generally do not mention buildings [5]. <1717-1717+ Ho, bldgs + c.112a. Described in a sale of 1717 as a messuage, barns, buildings etc + 16a. called Brightling Place als Kemps (ie. this property); lands called Ruckwoods als Reckwoods (30a.); messuage, smiths shop and 23a. called Rambords als Rambards (P8/32); lands and wood called Hoath Reeds (7a.). Abuts of Hoath Reeds:- W = highway Burwash to Collingham Cross; N = other lands included in this conveyance; E = lands late Robert Cooper, deceased; S = stream. Also 3 pieces called Kings Mead, Gutsolls and Woodmans (30a.) abutting as follows:- S = highway Hollingrove Green to Mountfield; N = lands late Robert Cooper called Hese, land called Hoath Reeds and a small brook; E = little lane or highway from Darvell to the Highway from Brightling to Robertsbridge Town going out of the said highway against Hese Down; W = lands late Thomas Easton called Abbletts (P8/72). Also 4 pieces of land (16a.) called Thornden late in occupation of John Bryant and John Hammond. Abuts:- N = land late Snatts (P8/44); S,W,E, = lands described above; E = lands late John Busbridge, Esq (P8/26). Total acreage given as 122a., but the abutments are the same as shown on the map of 1717 which gives the acreage of these properties as 102a. [3]. The map of 1717 shows this property, called Brightling Place, as being a house, stable, barn, another house, smiths shop + 102a.1r.29p. [2]. <1753-1753+ 4 Hos, + 196a. Described in a deed as a capital messuage called Brightling Place, with barns, stables, buildings + 102a.2r.(ie. P8/7 + the lands of P8/32). Also a messuage, barn, stables, + 55a.2r. called Hesmans or Hesdown (ie. P8/25). Also 7a.3r. of land called Tippetts (P8/72). Also woodland called Sheep Field Wood (10a.2r.) + Twyfords Wood (8a.2r.) + Horswood (5a.2r.) + The Shaw adjoining the Three Cornered Field (3a.2r.) + 4 Small Shaws containing 2 acres. All the above were in the occupation of Stephen Fuller. Also a messuage + blacksmiths shop with small spot of ground late in the occupation of Thomas Noakes (ie. P8/32). Also a messuage or tenement, garden and orchard called Old Squires late in the occupation of Issac Holman (P8/72). Total = 4 messuages + 195a.3r. [3]. This description is of the whole estate. <1836-1839+ Ho, bldgs + 166a Described in a survey of 1836 as houses, smithy, wheel wrights, pub + 166a.0r.24p. called Brightling Place Farm, being plots 346-389 [9]. Described in the 1839 tithe award as Hos, bldgs + 136a.3r.11p. plainland leased with the house + 12a.3r.14p. tenanted with Glebe House + 14a.2r.31p. of woodland in hand. Total = 164a.1r.16p. [10].
DEVELOPMENT OF PLACE ESTATE
<1667 P8/32 Acquisition of Rambards Farm (P8/32) by Panton 1717 P8/25 Ownership of Hesemans (P8/25) merged with the estate 1745 P8/72 Acquisition of Abletts (P8/72). 1745x1753 P8/22 + P8/33 + P8/44 Brownoak Farm (P8/22, including P8/33 & P8/44) + 52a marsh in Bexhill called Priory Marshes + 11a marsh in Hooe called Gibbidams (in all 2 houses + 279a) was inherited from Fuller's father-in-law and merged into the estate. 1800 MERGED The entire estate (comprising 4 houses + 433 acres in Brightling, Burwash, Hooe and Bexhill) was merged into BRIGHTLING ESTATE.
DETAILS OF HOUSE
1662 House assessed @ 11 flues Dr Nehamiah Panton was assessed at 11 flues in the hearth tax returns [6]. 1717 House & gardens shown House shown with gardens and formal gates [2]. c1750 House Rebuilt The present house has not been viewed internally. It appears to date from c1750 and is a relatively large brick structure comprising two joined parellel ranges (one behind the other) with terminal chimneys and a central entry in the south front.
DETAILS OF BARN c1750 Barn Rebuilt The barn, across the road to the east of the house, is a 5 bay structure with leanto outshots. It is a rebuild of c.1750 using earlier material. For further details see ROHAS Report No 16.
POOR RATE ASSESSMENT
1663 £45 [8].
LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [1]
1702-1715 £36. 1725-1735 £50 'Tippets' [P8/25] merged 1745-1839 £62 Reassessment.
DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP
<1516-1516+ Agns Coole She held the Sockenersh tenement called Kemps, but not the other properties [5]. <1606-1606 Robt Walshe, knight. He held only Kemps, which he alienated to his daughter in 1606 [5]. 1606-1606+ Anne Walshe Daughter of Robert [5]. <1613-1618 Geo Shurley He owned Kemps by 1613, in which year he acquired Rambards from John Hay in 1613 & Hothreeds from Thomas Orgles + wife a little before 1616 [5]. In 1618 (court book entry 1620) he alienated the entire property [5]. 1618-1631 Hen Panton [5,8]. He alienated to Nehamiah [5]. 1631-1667+ Nemh Panton, gent [5]. Of Brightling in 1667 when he made a settlement of the estate to the use of his children [4]. <1680-1680+ Will Hicks [5] <1711-1717 John Hicks, gent [1] John was the eldest son of William Hicks of Salehurst, yeoman, who by 1717 was dead [3]. He was described as of Brightling when he sold the property in 1717 [3]. 1717-1717+ Laur Noakes, gent [1] He was described as 'Junior' of Brightling in 1717 when he acquired the property [3]. <1753-1795+ Step Fuller, gent Of Brightling in 1753 [3]. He had married Elizabeth, only daughter and heir of Laurance Noakes, of Brightling, gent, deceased [3]. His executors were assessed for the property in 1805 [1]. 1800-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [1,9,10] John Fuller of Rose Hill acquired the entire Brightling Place Estate from the executors of Stephen Fuller in 1800 for £4,536:4:9d [3].
DETAILS OF TENANCY
<1618-1631 Hen Panton Owner-occupier. He paid £3 pa tithes up to 1621, variable amounts between £3:16:0 & £4:19:8 from 1622-1627, then £4 pa. [8]. 1632-1667+ Nemh Panton, gent Owner occupier [4,6,8] He paid the tithes for this property from 1633, the figure paid from 1640-1642 being £5 pa [8]. In 1642 Nehamiah paid 14/9d towards the relief of the Irish Protestants, the 5th highest contribution amongst the 83 entries for Brightling [11]. In 1663-4 some of the lands were occupied by Thomas Slowman, and in 1665 Captain Collins took over the tenancy of Slowman's part [8]. <1702-1715+ John Hicks, gent Owner occupier [1]. <1725-1745+ Laur Noakes Owner occupier. Called junior in 1725 [1]. <1753-1775+ Step Fuller, gent Owner occupier of P8/7 and P8/25 [1,3]. <1785-1795+ Thos Paine [1]. <1805-1805+ John Nesble [1] <1815-1839 Geo Lovell [1] 1839-1839+ Anth Turner + J B Hayley, clerk Hayley occupied only 13a. of the farm, Turner the house and the remainder of the plainland. The woodland was in hand [10].
SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry
1. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 2. ESRO Acc 2452 - Map of Brightling Place. 3. ESRO SAS/RF/8/74 + 82 + 85-86 + 90-91. 4. ESRO AMS 1840 5. SAS Budgen 11 - Socknersh Manorial Documents. 6. ESRO XA5/2. Hearth tax returns. 7. ROHAS AMS 21 - Glottenham court book. 8. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Tithe Book. 9. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300 - survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 10. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 11. PRO E179/191/390. BRIGHTLING - COLDHARBOUR FARM [P8/8]
Held of the Manor of Burghurst - part Saintridge quitrent 10d [M35/87-89]
DETAILS OF PROPERTY
<1540-1638+ Toft, gdn + 17a During this period the property formed part of Giffords Farm (P13/28). However, it had once been a separate property, for it is described in 1540 as a toft, garden and 17a.1r. of land (details given) called Sant Rege held of Burghurst Manor at a quitrent of 3/- [1]. The property was sold off from Giffords between 1638 and 1662. See the historical background of P13/28. <1662-1839+ Ho, bldgs + c.27a. The property was described in a rental of Burghurst Manor dated 1726 as 25a. in Brightling and Dallington being part of Saintridge late Richard Relfs and Barhams [2]. A deed of the same date describes it in more detail as a messuage, barn, stable, stall, out-buildings + 26a. in Brightling and Dallington, once part of the lands called Griggs. Abuts:- N = road; W = Haselden; S = a hilly field, and a little shaw all late Richard Relf called Griggs; E = other lands late Richard Relf [4]. Same description given in a lease of 1738 and deed of 1793 [4]. Described in Brightling tithe award of 1839 as a house, + 28a.0r.19p. [6].
DETAILS OF HOUSE
Mid 17th C? House Built The present house incorporates a two bay cottage with an end chimney and very low first floor walls. Most details are today hidden from view. The interior was viewed briefly in 1969, but not surveyed. The matching crosswing was built in the 1960s. 1662-1665 Hearth Tax not identified. 1738 House thatched Lease states that the tenant is to provide straw for thatching the messuage, barn and buildings, but the landlord covenants to make an earth floor in the barn [4].
DETAILS OF BARN
17th C Barn Built Small 3 bay barn with exposed framing. The building was surveyed in 1979; for further details see ROHAS Report No. 467. 1738 Repair Covenants Lease states that the tenant is to provide straw for thatching the messuage, barn and buildings, but the landlord covenants to make an earth floor in the barn [4].
POOR RATE ASSESSMENT
1663 £8 'Coldharbour' [5]
LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [3]
1702-1707 £8. 1715-1735 £7. 1745-1839 £8:5 Called 'Cold Harbour' from 1775.
DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP
<1540-1638+ Part of Giffords in Dallington (P13/28). <1662-1666+ Will Cooke, gent. He purchased this farm from Richard Relfe of Giffords [5]. <1726 Barham [2] <1702 Mary Rawlings, widow Of London when she sold the property to John Stace and his daughter, Mary [4]. <1702-1726 John Earl, pot-founder [3] He held the property in the right of his wife, she having purchased it with her father, John Stace of Dallington, yeoman [4]. John Earl was of Whatlington, pot-founder, when he and his wife Mary (widow of William Whatman of Hawkhurst, mercer) together with Thomas Whatman of Hawkhurst, gent, sold the property in 1726 for £185:5:0 [4]. 1726-1738 Thos Foster, blacksmith [2] Of Brightling when he, with his wife Anne, purchased the property [4], but of Brightling, victualler, by 1727. He was still of Brightling when he made his will 24/1/1738 when he left the property to his wife Anne [4]. 1738-1748 Anne Foster, widow She was still of Brightling and holding the property at her death in 1748 [4]. 1748-1785+ Isac Holman [3] Described as of Burwash in 1748 [4]. He held in the right of his wife, Sarah, who inherited under the terms of Anne Foster's will [4]. <1793-1799 Abr Holman, carpenter [3] Son and heir of Isaac and Sarah. In 1793 (when he mortgaged the property to the tenant, Samuel Veness, for £320) he was described as 'late of Burwash, now of Robertsbridge' [4]. Abraham made a further charge on the mortgage in 1795 and sold the property to the tenant for £525 less the mortgage debt in 1799 [4]. 1799-1805 Sam Veness He purchased the property in 1799 with the aid of a £300 mortgage from John Trill of Dallington, Bricklayer [4]. He sold the property for £700 in 1805 [4]. 1805-1839+ ASHBURNHAM ESTATE [3,4,6]
DETAILS OF TENANCY
<1663-1666+ John Wyn [5] <1702-1707+ Thos Veness, jnr [3] <1715-1715+ Rich Veness [3,4] <1725-1725+ Jas Veness [3] 1726-1727 Isac Veness [4] 1727-1755+ Sam Cleaver [3] He held by lease dated 20/3/1727, and this was renewed for 5 years at £9 from 25/3/1738 [4]. <1765-1805+ Sam Veness [3,4] <1815-1815+ Jas Veness [3] <1825-1839+ Will Crouch [3,6]
SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry
1. ESRO AMS 5692/1. Survey of Burghurst manor. 2. ESRO ASH 202. 3. ESRO Brightling land tax. 4. ESRO ASH L 651-671. Title deeds. 5. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Tithe Book. 6. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. BRIGHTLING - GREAT WORGE [P8/9]
Demesne of the Manor of Worge, forming part of Robertsbridge Abbey Estate until 1617.
DETAILS OF PROPERTY
<1567-1690+ Ho, bldgs, mill + 530a. Detailed survey of the property, including field by field descriptions and detailed abutments. The total farm = House, bn + 378a.3r.11dw of land, pasture, meadow & wood. There is a separate survey of Combe & Rounden woods held by the same tenant (see P8/64). If Willingford Mill, Rounden Wood & Combe Wood are added, then the abutments show that the property in 1567 is identical in extent to that in 1610 [1]. Described in a deed of 1610 as the manor or farm called Werd als Werth and one dwelling house, with barns, stable and edifices + two water mills called Willingford Mills + 530a. of which 1a. is in Burwash, the residue in Brightling [5]. For the earlier history of Willingford Mills see P8/48. There is a detailed map of the property made in c.1620 [12] The farm is described in a deed of 1649 as a farm called Weard, viz. one messuage, 2 barns, 1 outhouse called the sheephouse or wainhouse, and lands called Holtscroft, The two crofts above the house, the field above them heretofore part of the Upper Wood, the two Beechfields, The Eighteen Acres, The Upper Marling, The Pillrede, The Three Fields called Ashredes, The Lower Marlings, The Bramble Field, The Little Meadows, Homefield, Lodge Wood and The Ryecroft (170a.). Also piece of wood called The Upper Wood (11a.). The farm also included the following lands which were separately occupied, viz. Land called Harpfield, The Furlong Field and The Sire (30a.). Also woodland called Homefield Wood (26a.), Wellgrove (4a.), Blackbrooks next Glaziers Forge (80a.) and Blackbrooks next The Sire (50a.). Also a messuage, and mills + 10a. called Wynnamford Mills (also separately occupied - see P8/48). Total = 381 acres. The above excludes Combe Wood and Rounden Wood which were in the same ownership and were included in the 1610 deed [5]. These excluded lands are described in a deed of 1664 as Combe Wood (30a.), Rounden Wood (80a.), land adjacent Rounden Wood (7a.), Innings Wood (13a), Wellgrove Wood (3a.). Total = 133a. Overall Total of the farm = 514a. The 1664 deed also mentions Blackbrooks Wood next Glaziers Forge, Blackbrooks Wood next the Sire, and Homefield Wood, all of which are also mentioned in the 1649 deed [5]. The farm is described in a deed of 1690 as a capital messuage called Weard als Woord als Worth + lands and woods (200a.) + Harfield and Furlong Field (14a.) + Sire Meadow (16a.) + Woods called Combe Wood, The Rounden, Blackbrooks next Glaziers Forge, Blackbrooks next the Sire, Millers Wood, Homefield and Wellgrove (300a.). Total = 530a. Also Willingford Mill and lands, for which see P8/48 [5]. A deed of 1733 describes the farm as a messuage called Weard Farm and Weard Manor House + lands (177a.). Also lands called Lower Marling, Longbrook, Bramble Field, The Sliding Field, and Three Other Closes in Brightling and Burwash (33a.) + rights of Stocking on Brightling Down with sheep and cattle + woods in Brightling and Burwash called Sugar Loaf Wood (32a.), Mill Wood (7a.1r.), Combe Wood (24a.1r.14p.), First Blackbrook (67a.1r.12p.), and Second Blackbrook (47a.2r.8p.) [5]. Note that by this date Rounden Wood had been sold. <1745-1836+ Ho, bldgs + 262a. From between 1735 & 1745 the lower part of this farm, called Sirelands, was transferred to Little Worge (P8/6) [2]. Described in a survey of 1836 as a house, buildings + 183a.3r.36p. plainland + 78a.1r.28p. woodland. Total = 262a.1r.24p. [9]. <1839-1839+ Ho, bldgs + 336a. The plainland acreage is given in the 1839 tithe as 174a.3r.26p. + woodland of 161a.3r.16p. Total = 336a.3r.04p.
DETAILS OF HOUSE
The house was surveyed in 1987. For full details see ROHAS Report No. 1023. c.1500 House Rebuilt The present house incorporates a good quality 4 bay wealden hall-house. pre 1567 House Modified Hall floored & Chimney inserted. 1567 Detailed Desciption The house was described in 1567 as follows:- Built on the west side of the footway leading from Dallington to Burwash through the lands of the tenement is one messuage or dwelling house made of timber punchion and space and covered with tile, containing in length 47 ft and in breadth 19 ft, wherein is one hall containing in length 19 ft and in breadth 16'6" over and beside the entry with a fair chimney of brick. There is also in the same house on the north side of the hall one little room called the parlour containing in length 11 ft and in breadth 9'6". And there is also in the same house on the north side of the hall another little room called the buttery containing in length 11 ft and in breadth 9'6". There is also on the south side of the same hall in the said house two other rooms whereof the one contains in length 12 ft and in breadth 9 ft and the other contains in length 12 ft and in breadth 9'6". There is also in the north end of the same house two 'loathes' or chambers, the one of them having a chimney in it. There is also in the south end of the same house one 'loathe' or chamber. Late 16th C House Extended Small fully jettied heated parlour added. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 4 flues Stephen Scivier was assessed for this house @ 4 flues [13]. c.1700 Major Extensions The house was extended to the rear in stone.
DETAILS OF THE KITCHEN
1567 Detailed Description The Kitchen was descibed in 1567 as follows:- There is built on the west side of the same dwelling house, 14 ft distance from the same, one kitchen made of timber and covered with tile which was lately built by Thomas Glydd the elder, now farmer here, containing in length 30 ft, in breadth 16'6", having in it one room for to dress meat in with a 'reredashe' oven and an oast to dry malt, 'loathed' over and two other rooms, one for a bakehouse and one for a milkhouse 'loathed' over.
DETAILS OF BARNS
A barn survives on the site today, but only a fragment is of 16th or 17th century date. It was briefly viewed in 1987, but not surveyed.
1567 Detailed Description There is built also upon the same one fair barn made of timber and covered with straw in length 63 ft, in breadth 24 ft, having in the west end under the same roof a stall for 8 oxen, and there is an outlet in the east end now a stable and will serve 11 horses. [1] c1617 A BARN - In 1617 Rich Glydd the Younger bought Maggotts in Dallington from his (? elder) brother Thomas. Not long after, he gave his brother Jeffrey (tenant of Worge) permission to pull down the barn on Maggotts and set it up again by Richard's house at Worge. [1]
POOR RATE ASSESSMENT
1663 £44 'Worth' + £3 'Rounden' + £10 'Pasturage of the down' [6].
LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [2]
1702-1735 £43 for land + £40 for wood. + £10 'Sirelands' 1745-1839 £52 for Worth + £48:5 for wood - (general reassessment). From 1745 Sirelands were tenanted with Little Worge (P8/6).
DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP c1176-1617 ROBERTSBRIDGE ESTATE Held by Robertsbridge Abbey until the dissolution, and then acquired with the rest of the estate by the Sydney family of Penshurst Place, Kent
DETAILS OF TENANCY
<1473-1473+ John Martin He is described in a quitclaim regarding another property as 'John Martin of the Werthe' [11]. 1523-1531 Thos Borther Of Brightling. He obtained a 21 year lease of the property (described as the 'manor of Werde') from the abbey in 1523, but vacated before the full term of the lease [4,5]. 1530-1530+ Rich Glydd I, yeoman. Of Brightling. He acquired from the abbey a lease of 'the manor called Werde with all lands, houses etc in Brightling and the mills called Wynhamford' in 1530. Term 80yrs @ £6.13.4 pa. [3] <1567-1604 Thos Glydd [1,4] <1604-1618 Rich Glydd II Born and died in Brightling, aged 69 at death in 1618. He had married Martha, a Surrey woman, by whom he had six sons. Brass in Brightling Church. Martha died in 1619. Richard had acquired a new lease of the property in 1604 [5], and in 1610 was described as 'Of Worth in Brightling' being a servant to Robert, Lord Sydney of Penshurst, Viscount Lisle, Lord Govenor of Flushing and Lord Chamberlain to the Queen. Lord Sydney was the owner of this property [5]. Richard was still in occupation in 1617 when the property was purchased by his son, Richard Glydd [5]. In his will Richard II left the residue of his lease of Worth to his eldest son, Thomas. Richard II owned land in his own right, and in his will he bequeathed to his son, Thomas, his lands in Dallington called Prinkle; to his son Jeffrey all his lands in Dallington purchased of Thomas Stollion, gent + copyholds in Warbleton & Dallington on proviso of paying £50 to another son, Michael; to son Michael lands & houses in Ashburnham (P1/59); and to son Simon lands & houses @ Woods Corner bought from Richard & Herbert Afield and now in occ. John Rogers & John Rabbett [10] 1618-1642+ Jeff Glydd [6]. A son of Richard Glydd II (previous tenant), and younger brother of Rich Glydd (the owner) [1]. According to his father's will the tenancy should have gone to Jeffrey's eldest brother, Thomas, but Jeffrey was paying the tithes on the farm in 1618 and continued to do so until after 1642. Until 1625 he paid £8:6:0 in tithes, but this reduced to £4:10:0 in the early 1630s, and £6:0:0 from 1637. It seems likely that during this latter period that part of the land called The Sirelands was let separately, either to the tenant of Willingford Mill (P8/48) or present day Little Worge (P8/6) or Stonehouse (P8/20) [6]. All the Great Worge tithe entries include a sum for herbage on Brightling Down [6]. In 1624 Jeffrey had received a new lease of the farm from his brother for 18yrs 3 months @ £56 p.a. He also obtained a lease of lands called Maggotts in Dallington @ £9 p.a. [1] In 1642 Jeffrey contributed 16/- towards the relief of the Irish Protestants, the 4th highest contribution out of the 83 entries for Brightling Parish [14]. <1649-1649+ Edw Jarvis + John Newington [6]. Jarvis occupied the house + 181 acres, Newington occupied the 30a. called Sirelands. The woodland was in hand [5]. <1663-1666+ Step Scivier + Than Ticehurst In 1665 Thankful Ticehurst, of Burwash, was Scivier's undertenant and was paying £10 per annum for part of Worge [6]. <1690-1690+ Laur Noakes + John Noakes + Nich Gurr Laurance and John Noakes were tenants of the house and lands called Worth, Nicholas Gurr was tenanting the 30a. called Harfield, Furlong Field and Sire Meadow. The woodlands were in hand [5]. <1702-1737+ Jas Potter In 1702 James Potter was assessed with Richard Tharpe for this property, and from 1707 onwards he was assessed alone for this property [2,5]. According to a deed of 1733 the Sirelands (33a.) together with the right to stock on Brightling Down were in the occupation of Richard Basden, who held at an annual rent of £20 [5]. James Potter occupied the remainder of the property [5]. <1745-1775+ Will Wickham [2] <1785-1805+ Thos Bourne [2] <1815-1815+ Hen Bourne [2] <1825-1825+ Jas Cook [2] <1839-1839+ John Smallfield [2,8]
SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry
1. BL ADD MSS 45194. 2. ESRO ELT Brightling. 3. SRS Vol 47 p182 item 12. 4. VCH Sx. Vol 9 p230. 5. ESRO SAS/RF/15-63 - Title Deeds. 6. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Tithe Book. 7. ESRO SAS/RF/1/281-308. 8. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 9. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + Acc 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 10. HMAG Sx.F.12. 11. HPL B 53. 12. ESRO ACC 2452/1 - Map of c.1620. 13. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth Tax Returns. 14. PRO E179/191/390.
BRIGHTLING - DIVERS COTTAGE [P8/10]
Wayside cottage built upon waste of the Rape of Hastings, being T.284.
DETAILS OF PROPERTY
<1718-1735 2r. Land Described in a rental of 1718 as 2 wastes. Where houses existed they are mentioned in the rental [3]. 1735-1788+ Cot + 2r. Described in a survey of 1788 as a cottage + 0a.2r.09p. [1].
DETAILS OF HOUSE
<1718-1735 No house See above. 1735 House built. A three bay, central chimney house with a contemporary rear leanto. The rebuild is dated on the chimney cap. The structure was viewed by ROHAS during building works in 1975, and surveyed in 1985 - for further details see Report No 210.
LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS
Either not located or not assessed.
DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP
<1718-1788+ Will Baker Initially tenant, and later owner of adjacent P8/46 [1,3,4,5]
DETAILS OF TENANCY
SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry
1. ESRO CHR 18/1 - Wayside rental of 1788. 2. ESRO AMS 6106 - Map of wayside properties - 1780. The plot is wrongly located on the map, being shown too far west. 3. ESRO AMS 5735/53 - Wayside rental, 1718-1725. 4. ESRO AMS 5887 - Wayside rental 1732. 5. ESRO ASH 500-502 - Wayside rentals, 1737-1761. BRIGHTLING - SWALLOWFIELD FARM [P8/11]
Freehold tenement of Glottenham manor called Fycklehurst als Ficklehurst qr. 7/4d [M93/7].
DETAILS OF PROPERTY
<1524-1839+ Mess, barn + 40a. Described in grantof 1524 as a tenement called Fycltylhurst + 40a. in Brightling and in deed of feoffment dated 1564 as a messuage, barn + 40a. called Fyltylhurst als Fytylhurst. Same description in 1591 and 1606, the abutments in 1591 being as follows:- E = land of Sir Robert Tyrwitt
DETAILS OF HOUSE
This house was surveyed by ROHAS in 1990. A summary is given below, but for further details see Report No. 1102.
E 16th C? House built or rebuilt Small structure parellel to the highway. E 17th C Crosswing Added 2 bay crosswing added incorporating a parlour/hall with services to the rear. A bay window & overhanging gable is incorporated into the front facade. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 3 flues John Bryant was assessed for this property at 3 flues, but paid for only 2 flues [8]. c.1700 Main range rebuilt. Main range reconstructed using small timbers. The frame was exposed externally. mid 18th C Chimney partly rebuilt When the chimney was rebuilt the flues were reduced from three to two.
POOR RATE ASSESSMENT
1663 c.£13
LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [2]
1702-1735 £10. Called 'Fittlehurst'. 1745-1839 £12. Called 'Pidlehurst'.
DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP
<1524 Rich Cruttal Of Herstmonceux. He died holding the property [1]. <1524 Step Cruttal Son and heir of Richard Cruttal. Stephen, described as of Dallington, granted the property to John Rich [1]. <1524-1524 John Rich He had acquired the property at some uncertain date from Stephen Cruttal, and in 1524 'granted' the property to John Hothrope [1]. 1524-1524+ John Hothrope Of Wartling in 1524 when he acquired the property [1]. <1544-1544 Anth Hothrope, husb Son and heir of John Hothrope. Of Warbleton in 1544 when he enfeoffed the property on condition of payment of £50 as specified [1]. 1544-1544+ Hen Upton He acquired the property in 1544 [1]. <1564-1564 Will Upton, Esq Of Rye in 1564 when he enfeoffed the property for £77:10:00 [1]. 1564-1564+ Will Apark, yeo. Of Ticehurst in 1564 when he acquired the property, and at his death [1]. <1591-1591 John Apark, yeo. Son and heir of William. Of Tunbridge in 1591 when he conveyed the property [1]. 1591-1606 John Turner He was described as a Citizen and skinner of London in 1591 (when he and James Turner acquired the property) and in 1606 when he sold the property [1]. In 1593 James had quitclaimed all his rights in the property to John [1]. 1606-1606+ VARIOUS In 1606 the property was acquired by George Porter of Battle, Gent, Robert Porter of Burwash, clerk, and Alexander Linsey of Brightling, yeoman. All or some of these may have been trustees. It is possible that the true owner was Alexander Linsey [1]. <1625-1839+ SOCKNERSH ESTATE [7] The property was acquired by Thomas Collin before 1625 [3] and still formed part of the estate in 1839 [5].
DETAILS OF TENANCY
<1524-1593+ TENANTED It is clear from the deeds that the owners did not live in Brightling during this period, but the names of the tenants are not known [1]. <1606 Thos Skinner In 1606 the property was described as being late in the occupation of Thomas Skinner [1]. <1614-1630 Robt Bryant [3]. He paid £2 p.a. tithes for this farm [6] He died whilst tenant and was buried 27/7/1630 [6] 1630-1666+ John Bryant In 1663 he held at a rent of £13 p.a. [6]. He paid £2 p.a. tithes for the property up to 1636, and £1:6:0 from 1663 [6]. In 1642 he gave the small contribution of 6d towards the relief of the Irish Protestants. Out of a total of 83 contributors, he was one of 30 who paid 6d: 18 parishoners paid less, 35 paid more [9]. Bryant is known to have leased additional lands from time to time. For instance, in 1627 & 1628 he paid £1:6:8 tithes for Parkland and The Dens (ie part of Mountfield Park Farm adjacent his own farm) [6], and in 1665 was using the land associated with P8/18 [8]. <1702-1707+ John Veness [2]. <1715-1725+ Step Coney [2] <1735-1751+ Edw Laurence [2] <1755-1775+ Thos Bourne [2] <1785-1825+ John Holloway He became owner occupier, but of Socknersh [2]. <1839-1839+ Thos Holloway [2]. Described as in the owner occupation of Thomas Holloway of Socknersh. The names of the tenants of the house are not known [5].
SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry
1. HPL B 74 (1524), 75, 95 (1544), 105 (1564), 120-22 (1591) 124 (1593), 143 (1606). 2. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 3. ROHAS AMS 21 - Transcript of Glottenham court book (originals housed at Sheppards of Battle). 4. ESRO SHE * Rental of Glottenham manor. 5. ESRO TDE 144. Brightling tithe award. 6. ESRO PAR 254/6/7. Lords tithe book. 7. ESRO SAS/RF/8/169. 8. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth Tax Returns. 9. PRO E179/191/390. BRIGHTLING - SOCKNERSH MANOR [P8/12]
Freehold sub-manor of Dallington [M62/60]
DETAILS OF PROPERTY
<1294-1294+ Ho + 158a. + wood Described in an IMP of 1294 as a messuage and garden worth 2/-; 50 acres of arable worth 16/8d; 100 acres of heath and pasture worth 25/-; and 8 acres of meadow worth 16/- (ie. 158 acres worth £2:17:8d). Also a wood, the pasture and pannage of which is worth 40d. Also manorial rents worth £3:11:8.25d + 1 cock, 4.5 hens and 40 eggs + works and customs worth 4.25d. Also pleas and perquisites worth 2/-. Total annual value of manor £7:4:7.5d [5]. <1551-1551+ The will of Alexander Collins of Lamberhurst mentions his lands and tenements called Socknersh with the furnaces, woods, etc [4]. 1559-1559+ Alexander Collins obtained a 20 year lease from George Martin of Brightling, husbandman, of the lands flooded by water between Socknersh and Owlhole. This lease was renewed, one renewal being dated 1596 [4]. 1605-1605+ Thomas Collins of Brightling, junior obtained from John Hay of Herstmonceux 3 pieces of land (c.9 acres) + a right of way to the Robertsbridge road all abutting North onto Socknersh demesne, being part of Covehurst and Coveling ie. P8/47 [4]. <1622-1622+ Ho, bldgs + 300a. Described in a marriage settlement of 1622 as being 300 acres in extent [4]. <1681-1736+ Capital Mess etc Described in 1681 as a capital messuage called Sockenersh in Brightling quitrent of 3/- [2]. Described in a settlement of 1736 as a capital messuage, or mansion + lands called Socknersh [7]. <1839-1839+ Hos, bldgs + 370a. Described in the tithe award of 1839 as 2 houses, buildings, + 369a.0r.13p. Also Stockmarsh Cottage and 2 other cottages totalling 0a.3r.32p.. Overall total = 370a.0r.05p. [9].
DETAILS OF THE ESTATE
1752 The Estate of Henry Collins in 1752 is described in his will as the manors of Socknersh and Hollingrove and the farm called Fittlehurst in Brightling; Bivelham Farm in Mayfield; Manor of Shadwell in Buxted; a message and farm called Houndshurst in Burwash; Mill Farm (ie. Strawberry Hole) in Northiam; Cold Harbour Farm in Salehurst and Brightling; 8a. of marshland in Wartling and Pevensey; other manors in Kent and Hampshire [7].
DETAILS OF THE HOUSE
This house was surveyed by ROHAS in 1985. A summary is given below, but for further details see Report No. 917.
1529 Called a mansion A deed to lead to the use of a recovery makes specifical reference to the mansion house of Socknersh [4]. c.1620 Mansion Rebuilt Mansion rebuilt either as a 'T' or 'H' plan timber-framed house with an extensive service crosswing. There is uncertainty about the original arangement at the parlour end. External walls of close studding. Good details. 1662-1665 Assessed @ 11 flues. Thomas Collins was assessed at 11 flues for this property [10]. 18th C. House sized down Converted into a farmhouse, and the eastern end (including the principal parlour accomodation) demolished. 1921 Renovations & extensions Major repairs and extensions were undertaken by Mrs Cross in 1921.
BRIGHTLING POOR BOOK ASSESSMENTS
1663 £120 including Woodland [6].
LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [1]
1702-1735 £60 + £16 for Socknersh woodland. 1745-1839 £72:10 + £19:5 for Socknersh woodland.
DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP
<1294-1294 Will de Etchingham Of Etchingham. He died holding the property in 1294 [5] For details of the pre 1469 history of the property see VCH [8]. <1469-1469+Hrs of Simon Bate + Will Covert They held the property in moieties [8]. <1503-1503 John Covert Son of William [8]. 1503-1529 Rich Covert, Esq Richard Covert was of Slagham in 1529 [4]. Cousin of John [8]. He sold his part of the property to John Collins in 1529 [4]. <1517-1517+John Ashburnham [8]. He held the moiety previously owned by Simon Bate. The Ashburnham's finally released their interest in the property in c.1600 [4]. 1529-1537 John Collins He acquired the Covert part of the property in 1529 [4]. At that date John Collins was described as a 'jernmaker' of Burwash [4]. He died holding the property [8]. 1537-1551 Alex Collins I, yeoman Son of John [8]. Of Lamberhurst when he made his will in 1549 [4]. The will was proved in 1551 [4]. 1551-1560 Alex Collins II He inherited, after his mother, under the terms of his father, Alexander Collin's will [4]. He was of Brightling in 1559 and in 1560 when he made his will wishing to be buried in Brightling church [4]. <1578-1612 Thos Collins I, yeoman Brother of Alexander II [8]. An award concerning Socknersh was made in favour of Thomas Collins of Brightling, yeoman (one of the sons of Alexander Collins of Lamberhurst) in 1578 [4]. He was still described as of Brightling, yeoman when he leased 2 acres of land adjacent to the Socknersh demesne, in 1596 [4]. These 2 acres, leased from George Martin, the younger of Brightling, yeoman, are described as 'the south side of the ponds called Upper Ponds of Socknersh' abutting:- N to Thomas Collin's Socknersh; W to George Martin, senior's Mortimers; S and E to George Martin, junior's Owl Hole. [4]. Thomas obtained a stint of some of the manorial rights over Socknersh from the lord of Dallington manor in 1602 [4]. Thomas died holding the property in 1612 [8]. 1612-1618 Mary Collins, widow Wife of Thomas. She paid #6:13:4d per annum for tithes in 1615-1618 [6]. She died holding the property, having made her will 2/7/1618, proved 28/9/1618 [4]. 1618-1667 Thos Collins II Eldest son of Thomas I & Mary [8]. Described as of Brightling, junior, when he obtained a small piece of land and a right of way from John Hay in 1605 [4]. He was described of Thomas Collins of Brightling, gentleman in 1607. He formerly inherited Socknersh in 1618 under the terms of his mother's will [4]. A marriage settlement was made concerning Socknersh in 1622, by which date the marriage had already been solemnized between Thomas Collins of Socknersh, gent and Mary one of the daughters of Anthony Cruttenden, of Fishers in Burwash, gent [4]. From 1618-1628 he paid £7:4:4d per annum for tithes, but at michaelmas 1628 he made a new computation by which he paid #7:19:0d tithe for Socknersh, 3/- for Coldharbour, 4/= for Harvie Down, and 4/- for Harmers. Total £8:10:0, which he continued to pay until 1663. By 1637 the total had risen to £9:10:0 and it continued at this rate until after 1641 [6]. In 1642 he contributed 40/- towards the relief of the Irish Protestants, the joint highest amount amongst the 83 parishoners who contributed [12]. Thomas was a staunch Presbyterian and Captain of the Militia, and being a Justice of the Peace celebrated many civil marriages at Brightling in 1653-7 [8]. In c.1660 he constructed a coach-house and stables adjacent Brightling Church, for his use when attending Church [11]. He was described as 'Captain' by Parson Lord 1663-1665, to whom he paid £10 per year tithes [6]. He died in 1667 [8]. 1667-1709 Thos Collins III, Esq [1,2] He was the nephew of Thomas II, and son of Increased Collins, and inherited the estate in 1667 [8] In 1675 Elizabeth Collins of Socknersh, widow surrendered to Thomas Collins of Socknersh (her nephew) her dower rights in the property, being the capital messuage or manor house called Socknersh with barns etc + 50a. of named lands and woods, part of Socknersh, in her own occupation [4]. In 1695 Thomas acquired from the Bishop of Chichester the right for he and his family to bury their dead in the north chapel of Brightling church and to set up tombs in the same. The Collins family were to maintain and repair the said chapel [4]. Thomas died in 1709 [8]. 1709-1736 Hen Collins I, Esq [1] Only surviving son of Thomas III [8]. He let the house in 1724 and removed to Hampshire [8] being described as of Carhampton, Hampshire in 1736 when he entered into a settlement with his son and heir apparent, Henry Collins, Esq of Brightling on the intended marriage of Henry Collins, junior with Jane Venables, spinster, eldest daughter of James Venables, Esq of Woodcott, Hampshire [7]. The settlement included Socknersh, Hollingrove, Sperwells, Mill House Farm (all in Brightling and Battle), the manor of Shadwell in Buxted, the manor of Turnford in Kent and Bivelham Farm in Mayfield [7]. 1736-1753 Hen Collins II, Esq, He acquired the property under the terms of his marriage settlement and made his will 22/10/1752 when living at Woodcte, Hampshire. The will was proved at London 21/4/1753 in which he desired to be buried in 'My chancel' of the parish church of Brightling near his parents and ancestors. The will mentions his wife Jane and cousin George Luxford of Windmill Hill, Esq. If his heirs failed (which they did) the estate was to be inherited by the said George Luxford [7]. Henry Collins heirs were assessed for the property in 1755 [1]. 1753-1759 Geo Luxford, Esq Of Windmill Hill, Wartling in 1752 and at his death in 1759 [7]. He was the cousin and heir of Henry Collins [7]. By his will, made 12/8/1757, proved 9/5/1759 he left this property to his brother Thomas Luxford for life with remainder to his neice, Mary Wilson, daughter of Robert Wilson of Lombard Street. She married Stephen Comyns, junior of London, merchant, who thereby acquired the property in 1763 [7]. 1763-1792+ Step Comyns, Esq [1] He is described as of London, merchant, in a settlement involving his father, Stephen Comyns of Lincolns Inn in 1763 [7]. In Stephen and Mary are described as of 'Love Lane', London in 1785 when they mortgaged the property [7]. They, with their son, Stephen George Comyns of Windmill Hill, Sussex, took out a further mortgage on the property in 1792. Both mortgages were made by Thomas Graham who in 1800 was granted a decree in Chancery foreclosing on the mortgage [7]. 1800-1805+ Thos Graham, Esq [1] He is described as of Lincolns Inn in 1785 when he acquired a mortgage on the property. The mortgage was foreclosed in 1800 [7]. <1815-1840+John Holloway [1,3,9]
DETAILS OF TENANCY
<1437-1437+Sim Bates He was also owner of one moiety of the property [8]. <1560-1560 Alex Collins II Owner occupier [4] <1578-1612 Thos Collins I yeoman/gent. Owner occupier, a son of Alexander Collins of Lamberhurst [4] 1612-1618 Mary Collins, widow Owner occupier [4] 1618-1667 Thos Collins II, gent/esq. Owner occupier [4] 1667-1709 Thos Collins III, Esq. Owner occupier [1,4]. 1709-1724 Hen Collins, Esq Owner occupier [1] 1724-1735+ Sam Newington [1,7] <1745-1745+Mr Newington [1] <1755-1755+Will Baker [1] <1775-1775+Mr Baker [1] <1785-1839+John Holloway [9]. Became owner occupier [1]
SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry
1. ESRO Land tax. 2. BL AMS 33184. 3. ESRO ASH 736. 4. HPL B 77, 97-98, 102-103, 114, 126, 133, 138-140, 144, 156-157, 167-168. 5. PRO C 133/68/7. IMP of William de Etchingham. 6. ESRO PAR 254/6/7. Lords Tithe Book. 7. ESRO SAS/RF/8/168-191. 8. VCH Sussex, Vol. 9, pp. 228-229. Socknersh & Hollingrove. 9. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 10. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth Tax Returns. 11. HPL B.165. 12. PRO E179/191/390. BRIGHTLING - HOLLINGROVE [P8/13]
Sub-manor of Netherfield called Hollingrove, quitrent 6/8d. Later also a tenement of Burghurst manor called Sperwell, quitrent 4/2d.
DETAILS OF PROPERTY
1613-1640+ Ho + bldgs + land A lease of part of the farm dated 1613 describes the property as a mansion house called Hollingrove House, barn, buildings + part of the demesne lands being 156a [8]. This lease excluded Hollingrove Mill lands and the woodlands, for which see P8/85 & P8/91 [8]. <1736-1736+ Ho, bldgs + 339a. Described in a settlement of 1736 as a manor or lordship called Hollingrove in Brightling & Battle, and the messuage called Hollingrove House, barns, stable + 260 acres of demesne. Also 20 acres of land called Spearwells (P8/82); 50 acres called Millhouse Farm in Battle on the south side of the stream from Deepford to Darwold Pond; + a piece called Goldstone and a brook adjoining to the pond of the late mill and a small parcel of the mill wood in Brightling on the side of the stream being 9a. (p8/85 & 91). All the above lands by 1736 were tenanted together as one property [3]. <1805-1839+ Ho, bldgs + 355a Shown on a map of 1805 as a house, buildings + 141a.3r.21p. plainland + 194a.0r.33p woodland: total 355a.1r.31p. [10]. Described in a survey of 1836 as a house and buildings + 355a.1r.31p. being plots 435-494 [7]. That part of the farm located in Brightling is described in the tithe award of 1839 as a house, buildings + 100a.1r.22p. plainland + 158a.3r.34p. woodland. By this date part of Birchenwood had been felled and divided into alotment plots. These are excluded from the 1839 acreage given above [6].
DETAILS OF HOUSE
1662-1665 Assessed @ 4 flues. Richard Noakes was assessed 4 flues for this property [9]. c.1810 House Rebuilt A map of 1805 shows the house upon a different site, away from the road to the north-east of the present house. The present house is pencilled in on the map, as too are the row of cottages on Sperwell [10]. The house has been viewed internally, and this confirms a c.1810 date for the present tile-hung, 'Queen Anne' style structure.
POOR RATE ASSESSMENT
1663 £28 'Hollingrove' [4].
LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [2]
1702-1735 £30 (Hollingrove) + £18 for Woodland at Hollingrove. 1745-1839 £36:5 'Hollingrove' +£22 'Hollingrove Woodland'
DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP
<1437-1437 Sim Turner He, with his wife, Agness, conveyed the property in 1437 [5]. 1437-1437+ Sim Bates Of Sockenersh when he acquired the property [5]. after 1437 John Bates Son of Simon [5]. after 1437 Thos Selwyn He held in the right of his wife, Agnes, sister of John Bates [5]. after 1437 Thos Selwyn Son of Thomas & Agnes. He was under age when he inherited, his guardian being his uncle, William Ashburnham. He later claimed that William had fraudulently deprived him of the property [5]. <1496-1601 ASHBURNHAM ESTATE [8] William Ashburnham & his wife Alice were holding the property in 1497, and it remained in the possession of that family until 1601 when John ashburnham sold the property [5]. 1601-1608 Nic Lusher + Abr Edwards They acquired the property in 1601 and sold it in 1608 [5,8]. 1608-1666+ Incr Collins He was a younger son of Thomas Collins I of Sockenersh [5,8]. By 1663, when described as 'Captain Increased Collins' he was of Sittingbourne, Kent [4]. <1702-1805 SOCKNERSH ESTATE [1,2,3] In 1667 Thoas Collins III, son of Increased Collins, inherited Sockenersh, and upon the death of his father, Increased, he also inherited Hollingrove, thus merging the two properties [5] See P8/12. Hollingrove was sold in 1805. 1805-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [2,6,7]
DETAILS OF TENANCY
1496-1496+ John Preston He, with his wife, Alice, received a 60 year lease dated 1496 of the manor of Hollingrove together with lands called Skenlonds, The Burge, The Watermill, Mellondes and Foxhillys at an annual rent of #6:13:04d. Under the terms of the lease he was to undertake all the repairs to the buildings etc [8]. In 1499 John Preston received an outright grant of 18a. of land in Brightling and Battle at a quitrent of 8/- [8]. <1613-1613 Mary Collins, widow Owner occupier [8]. Part of demesne lands, including the mill, were let to John Wells [8]. 1613-1621+ Thos Slowman, yeoman [4] He was of Hawkhurst in 1613 when he acquired a 12 year lease of this property at a rent of £33 [8]. He was to keep the messuage and buildings in repair. Farming clauses included [8]. Part of the demesne lands, including the mill, were let to John Wells [8]. Slowman paid £3:10:00 pa. in tithes for the property [4]. <1625-1625+ Nic Skinner [4]. <1627-1642+ Rich Gresham Until 1632 he paid £3:10:0 in tithes, thereafter £4:00:0 pa. [4]. In 1642 he paid 2/- towards the relief of the Irish Protestants, the 17th highest figure out of 83 contributors for Brightling [11]. <1663-1666+ Rich Noakes He paid £30 rent for Hollingrove + Sperewell + Hollingrove Mill [4]. He also held land owned by Widow Axcell [4]. <1702-1707+ Hen Wickham [2] <1715-1805+ Thos Freeman [2,3] It is unclear how many generations tenanted the property. <1815-1815+ Hen Hoad [2] <1825-1825+ Hen Vine [2] <1839-1839+ Jos Reynolds + John Kemp [2,6]
SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry
1. ESRO ACC 2452. Abutment to map. 2. ESRO Brightling Land tax. 3. ESRO SAS/RF/8/168-191 4. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Tithe Book. 5. VCH Sussex, Vol. 9, p. 229. 6. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling 7. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + Acc 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 8. HPL B. 67, 68, 145, 150. 9. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth Tax Returns. 10. ESRO ACC 2452/28 - Map of 1805. 11. PRO E179/191/390. BRIGHTLING - GLAZIERS FORGE [P8/14]
Said in 1761 to be freehold
Most of the land forming this holding was located within Burwash parish, but by 1839 the farmhouse was located within Brightling parish. In addition, Glaziers Forge was historically more usually known as Brightling Forge. For this reason, the property is here entered under Brightling parish. It should be noted that Glaziers Forge Cottage, now (and perhaps always) in Burwash parish, is separately identified by the property reference number P10/131.
DETAILS OF THE FORGE
<1559 Forge built The forge was in existence by 1559 [7]. <1761-1761+ Forge, store + pond Described in a survey of 1761 under the heading 'Between Burwash and Brightling Parishes' as 'an Iron Forge called Brightling or Glaziers Forge, with a store house for Iron, and the pond', being 2a.0r.3p [2].
DETAILS OF THE FARM
<1761-1761+ Ho, bldgs + 32a. Described in a survey of 1761 as a house, barn, stable + 32a.2r.10p, being the Forge House and farm called Glaziers Forge. The lands comprised 9a.3r.01p of arable, 0a.2r.35p of pasture + 22a.0r.14p of meadow. The arable comprised 1a.1r.00p of hops, 5a.0r.24p of wheat & oats, 3a.1r.20p of oats. With repairs to the buildings the farm could be worth 8 shillings per acre, or £13 p.a. [2]. Of the lands, only Forge Field and Barn Mead were in Brightling, the remainder being within the parish of Burwash. The forge was separately leased (see above) [2]. <1839-1839+ Hos + 49a. That part of the farm within Brightling parish is described in the 1839 tithe award as Forge House + 9a.1r.17p. [3]. The lands in Burwash amounted to a cottage + 40a.0r. [4].
DETAILS OF GLAZIERS FORGE HOUSE [IN BRIGHTLING PARISH]
This structure is now a house, but appears originally to have been constructed as a storehouse. It has not been viewed internally.
<1700 'Storehouse' built From its external appearance, this structure appears to date from the17th C. It is a stone and brick building with some stone windows. 1761 Description of building The iron works were described in 1761 as 'an Iron Forge called Brightling or Glaziers Forge, with a store house for Iron, and the pond', being 2a.0r.3p [2]. The present house appears to be identifiable with the store house ™ it is unlikely to be the forge building itself. <1830 Converted into a house By 1830 the structure had been converted into a house, presumably after the forge fell out of use soon after 1785 (see below). 1830 Description of building The house is described in the Driver survey of 1830 as 'a house, pt brick, pt stone, tiled, containing kitchen, parlour, wash house, pantry, vaulted dairy, 3 bedrooms and a garret' [8]
DETAILS OF HOUSE NOW CALLED GLAZIER'S FORGE COTTAGE [See also P10/131] [NOW IN BURWASH PARISH, BUT POSSIBLY ORIGINALLY CONSIDERED TO BE IN BRIGHTLING]
GENERAL NOTE There is some confusion as to the parish within which this house is located. In 1761 it was considered to have been in Burwash parish ™ as is still the case today ™ though the forge itself was divided between the parishes of Brightling and Burwash and was generally considered to be within Brightling. Tithes were paid to Brightling parish for Forge Meadow during the 17th century, whilst the house itself is assessed under Brightling parish (not Burwash) in the hearth tax returns. It is possible that this cottage was the only dwelling in Burwash located within Netherfield hundred and for this reason the parish was not separately identified. Alternatively there might have been an adjustment to the parish boundary between 1662/5 and 1761. Within this archive Glaziers Forge Cottage is separately referenced as P10/131, though for convenience its historical background is dealt with under this entry.
This dwelling was surveyed on behalf of the owners, Peter and Ann Callow, by David and Barbara Martin of Archaeology South-East in 1997. A summary is given below, but for further details see Report 1285 in the East Sussex Historic Buildings Record.
c1600 House built House built. Two-storeyed, two-cell timber-framed dwelling with a northern end timber-framed chimney. E 17th C Chimney rebuilt Timber-framed chimney replaced by two-flue stone-and-brick chimney located upon the same site. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 2 flues Henry Jarman, hammerman, was assessed under Netherfield Hundred, Brightling Parish at 2 flues for this property [6] L17th C Additions Two-bay timber-framed addition constructed to encompass the chimney and provide an additional room and chamber. 1761 House in poor condition In 1761 the buildings were described as in very bad condition and very old. The house was of timber and thatch, and likewise the stable [2]. L18th C Bay demolished Southern service bay of period-A house demolished. Some walls underbuilt in brick and stone. E 19th C Lean-to added Lean-to added onto northern end. 1830 Description of building The cottage is described in the Driver survey of 1830 as 'A cottage, underpinned, timber framed and tiled, with 3 rooms below and 2 over' [8]. Modern Additions and alterations Various modifications undertaken at different dates, including the addition of a rear two-storeyed lean-to outshut and of a rear range.
LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS - BRIGHTLING [1]
THE PLAINLANDS
1702 £1 1707-1745 10/- 1755-1839 £1:15
THE FORGE
1702-1775 £100 'Stock at the forge' 1785-1839 NOT ASSESSED
LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS - BURWASH [-]
Returns yet to be analysed.
POOR RATE ASSESSMENT - BRIGHTLING [5]
1663 £1.
DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP [LAND & FORGE]
<1559-1761+ PELHAM ESTATE [1,5,7] Overlords of the Rape of Hastings and lords of Burwash manor. <1785-1839+ ASHBURNHAM ESTATE [1,3,4]
DETAILS OF TENANCY [LANDS]
<1624-1629+ Leany He paid the tithes for the forge meadow with Mr Mitten in 1626 [5]. <1631-1638+ Step Leany He paid 1/6d tithes for the forge meadow from 1631-1638 [5]. <1663-1665+ Hen Jarman, Hammerman He paid 1/- per half year tithes for the forge meadow and was assessed for the property in the hearth tax returns at 2 flues [5,6]. <1702-1725+ Step Collins A Brightling out-dweller [1] <1735-1765+ Dave Collins A Brightling out-dweller [1] In 1761 David Collins held at will at a rent of £11:10:0 p.a. The farm was then well managed [2]. <1775-1775+ John Cramp Of Burwash [1] <1785-1785+ Sam Cramp [1] <1795-1805+ Hen Ticehurst [1] <1815-1825+ Will Stace [1] <1839-1839+ Will Dawes [1,3,4]
DETAIL OF TENANCY [THE FORGE]
<1559-1559+ Nich Pelham, kt. [7] <1561-1561+ John Pelham [7] <1574-1574+ Thos Stollion Of Warbleton. In 1574 he was working the forge for Sir John Pelham [9]. <1639-1678+ Pelham Worked directly by the Pelham Family - some accounts survive [9]. For many years up to 1652 John Glazier was paid £1 p.a. rent for a watercourse running over his land [9]. <1702-1702+ John Pelham, bart. Worked directly by the Pelham family - accounts survive from 1692-1708 [1,9] <1707-1715 Lord Pelham [1] 1715-1715+ Fuller [9] 1725-1735+ Thos Hussey [1]. Of
SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry
1. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 2. ESRO SAS/FB/116 - Survey of Pelham Estate, 1761. 3. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 4. ESRO TDE 157 - Burwash. 5. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book. 6. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth Tax Returns. 7. ESRO AMS 5858. 8. ESRO ASH 1173 - Driver survey. 9. Streaker, E; Wealden Iron, pp.301-302. 10. Guildhall MSS 3736. 11. ESRO ASH A192. BRIGHTLING - OLD STONESDOWN [P8/15]
Assart Hold of the manor of Burwash [M36/81].
DETAILS OF PROPERTY
<1605-1605+ Part of P8/3 (qv). <1673-1673+ Ho + 4a. Described in 1673 as a messuage and 4 acres of land called Ellis held of Burwash manor at quitrent of 4/4d [1]. However, the tenant 1663-1665 leased other land (part of P8/3) from the same owner. <1726-1836+ Ho + 8a. Described in 1726 as a messuage and 8 acres land caled Ellis quitrent of 4/4d [2]. Same description in 1729 which quotes the abutments as follows:- S = land of Mr Jenner; N,W = Nether Down; E = land of Henry Wickham. Also a way from the said premises to the High Street across Nether Down as formerly reserved to Edward Stone [7]. Described in a survey of 1836 as a messuage, buildings + 8a.0r.33p. called Ellis Land, being plots 508-511 [8]. <1839-1839+ Ho, bldgs + 19a Described in 1839 tithe award as a house, barn + 19a.1r.21p. called Tolhursts Farm + a meadow at Twelve Oaks [9]. Since 1836 that part of Netherdown outside the Park and the meadow at Twelve Oaks had been added to the farm [9].
DETAILS OF HOUSE
House surveyed by ROHAS during major rebuilding works in 1970. For full details see Report No. 37.
1662-1665 Assessed @ 1 flue John Davis assessed for this house at 1 flue [10]. c.1720 House Rebuilt Very small 2 or 3 bay cottage with central chimney 19th C House extended Size of house doubled by the addition of a tall Victoriam wing 1970 Major rebuild Most of the old part was rebuilt in 1970.
POOR RATE ASSESSMENT
1663 £7 'Nethersdown'
LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [6].
1702-1707 £1 1715-1735 £2 1745-1839 £2:10
DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP
<1605-1673+ [1] For details of ownership see P8/3. James Stone was the last of the owners to share the ownership of this property with P8/3. <1726 Edw Stone [2,7] <1726 Abr Wards [2,7] <1726 Adr Spray [2,7] <1726 Frost [7] <1726-1726+ Jas Leadbetter [2] <1729-1729 John Leadbetter He died holding the property on 1/12/1729 [7]. 1729-1785 John Leadbetter [3] Eldest son and heir of John. He was 11 years old in 1729 when he inherited. Guardianship was granted to his mother, Elizabeth Leadbetter [7]. He surrendered the property in c.1785, recorded in the court book in 1791 [7]. c1785-1820 Jas Buss, yeoman [5,6] James Buss acquired the farm in c.1785 and died holding the property in 1820, and by his will made 30/5/1811 and proved in PCC 8/4/1820 [7]. He bequeathed the farm to named trustees for its sale. They sold to the Brightling Estate [7]. 1820-1840+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [4,6,7,8,9]
DETAILS OF TENANCY
<1663-1665+ John Davis, Labourer He also tenanted some of James Stone's land assessed in the poor rates at £7. See P8/3. [11]. <1702-1702+ Thos Churcher + Will Leadbetter [6] <1707-1715+ Will Leadbetter [6] <1725-1725+ John Leadbetter [6] <1735-1735+ Mrs Leadbetter, widow [6] <1745-1755+ Edw Buss [6] <1765-1765+ Will Buss [6] <1775-1815+ Rich Buss [6] <1825-1825+ Sam Ticehurst [6] <1839-1839+ Mrs Ticehurst, widow [6,9]
SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry
1. ESRO ASH 165. 2. ESRO ASH 166. 3. ESRO ASH ** 4. ESRO ASH 736. 5. ESRO ASH ** - 1808. 6. ESRO Brightling Land Tax 7. ESRO SAS/RF/9/50-52. Title deeds. 8. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + Acc 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 9. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 10. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth Tax Returns. 11. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Lord's tithe book. BRIGHTLING - THE GREEN MAN [P8/16]
Freehold of Socknersh Manor held at a quitrent of 2d [M199/14]
DETAILS OF PROPERTY
<1510-1510+ Property described in 1510 as being called Carpenters quitrent of 4/- being M199/14 and 15 [2]. <1583-1840+ Cot + 2r. A deed of 1583 calls the property a messuage, kitchen + close of meadow called Skynners. Abuts:- W = highway Brightling to Robertsbridge; N = land of Walter Purchin; E = John Ashburnham [4]. Same description in 1586 [4]. Called a messuage + 0a.2r. in 1614 [4]. Described in 1616 court entry as a cottage and 2r. at quitrent of 2/- [2]. A deed of 1645 calls it a messuage or tenement, kitchen and close [4]. Described in court entry of 1680 as a tenement, barn and 2r of land in Brightling being parcel of a tenement called Carpenters quitrent of 2/- [2]. A sale of 1716 calls it a messuage and plot of ground in Brightling Street near the parish church [4]. A deed of 1738 calls the property a messuage or tenement, stable, buildings and land called Carpenters [4]. Described in 1836 and c.1840 as a house and garden 0a.1r.16p. formerly the Dog Inn, being a freehold of Socknersh manor called Carpenters, quitrent 2d. Also an adjacent holding called Carpenters, quitrent of 2d [1,5]. Described in the 1839 tithe award as The Old Green Man site (0a.1r.06p.) [6].
DETAILS OF HOUSE
<1583 onwds House There was a house upon this site from at least 1583 [4]. 1662-1665 Hearth Tax entry not yet located c.1700? House Rebuilt The present house has not been viewed internally. It is a central entry house with terminal chimneys. Its external walls are of brick & date from 1700 or a little earlier. There may be an earlier core within. E 19th C? House enlarged. Size of house doubled by the addition of a rear parellel range.
LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [3]
1745 £2:10 1755-1839 £3:10 called 'The Alehouse' in 1755-1785
DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP
<1452-1452 Thos Carpenter [2] 1452-1452+ Wm Merfield [2] <1510-1510 Ccly Mortimer Cecily died holding the property. She was the widow of William Mortimer [2]. 1510-1510+ John Merfield Son and heir of Thomas Merfield, cousin and heir of Cecily [2]. <1583-1583 God Butler, cooper He was of Burwash when, with his son, Paul Butler of Burwash, he conveyed the property [4]. 1583-1586 Rich Carpenter, yeoman Of Brightling when he acquired the property [4]. He sold the property in 1586, when he was styled a husbandman rather than a yeoman [4]. 1586-1614 John Combes In some documents he is styled Comber [2]. He was described as of East Hothley in 1586 when he acquired the property for £30, but was called John Combes, late of Shipborne, Kent, he sold the property in 1614 [2,4]. 1614-1615 Rich Goodwin, wheelwright Of Shipborne, when he acquired the property. He sold it the following year for £30 [4]. 1615-1615+ John Winder Described as of Newenden, Kent, woolen draper when he acquired the property for £30 [4]. He sold the property in 1650 [2]. <1645 Will Winder, tailor Eldest son of John [4]. He died holding the property [4]. <1645-1645 Rich Winder, yeoman Brother and heir of William [4]. He sold the property in 1645 [4]. 1645-1652 Thos Butler, shoemaker [2]. He was of Brightling when, with his wife, Ursula, he acquired the property for £35 [4]. They were still of Brightling when they sold it in 1652 [4]. 1652-1652+ Thos Reed, yeoman Of Warbleton in 1652 when, with his youngest son, Joseph, he acquired the property for £35 [4]. <1663-1665 Jos Reed, linen weaver Of Burwash in 1663 when he mortgaged the property, and still of that parish when, with his wife, Joan, he sold it [4]. 1665-1665+ Thos Collins, tailor [2]. Of Brightling when he acquired the property for £38 in 1665 [4]. He died holding the property before 1680 [2]. <1680-1716 Collins heirs Anne Collins, widow of Thomas, was of Brightling at her death, at which date she left the property to her daughters, Elizabeth, wife of John Keet of Northiam, husbandman, Anne Collins, and Mary, wife of Joseph Grant of Brightling, tailor. Elizabeth and Anne sold their shares of the property in 1716 to their sister [4]. 1716-1732 Jos Grant, tailor Of Brightling in 1716 when he and his wife, Mary, one of the daughters of Thomas Collins, acquired this property out right [4]. He made his will in 1725 and died holding the property in 1732 [4]. <1738-1738 Thos Grant + Anne Austin, widow They conveyed the property to John Fuller of Brightling in 1738 [4]. 1738-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [3,5,6]
DETAILS OF TENANCY
<1785-1805+ Will Fisher [3] <1815-1815+ Hen Hoad [3] <1839-1839+ Geo Freeland [6]
SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry
1. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 - Plot 19. 2. ESRO SAS BUDGEN 11 3. ESRO Brightling Land Tax 4. ESRO SAS/RF/1/127-149. Title deeds. 5. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + Acc 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 6. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. BRIGHTLING - SAINT RIDGE als GRIGGS [P8/17]
DETAILS OF PROPERTY
<1664-1664 Ho, bldgs + 28a. See description in 1667 given below. 1664-1842+ Ho, bldgs + 104a. Described in a sale of 1667 as a messuage called Griggs + barns, buildings & Griggs field next to the highway (2a.11r), Griggs field below the last (10a.), Hillyfield (2a.20r), Griggs forstall (3a.23r), the field east of last (3a.20r), One acre above the orchard (1a.), House & barnfield + the field behind the barn (5a.36r). Total 28a.30r. These lands had been late in the occupation of John Ketchloe. Also Lower Bergeland field (4a.6r), Upper Bergeland field (8a.1r.), Three fields of arable & pasture with their wood (17a.), Foxearth field in Bergeland (4a.), Rockpit field (10a.) 3.5a lately grubbed up, Catts Upper Brookfield (3a.3r), Eastons field above the last (3a.) Brick Kiln field + shaw + wood (12.5a.), the field east of the last (3.5a), Wood called Broomywood adjacent last on the east (1.5a.) + Hollyfield & wood (5a.). Total 75a.10r. all late in occupation of Richard Relf DETAILS OF HOUSE 1605 In 1605 there was only one house upon the combined holding of Giffords & Griggs, but whether this was Giffords or Griggs is not known. The mansion of Giffords was built after that date, and it is possible that it was constructed upon a virgin site. This hypothisis is reinforced by the fact that Brightling is the first parish listed in the 1605 description. For full details see P13/28. <1664 House There was certainly a house upon this property by 1664 [5]. 1662-1665 Assessed @ 2 flues. John Ketchloe was assessed at 2 flues [10]. 1686 House out of repair John Ashburnham stated on 10/7/1686 that the house and barn at Griggs DETAILS OF BARN c.1800 Barn Rebuilt The barn on this property is located near the site of the original house. It was viewed in 1970 and was found to date from c.1800. It was not surveyed. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS - BRIGHTLING [2]. 1702-1735 £10 'Griggs' 1745-1839 £12 'Griggs', later 'pt of Haselden' LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS - DALLINGTON [3] 1711-1735 £10 1745-1840 £8 DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1567-1664 MERGED Part of Giffords in Dallington - See P13/28. 1664-1667 Pet Lyston, merchant. In 1664 Richard Relf of Giffords in Dallington, gent, sold Griggs for £1000 to Peter Lyston als Lester of London, Merchant; Peter Mathews of London, gent & Bondwin Mathews, merchant, being the grandson & sons of Anne Regout [5]. This may have been the forclosure of a mortgage. Peter Lyston was the son of Anna Mathews, daughter of Anna Regout [5]. In 1667 Lyston sold the property [5]. 1667-1667+ Will Buck, smith. William was a citizen blacksmith of London in 1667 when he acquired the property [5]. <1679-1679 John Buck, smith. Blacksmith of London in 1679 when he sold the property [5]. 1679-1842+ ASHBURNHAM ESTATE [2,3,4,6,7] Hon. William Ashburnham Esq purchased this property in 1679 [5]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1631-1639+ Thos Hyland In 1631 he compounded for the tithes of Saintridge, Mussings, Cobly & Griggs, and paid £3:0:0 tithes for these properties until at least 1639 [9]. The entry for 1663 in the tithe book suggests that Thomas Hyland occupied the property almost up to that date [9]: there is no entry for him in either the Brightling or Dallington hearth tax returns. <1662-1665+ John Kechloe He is given as the late occupier in 1667 [5,10] <1686-1686+ John Plummer Of Ashburnham. In 1686 he was renting the property at #30 p.a. [4] <1702-1715+ Thos Veness [2,3] <1725-1735+ Jas Veness [2,3] <1745-1755+ Thos Madgwick Of Giffords in Dallington (see P13/28) [2,3]. <1765-1765+ Beal [2] <1766-1775+ John Bates Tenant of Haselden in Dallington (P13/14) [2,3,8] <1785-1815+ Sim Bates Tenant of Haselden in Dallington (P13/14) [2,3] <1825-1825+ John Veness Tenant of Haselden in Dallington (P13/14) [2,3] <1839-1839+ Thos Simmonds [6]. Tenant of Haselden in Dallington (P13/14) [2] <1842-1842+ John Smith [7]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO ASH 4391. 2. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 3. ESRO Dallington Land Tax. 4. ESRO ASH 931-933 5. ESRO ASH B830, B857-8, B1051 - Title Deeds. 6. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 7. ESRO TDE 146 - Dallington. 8. ESRO ASH 4470 - Map of 1766. 9. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Lord's tithe book. 10. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. BRIGHTLING - NEWHOUSE FARM [P8/18] The majority of Newhouse farm formed part of an estate granted to Bayham Abbey and was called Coveling. The property was also known as Hodge a Mills. DETAILS OF PROPERTY 1612 Ho, + 80a. Described in a deed of 1612 as a messuage + 80a. called Coveling [1]. <1718-1718+ Ho, bldgs + 70a. Described in a deed of 1718 as a manor, messuage or tenement called Coveling als Covehurst + barn, stable, stall, garden, lands (70a.) [3]. <1839-1839 Ho, bns + 124a. The 1839 tithe award gives Newhouse House surveyed by ROHAS 1986. For full details see Report No. 969. <1612 House. It is known that there was a house on the site by 1612 [1]. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 1 flue Issac Cruttenden was assessed for this property at one flue [9]. 1663 House part burnt. Parson Lord records that part of the house on this tenement had burnt down [8]. c.1740 House rebuilt. A five bay central entry house with terminal chimneys and a rear leanto. The ground floor is of brick, the upper floor tile hung timber framing. POOR RATE ASSESSMENT [8] 1663 c.£24. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [2] 1702-1744 £20. 1745-1844 £24 'Picknall Farm' 1745-1775, 'Newhouse' 1795-1844 DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1524-1524 BAYHAM ABBEY [1,3]. <1612-1718 HAREMARE ESTATE For details of ownership see P15/9 [1,3,8]. 1718-1733 Phil Henshaw, Esq. He purchased this property together with P8/26 and P8/47 in 1718, at which date is was described as of Hookland Park in Shipley, Sussex [3,5]. 1733-1738+ Wm Markwick Of Catsfield when he purchased the property [3,5]. <1741-1776 Wm Baker [2] Death of William Baker in 1776 and his Will was proved Jan 1777 [6]. 1777-1777 Eliz Baker, widow [2] 1778-1791 John Baker [2] 1791-1815+ Wm Baker [2] 1822-1844 W E Dyer, Esq [2,7] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1612-1612+ John Butler He held the property at an annual rent of 20/- [1,3]. <1615-1621 Rich Overy, snr. [8] 1623-1631 Ambr Hunt He died whilst tenant, being buried 2/4/1631 [8]. 1633-1636 Geo Overy [8] 1637-1637 Rich Overy [8] 1638-1642+ Geo Overy [8] <1663-1665 Isac Cruttenden He paid 24/- per annum tithes for this property [8]. The hearth tax returns record that John Bryant (of P8/11) was occupying the land [9]. 1665-1665+ Thos Wilson [8] <1702-1719 John Picknall [2] He was of Brightling when he made his will [4]. 1720-1739+ Jas Picknall [2] <1733-1738 Wm Picknall [3,5] <1740-1740 Rich Jannings [2] 1741-1776 Wm Baker Owner occupied [2] 1777-1777 Eliz Baker, widow Owner occupied [2] 1778-1782 John Baker Owner occupied [2] 1783-1790 John Shoesmith Owner occupied [2] 1791-1815+ Wm Baker Owner occupied [2] 1822-1844 W E Dyer, Esq Owner occupier [2,7] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1 ESRO SAS/RF 9/63-80. 2. ESRO Land tax assessment. 3. ESRO SAS/RF 9/63-80. 4. ESRO W/A50/218 5. ESRO Acc 2477 6. ESRO W63/640 7. ESRO TDE 144 Map & schedule. 8. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lords tithe book. 9. ESRO XA5/2 Hearth tax. BRIGHTLING - HUNTERS [P8/19] 3 tenements of Glottenham Manor called Shermans [M93/4], Swiswell [M93/5] and Le Bergeland [M93/6] DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1625-1703+ Barn + 66a. Described in a court book of 1625 as a tenement called Shermans, being 16a. (abutments given), at quitrent 12/- + a tenement called Swiswell, being 16a. land and 4a. wood (abutments given) (quitrent 6/6d) + a tenement called Bergeland being 30a. with a barn built upon it (abutments given). Total = 66a [2]. <1668-1668+ Ho + 78a. Described in a deed of 1668 as a messuage, + 26a. called Shermans and The Wise in Brightling and Mountfield. Abuts:- E,W,S = highway Brightling to Mountfield; N = lands of John Austen, Esq called The Den. Also lands called Querrells, Sweswell and Buryland (52a.) in Mountfield. Abuts:- W,S = lands of William Medhurst called Smith and lands of Henry English, Esq; N = Highway Brightling to Mountfield [6]. <1670-1670+ 2 hos, bldgs + 92a. Described in a deed of 1670 as 2 messuages (one of which built by the late owner, Mr Friend) + 2 barns, oast house, garden and lands called Shermans and Wise in Brightling and Mountfield (36a.) + lands called Querrells als Sweswell and Buryland (56a.) [6]. Same description in 1710 [6]. Same description in a deed of 1749, but see entry for 1749 below which is probably a more acurate measure of the same lands [6]. <1749-1749+ Ho, bldgs + 104a. Described in 1749 as a house, barn and building + 104a.1r.21p. [1]. Described in a survey of 1836 as a house, 2 cottages, barn, + 104a.0r.38p. called Hunters Farm, being plots 397-422 [7]. The 1839 tithe awards gives that part in Brightling being 25a.0r.01p. [8] and that part in Mountfield 71a. 2r.02p. [9]. Total = 96a.2r.03p. Mid 19th C Sketch maps of the Fuller Tenements held of Glottenham manor show Hunters (ie. Shermans) as being a house + 16a.0r.31p.+ Swiswells being 23a.1r.03p. + Bergeland being 31a.0r.30p.. It also indicates part of the farm as not held of Glottenham [4]. DETAILS OF HOUSE <1662 House. There had been a house on this property from at least 1662 [11] and probably long before. 1662-1665 Assessed @ 5 flues. James Friend was assessed in hearth tax at 5 flues - this may have been for more that one house [11]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [5] 1702-1735 £10 1745-1839 £12:10 DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1625-1635 Sim Friend, yeoman [2] By deed of gift dated 1631 he granted the property to James Friend, second son of Simon, though James was to pay Simon £10 per annum [6]. In 1635 Simon conveyed to James out right [6]. 1635-1635+ Jas Friend, yeoman [2]. Second son of Simon. He was of Brightling at his death [6]. <1668-1670 Jas Friend, yeoman Son and heir of James [6]. In 1668, when he mortgaged the property, he was of Sandhurst [6]. 1670-1670 Edmd Weller, gent [1,2] Of Brightling in 1670 [6]. He had a mortgage of the property in 1669 and this was later either foreclosed or the property was conveyed in 1670 [6]. In that year he conveyed the property to his eldest son, William Weller [6]. 1670-1710 Wm Weller, yeoman [2,5] Eldest son of Edmond [6]. He was already of Brightling when he acquired the property from his father [6]. In 1700, by which time he was styled gentleman, William mortgaged the property and he took out another mortgage in 1705 to John Britten of Burwash, gent to whom he conveyed the property in 1710 [6]. 1710-1710+ John Britten, gent Of Burwash in 1710 when he purchased the property [6]. He died intestate whilst holding the property [6] <1722-1722 Rich Britten, yeoman Brother of John Britten. He was of Tichmarsh, Northants, when he made his will 23/6/1722 [6]. He directly that this property should be sold to pay portions for his daughters [6]. However, the property descended to his son, Richard, nephew of John Britten of Burwash, gent, who died intestate [6]. 1722-1749 Rich Britten, gent Of Tichmarsh, Northants. in 1749 when he sold the property [6]. 1749-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [1,3,5,6,7,8,9] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1614-1640 Sim Friend Owner occupier. He paid £1 per annum tithes to the parson of Brightling for this property up to his death in 1640 [10]. It will be noted from the ownership, however, that he had made a deed of gift of the property to his son in 1631 [6]. 1640-1642+ Jas Friend Owner occupier [6]. In 1641 James Friend compounded with the parson of Brightling to pay £1:4:0d per annum tithes for this property [10]. In 1642 he paid 2/6d towards the relief of the Irish Protestants, being joint 13th highest payment out of the 83 contributers for Brightling parish [12]. <1663-1665+ Jas Friend He paid 13/- per half year tithes [10]. <1702-1707+ Will Weller [5] <1715-1715+ Land tax paid by the heirs of Mr Britten - Out-dwellers [5] <1722-1735+ John Gunter [5,6] <1745-1775+ Thos Bourne [5] <1785-1815+ Will Gregson, jnr [5] <1825-1839+ John Hook [5,8,9] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. HMAG MA 157. 2. ROHAS AMS 21 - Court Book. 3. ESRO SHE - rental. 4. ESRO SHE - sketch maps. 5. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 6. ESRO SAS/RF/1/166-182. Title deeds. 7. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 8. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 9. ESRP TDE 47 - Mountfield. 10. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book. 11. ESRO XA5/2. Hearth tax. 12. PRO E179/191/390. BRIGHTLING - STONEHOUSE [P8/20] Copyhold of Robertsbridge Manor called Upperworth als Martyn de Werde als Little Worge quitrent 12/6d. Also a tenement called Tyelands in Burwash, Manor unknown. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1567-1752+ Ho, bldgs + c.70a. Described in a survey of the manor of Robertsbridge in 1567 as being a messuage, kitchen, gatehouse and 40a.2r. land + 27a. wood. Total acreage 67a.2r.0p. [1]. The property is shown on a map of 1734 as a house and 4 buildings + 74a.2r.22p [2]. In 1752 the property is said to have been 'called Littleworth, but then called Stonehouse' [5]. <1836-1839+ Ho, bldgs + 88a. By this date 12a. of land in Burwash caled Tyeland had been merged with this farm. The Farm is described in 1836 as a house, barn, + 88a.3r.22p. called Stonehouse, being plots 51-72 [6]. The 1839 tithe awards give that part in Brightling as a house + 61a.1r.17p. plainland and 16a.1r.06p. woodland [7], and that part in Burwash as 12a.2r.05p. [8]. Total = 90a.0r.28p. DETAILS OF HOUSE <1567 House. There was certainly already a house on the site by 1567, together with a kitchen and gatehouse [1]. 1662-1665 House assessed at 5 flues John Hepden,gent. was assessed for this property at 5 flues [10]. 1752 House rebuilt. According to a memo of 1752 'the dwelling house being ruinous is to be pulled down and rebuilt by licence of the lord' [5]. A map of c.1725 shows the original house to have been near the northern end of the farm [5]. The new house was constructed on the same side of the road but towards the southern end of the farm. The house as rebuilt was a relatively long low stone structure with hipped terminals and a central chimney. It was pulled down by British Gypsum in the late 1980s. It had not been surveyed or photographed. POOR RATE ASSESSMENT [9] 1663 £9 for Word Farm + £18 for his own + £10 for part of Twyfords. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [4] 1702-1839 £20 Called 'Stonehouse' from 1745 DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1441-1442+ John Martin [1] <1498-1498+ John Warres [1] <1527-1527+ Thos Hepden [1] <1536-1567+ John Hepden [1] <1663-1666+ John Hepden, gent [9] <1702-1707+ Rich Hay, Esq. [1,4] <1751-1752 Rich Hay, Heirs of Upon the death of Richard Hay his estates were inherited by Martha Stone, Elizabeth Hay and Catherine Weller, who in 1752 jointly conveyed the property [5]. For more details regarding Richard Hay and his heirs see P3/4. [1,2,3]. 1752-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [1,6,7,8] John Fuller purchased the property in 1752 [5]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1615-1621 Rich Skinner In 1615 he paid £2 tithes for Little Worde and Sheepshaw, together with herbage on the Down. He was still paying for the same properties in 1621 [9]. 1622-1633 God Hepden He paid the tithes on this property [9]. He was buried 28/2/1633 [9]. <1634-1636+ Herb Hepden He paid the tithes on this property [9]. Herbert was buried 12/9/1636 [9]. <1637-1637+ Thnk Hepden [9]. <1641-1641+ Will Snepp [9]. In 1642 William Snepp paid 1/- towards the relief of the Irish Protestants this being joint 22nd highest contribution: being 1 of 11 persons to pay 1/- out of a total of 83 contributers within the parish [11]. <1663-1666+ John Hepden, gent Owner occupier [9]. He paid tithes for Little Word Farm, for his own land SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. SRS Vol. 47 T 159. 2. ESRO ACC 4728/3 - T1. Map of 1734. 3. ESRO AMS 5729/96. 4. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 5. ESRO SAS/RF/1/334-337. Title deeds. 6. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 7. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 8. ESRO TDE 157 - Burwash. 9. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book. 10. ESRO XA5/2. Hearth tax. 11. PRO E179/191/390. BRIGHTLING - WILLINGFORD [P8/21] 2 Copyhold tenements of the manor of Robertsbridge called Clements, quitrent 2/- + Prowdes als Blackbrokes, quitrent 2/-. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1567-1839+ Ho, bldgs + c.30a. Described in a survey of 1567 as a messuage, kitchen, heyhouse and 16a. called Prowdes and 11a.2r.0p. called Clementes [1]. The property is shown on a map of 1734 as a house and 31a.3r.18p. [2]. Described in a survey of 1836 as a house, barn + 31a.3r.24p. called Blackbrooks Farm, being plots 133-143 [4]. The 1839 tithe award gives the property as a house, barn + 31a.3r.24p. [5]. DETAILS OF HOUSE The present house has not been vewed internally, but appears to post-date 1750. For a farmhouse it is of small-average size. A small planned farmyard complex, probably of c.1800, also survives. <1567 House There was certainly a house on this site by 1567 [1]. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 2 flues John Stephens was assessed at 2 flues for this property [8]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [3] 1702-1735 £11 1745-1839 £13:5 'Willingford' in 1745-1755, 'Blackbrooks' in 1775-1795, 'late Ponts' 1805-1839. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1450-1450+ Will Prowdes This is for Prowdes only [1]. <1470-1470 Rich Spencer This is for Prowdes only [1] <1506-1506+ Thos Glydd [1] <1536-1536+ Rich Glydd [1] <1567-1567+ Thos Glydd [1] <1616-1642+ Robt Thawyer [1,6,7] <1663-1665+ Step Thawyer [1,6] <1762-1762+ Edw Auger [1] <1779-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [1,3,4,5] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1616-1642+ Robt Thawyer Owner occupier [1,6,7] He paid £1 pa tithes for this property 1616-1629; £1:4:0 pa 1630-1642 [6]. In 1642 he paid 5/- towards Relief of the Irish Protestants, being one of four persons to pay this amount, making his the joint 8th highest payment out of 83 Brightling contributers [9]. <1663-1665+ John Stephens [6,8] <1702-1725+ Thos Wood [3] <1735-1735+ John Smith [3] <1745-1755+ Mrs Wagstaff Out-dweller [3] <1765-1775+ John Pont [3] <1785-1795+ Rich Carley [3] <1805-1805+ Hen Bourne [3] <1815-1815+ John Bourne [3] <1825-1825+ Parish [3] <1839-1839+ John Holloway [3,5] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. SRS Vol. 47 T. 171 and 172. 2. ESRO ACC 4728/3 T. 54. Map of 1734. 3. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 4. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + Acc 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 5. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 6. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book. 7. ESRO ACC. 2452/1 - Abutment of map of c.1620. 8. ESRO XA5/2. Hearth tax. 9. PRO E179/191/390. Irish Protestants. BRIGHTLING - BROWNOAK [P8/22] Tenement of Socknersh Manor called Brownoak (30a.), quitrent 3/-. Also later tenements of Glottenham Manor merged. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1680 Ho + 30a. <1703-1836+ Hos, bns + c.216a. The 1703 Glottenham Court entry records that since the last court in 1697 the heirs of Phillip Hunton Clerk have sold 38a. called Beakesland (and by implication a house + 60a. called Twyfords) to laurence Noakes Junior [6]. That property was then merged with Brownoak. It is clear from the land tax returns that the farm as described in 1731 had been put together by 1703 [2]. Described in 1731 a 3 messuages, barn and 200 acres called Brownsnoake DETAILS OF HOUSE This house was surveyed by ROHAS in 1982. For full details see Report No. 735. c.1625 House rebuilt. The core of the present house dates from c.1625 and comprises a small 2 cell timber framed structure with terminal chimney. The present chimney incorporates 2 flues. Bearing in mind the hearth tax entry this implies that either the chimney had been rebuilt or the house is later than thought. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 1 flue. The property is assessed at 1 flue in the hearth tax returns as being owned by Laurence Noakes [5]. c.1700. House extended. In c.1700 the house was extended by 2 bays + a rear leanto, more than doubling its size. c.1750. House extended. A small neatly built rear parlour range was added c.1750. Since c.1750 the main roof has been rebuilt to a more shallow pitch. POOR RATE ASSESSMENT [10] 1663 £14 - Browns Noake. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS - Brightling [2] 1702 £10 'Brownoak' (P8/22) + £11 'Glaziers' (P8/83) + £8 'Snatts' (P8/44), + £8 'Beaks' (P8/84) + £14 'Twyfords' (P8/33). Total £51. Also £4 'Woodland' 1707 £51 + £4 for Woodland. 1715 £65 This includes £14 for Tippetts. + £5 Woodland (incl Tippetts Woodland. 1725-1735 £51 Tippetts now merged with P8/7. + £4 Woodland 1745-1839 £60 + £5 Woodland LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS - BURWASH [3] 1711 £3 for Clynch. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1439-1439+ Rich Peryman [4] <1474-1474+ John Bowman [4] <1565-1565 John Synderford [4] 1565-1565+ Step Synderford Son and heir of John Synderford [4] <1616-1616 Step Synderford Son and heir of Stephen Synderford [4]. He was buried at Brightling 22/7/1616 [10]. <1625-1625 John Synderford He 'sold' the property [4]. 1625-1626 Laur Noakes I Laurance Noakes married Agnes Synderford on 10/9/1598 [10]. He died holding the property, and was buried at Brightling 3/4/1626 [10]. The farm descended to his son [4] 1626-1665 Laur Noakes II Son and heir of Laurence Noakes [4]. He is called Laurance Noakes, senior by Parson Lord in 1663 [10]. 1665-1665+ John Noakes [5] <1680-1745+ Laur Noakes III Called senior 1725-1745 [1,2,4] <1755-1800 PLACE ESTATE [2,11]. See P8/7. Stephen Fuller, Esq. inherited this property from his father-in-law, Laurance Noakes. 1800-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [2,7,8,9]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1614-1616 Step Synderford Owner-occupier. He paid the #1:13:4 tithes on this property up to his death [10]. <1618-1618+ Geo Dawe [10]. <1619-1620+ Rich Guer [10]. 1621-1624 Pet Bachelor [10]. 1625-1626 Laur Noakes I [10]. 1627-1630 Sim Noakes [10]. 1631-1632 Robt Dobson [10]. 1635-1665 Lau Noakes II [10]. He paid between £1:12:0 and £1:13:4 pa. tithes for this property between 1635 & 1642 [10]. In 1642 he was one of 30 parishoners who paid 6d towards the relief of the Irish Protestants. In all 83 parishoners made contributions; 18 paid less, 35 paid more [12]. Laurence was called Senior in 1663 [10]. 1665-1666+ John Noakes [10] <1702-1725+ Lau Noakes III Called Senior [2] <1731-1731+ John Cramp [1] <1735-1744+ Josh Pullen [2] According to an unexecuted lease dated 1731 Joshuah Pullen was to hold the lease of this property for 2 years at a rent of #90 per annum [1]. A deed of 1744 calls him Josuah Pelling [1]. <1745-1745+ Lau Noakes [2] <1755-1775+ Land tax paid by owner [2] <1785-1815+ Dave Dunk [2] <1825-1825+ Robt Ade [2] <1839-1839+ Hen Harmer [2,8,9] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO SAS/RF/8/78-79, 83. 2. ESRO Brightling land tax. 3. ESRO Burwash land tax. 4. SAS Budgen 11. 5. ESRO XA5/2. 6. ROHAS AMS 21 - Glottenham Court Book 7. ESRO SAS/RF/15/19 + Acc 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 8. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 9. ESRO TDE 157 - Burwash. 10. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book. 11. ESRO ACC 2452/35. Map of the farm c.1800. 12. PRO E176/191/390. BRIGHTLING - BRIGHTLING COTTAGE [P8/23] Wayside waste held of the Rape of Hastings - Plot 286. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1717-1839+ Cot + 2r. Shown as a house on a map of Brightling Place estate made in 1717 [1]. Described in a survey of 1788 as a cottage and garden (2r.20p.) [3]. Same description in 1806 [4]. Described in the 1839 tithe award as a house, garden (0a.1r.10p.) [2] DETAILS OF HOUSE House surveyed by ROHAS in 1982. For full details see Report No. 737. 1662-1665 Hearth tax entry unknown. Either not located, not assessed or not built by this date. Late 17th C? Cottage built Small single storeyed, two cell cottage with a single flue end chimney. There was always a loft over the main room, but the service room was open to the roof. <1717 Cottage The cottage had certainly been built by 1717 [1]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1718-1725+ Mrs Buss, widow [5]. <1729-1761+ John Gunter [6,7] He acquired a renewed lease of the property in 1729 [3]. He was 26 years in arrears with his rent in 1759 [7]. <1788-1788+ Will Roberts, husbandman Of Dallington in 1788. He held the property by 70 year lease dated 1729 at 4d per annum [3]. <1806-1806+ Parish Overseers They held by renewed lease of 1801 for 20 years [4]. <1839-1839+ B J Hayley, Rev. [2] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1806-1806+ Will Fisher [4]. <1839-1839+ Thos Relf [2] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO ACC. 2452. 2. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 3. ESRO CHR 18/1 + AMS 6106 - Wayside survey 1788. 4. ESRO CHR 18/7 Rental of 1806. 5. ESRO AMS 5735/57 - Wayside rental. 6. ESRO AMS 5887 - Wayside rental. 7. ESRO ASH 500-502 - Wayside rentals. BRIGHTLING - GLEBE HOUSE [P8/24] Glebe House is a wayside cottage built upon waste land of the Rape of Hastings and held as a leasehold from the overlord of the Rape of Hastings. The first known document is the renewal of a lease in 1684, and it seems likely that this replaced an expired 99 year lease: if so the original lease was granted in 1585 [2]. The property is Tenement No 295 in the Wayside Cottage Survey dated 1788 [5]. From before 1684 this cottage acted as the Rectory for Brightling. In 1775 the then rector, Mr Hayley, noted 'there is no dwelling house on the Glebe and it is supposed there never was any; the present Rector and several of his predecessors have lived in a cottage built on the waste under a lease from the Pelhams' [9]. The glebe terrier for 1635 states that there was then no parsonage house in the parish, nor had there been in the 60 year memory of those who prepared the terrier, nor may they say where there ever stood any on the glebe [10]. It is therefore possible that since its initial construction Glebe House has been the home of the Rector/Curate. For details of The Glebe Land see P8/51. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1684-1839+ Ho, bldgs + waste Described in a renewal of the lease dated 1684 as a messuage, garden and land with ponds and watercourses abutting the Glebe Lands to east and west and extending from the upper end of a certain bank there lying 3 rods above the well or upper pond to a stoney quarry in the Brightling church to Coopers Green (ie. Oxleys Green) road [2]. A map of The Glebe dated 1710 shows the house set centrally upon a long piece of wayside waste with a barn at the southern end and a small out building at the northern end of the waste [1]. A wayside rental of 1718 describes the property as Rev. William Burrell's house and waste [11]. It is shown and described in a map and schedule of 1788 as 'part of his house and a garden and stable', being 1r.15p. of waste [5]. The same description is given in 1806 [12]. Evidently the other part of the house was built upon the adjacent Glebe Land which bounded the waste immediately the rear of the main range. DETAILS OF HOUSE This building was surveyed by ROHAS in 1991. For full details see Report No. 1124. c.1600 House built or rebuilt The earliest part of the present house is a three bay, 2 cell cottage of c1600. It incorporates an end chimney. c.1650 House extended Major extensions were made in the mid 17th century, lengthening the main range and adding a heated rear parlour range. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 5 flues Joseph Bennett, clerk assessed in the Hearth Tax Returns at 5 flues [7]. 1710 House shown on map A map of 1710 shows an apparent accurate impression of the house at that time with a hipped roof, central doorway and two chimneys [1]. The house was probably at that date in its period B form, though it is possible that the period C additions had by that time been made. E 18th C. House further extended A heated rear kitchen range was added, probably soon after 1710. Mid 18th C. Further extensions During the mid 18th century the house was still further extended and modified, converting it into a moderately large dwelling. The major addition was an extra service range. c1860 Major additions The house was now converted into a mansion by the demolition of the mid 17th century parlour range and its replacement by a major parlour wing. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [6] 1711 Land tax for this property assessed with the Glebe Lands (see P8/51). DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1662-1684+ Jos Bennett, clerk [7]. He was already holding this property in 1684 when his lease was renewed for a further 99 years to run from 25/3/1684 at 6d per annum rent [2]. Joseph Bennett was intruded as rector of Brightling in 1658, but in 1662 (after the restoration) the living was granted to John Lord, vicar of Salehurst [3]. However, Joseph Bennett appears to have continued at Brightling in the role of curate. He was still occupying this cottage in 1684 [1]. It is not known when Joseph Bennett assigned the remainder of the lease to the next incumbent, William Burrell. <1708-1708 Will Burrell, clerk. In 1673 he acquired both the advowson of Brightling and its prebendal manor [9]. He was vicar of Westmorland from 1676-1677 [4] and rector of Brightling from 1681 to his death in 1708 [3,9]. He was buried at Brightling [4]. At some date between 1684 and 1708 the remaining years of the 1684 lease were assigned by Joseph Bennett to William Burrell, the most likely date being when Joseph Bennett ceased being curate. On William's death in 1708 the lease was inherited by his son, William [2]. 1708-1737 Will Burrell, clerk. [1,11] Son and heir of William [4]. He was educated at Saffron Walden [4], and on his marriage with Honor, daughter of John Wotton of Malton, Cambridgeshire his father settled the prebendal manor of Brightling upon him [9]. This William Burrell was afterwards Chaplain in Ordinary to George I and II and vicar of Icklesham [9,4]. He married secondly Elizabeth Noakes [9]. He, with John Constable of Etchingham, gent, acting as executors to the will of William Burrell, deceased, assigned the lease on 17/3/1709 to John Fuller of Brightling, Esq, who two days later assigned the remaining term of the lease back to William Burrell, described as 'Rector of Brightling' [2]. In 1709 he arranged that the estate should be sold upon his death to provide a jointure for his then wife, Elizabeth [9]. He died at Brightling in 1737 [4]. After his death his widow, who survived him more than 20 years preferred to keep the property in the family rather than realize her dowry [9]. 1737-1746 Will Burrell, clerk Son and heir of William and Elizabeth Burrell [9]. Rector of Brightling [3,4]. He was born at Brightling in 1719, being aged 18 at his fathers death in 1737 [4]. He died unmarried holding the property, aged 27 years, in 1746 [3,4,9]. 1746-1752 John Burrell, clerk Brother and heir of William, and son of William and Elizabeth Burrell [3,9]. Rector of Brightling [3]. He died unmarried, without heir, holding the property in 1752 [3,4]. 1752-1789 Will Hayley, clerk [5] William Hayley was the husband of William and John's sister, Anne, and as such inherited the property [4,9]. He became Rector of Brightling [3], and is well known as an antiquarian of note [9]. There is a memo in the deeds dated 19/11/1782 being a note by William Hayley that he will be waiting this next summer for a renewal of the lease, which was due to run out in 1783 [2], but the lease was not renewed until 1788, when it was granted for a further term of 21 years, expiring in 1809 [5,12]. He died holding the property without issue in 1789 [3,9]. 1789-1797+ Will Burrell-Hayley Nephew and heir of William and Rector of Brightling [3,9]. <1805-1850 John Burrell-Hayley [8]. Son and heir of William and Rector of Brightling [3,9,12]. 1850-1878 John Burrell-Hayley Heir of John and Rector of Brightling [3]. 1878-1878+ Thos Hayley Heir of John and Rector of Brightling [3]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1662-1684+ Jos Bennett, clerk [7]. Owner occupier when the lease was renewed in 1684. As a condition of the lease Joseph was to plant 6 oaks on the property [2]. <1708-1708 Will Burrell, clerk. Owner occupier [3,4,2,9]. 1708-1737 Will Burrell, clerk. Owner occupier [1,2,4,6,9,11]. 1737-1746 Will Burrell, clerk Owner occupier [3,4,9]. 1746-1752 John Burrell, clerk Owner occupier [3,4,9]. 1752-1789 Will Hayley, clerk Owner occupier [4,2,5,3,9]. 1789-1797 Will Burrell-Hayley Owner occupier [3,9]. 1797-1805 Will Morgan Rector of Brightling [3]. 1805-1850 John Burrell-Hayley Owner occupier [8,3,9]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO PAR 254/6/8. Map of 1710. 2. ESRO A4919 Deeds to the manor of Brightling Prebend. 3. Rev. G. Hennessy 'Chichester Diocese Clergy List' (1900). 4. Information via C.H.C. Whittick. 5. ESRO CHI 18/1 & AMS 6106 - Map and schedule. 6. ESRO Land Tax Returns - Brightling. 7. ESRO XA5/2. Hearth Tax Returns. 8. ESRO TDE 144. Brightling Tithe Award - map and schedule. 9. VCH Vol. 9 pp. 227-228. 10. ESRO XA23/8 - Glebe terriers. 11. ESRO AMS 5735/53 - Wayside rental dated 1717. 12. ESRO CHI 18/7 - Wayside rental dated 1806. BRIGHTLING - THE FULLERS ARMS [P8/25] Tenement of Socknersh Manor called Hese als Hesemans quitrent 9/10d (M199/29). Between 1650 and 1680 the tenement was split and the quitrent apportioned 3/- and 6/10d. The 3/- portion (M199/30) descends separately. From 1508 a tenement called Thorndens (quitrent 20d - M199/24) followed the same descent. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1477-1477+ ? + 52a. land Described as 52a. called Le Hese in Court entry for 1477 [5]. 1508-1660 ? + c.100a. Land Le Hese was by this time considered to comprise 80 acres. In 1508 lands called Thorndens was purchased by the owner of this property and merged [5]. That part called Thornden als Hornden was described by Parson Lord in 1663 as 'this farm called Hornden lies some two or three fields below Mr Panton's barn in the lane that goes to Burwash' [8]. 1660-1665+ Ho + c.70a. In 1660 37 acres at the eastern end of the farm were mortgaged, and these lands then descend separately (see P8/54). <1680-1707+ Ho, bldgs + 55a. Between 1665 and 1680 the 14a. called Thorndens were sold and merged with P8/7 (qv). [5,8]. The western abutment of adjacent Scrag Oak (P8/11) in a survey of 1625 is given as the land of Robert Cooper, thereby confirming at Hendown extended up to the Scrag Oak land prior to its division [6]. <1715-1839+ MERGED Between 1707 and 1715 the lands were merged with P8/7. However, a map of Brightling Place Estate made in 1717 still shows this property separately as a house, barn and 55a.2r.14p. called Hendown late purchased by Laurence Noakes [1]. The farm was still described separately in a settlement of 1753, when it was called a messuage, barn, stable and 55a.2r. called Hesmans als Hesdown [3]. DETAILS OF HOUSE <1614 House A house is mentioned on the site in 1614 [8], and it was probably there long before. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 5 flues William Cooper was assessed for this property at 5 flues [9]. After 1750 House rebuilt. The present modestly large house is a public house called the Fullers Arms. It is a complete rebuild in stone and brick. All the work post-dates 1750 - probably c.1800. It is of more than one period. POOR RATE ASSESSMENT 1663 £28 'Hesemans', incl wood, [8]. 1663 £5 'Hornden' [8]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [7] 1702-1707 £14 + £1 for Woodland 1715 Merged with P8/22 1725-1839 Merged with P8/7 DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1477-1477 John Mayle He died holding the property [5]. 1477-1477+ Mrgy Cooper Margery was the daughter and heir of John Mayle [5]. She later re-married and became Margery Martin [5]. <1495-1517+ Will Cooper [5] In 1508 he, with Stephen Cooper purchased a holding called Thorndens from Nicholas Pende [5]. <1613-1613 John Cooper His death was presented in 1613 [5]. 1613-1642 Robt Cooper [5,6] Uncle and heir of John Cooper [5]. He died holding the property [8]. 1642-1666 Will Cooper Son and heir of Robert [5]. William was one of 11 parishoners who paid 1/- towards the relief of the Irish Protestants in 1642. Out of a total of 83 parishoners who contributed, 24 paid more and 48 paid less. Following him in the list were John Cooper and James Cooper, who may have been his brothers living in the same house. They paid 1/6d and 1/- respectively [10]. He was holding the property in 1650 [5]. In 1667 described as late owned by William Cooper, deceased [4]. His heirs held the property in 1680 [5]. <1716 Robt Cooper [2] <1702-1707+ John Tippett? Ownership not confirmed [7]. <1715-1717+ Laur Noakes, gent Of P8/22 [1,7] In 1717 he became the owner of Place Estate (P8/7) with which this property was then merged. 1717-1800 PLACE ESTATE See P8/7. 1800-1839 BRIGHTLING ESTATE [7] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1614-1642 Robt Cooper He paid the tithes for Hese and Thornden separately until 1617: from then on the payments were combined, usually at £1:14:8d pa [8]. Robert was burried at Brightling 9/4/1642 [8]. <1663-1666 Will Cooper Described as 'senior' from 1663 [8]. Owner occupier [8]. In 1663 the tithes for that part of the farm called Hornden were paid by William Cooper's brother, James Cooper of Mountfield, but from 1664 the whole tithes were paid by William Cooper [8]. In 1664 he had in grass 14a., in oates 14a., and in wheat 4-5a. [8]. <1702-1707 John Tippett [7] <1715-1839+ MERGED merged with P8/22 in 1715 and P8/7 in 1725 [7] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Acc. 2452. 2. ESRO SAS/RF8/74. Abutment. 3. ESRO SAS/RF8/82. Settlement of Brightling Place. 4. ESRO AMS 1840 5. SAS Budgen 11. 6. ROHAS AMS 21 - transcript of Glottenham court book, original in Sheppards of Battle. 7. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 8. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Tithe Book. 9. ESRO XA5/2 - Heart tax returns. 10 PRO E176/191/390. BRIGHTLING - MANOR FARM [P8/26] Freehold tenements of Socknersh Manor (M199/1-11). DETAILS OF THE BRIGHTLING PART OF HAREMERE ESTATE 1612-1612+ John Busbridge had probably already purchased the small farm called Owle Hole when, in 1612, he purchased Haremere in Etchingham (P15/9) from Sir Robert Walshe. As part of the Haremere aquisition he also acquired the following tenements of Sockenersh Manor, which together eventually formed Oldhole (this property), Covehurst (P8/47), Coveling (P8/18), and Holmans (P8/46):- 1) 12a. called Perryfields & Vitelhurst (M199/2) DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1425-1450+ Ho + c.60a. Described in a court entry of 1425 as 60a. called Owlehole and West Marlings, quitrent 6/2.5d [3] The house of Owl Hole is mentioned in 1450 [8]. <1595-1595+ Ho + 45a. Described in a deed to lead to the use of a recovery as a messuage or tenement called Owle Hole + 45a. land in Brightling [8]. <1631-1839+ Ho, bn + 251a. From 1615 Oldhole DETAILS OF HOUSE The present house has no external signs of antiquity and appears to be of 19th century or later date. It is a rambling structure. <1450 House There was a house upon the site by 1450 [8]. 1662-1665 No. of hearth unknown This property has not yet been identified in the hearth tax returns. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [2] 1702-1722 £54 + £30 for Woodland. 1725-1742 £44 for Old Hole + £10 for woodland. The remaining woodland had been sold. 1745-1839 £53:5:0 for Old Hole + £12:5:0 for Woodland. This is a re-assessment of the parish. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1425 John Becheman [3]. <1425-1425+Sim Rabbit He held with his wife Elena [3]. <1444 Will Williams [3] <1444-1450+ Alan Williams Son of William [3]. In 1450 he obtained a grant of a piece of land called Mortimer Down 'situated between a piece of land called Rekfeild and the messuage of the said Alan Williams called Oulehole' [8]. He sold the property before 1481 and died in 1500 [3]. <1481-1481+ Robt Barnet [3]. <1500-1500+ Sim Crouch [3]. <1507-1507 In 1507 the property was held by Thomas Bine, Thomas Crouch and others [3]. <1512-1512+ Rich Martin [3]. <1595-1595+ Geo Martin, yeoman In 1595 George Martin, described as the younger of Burwash, settled this property on himself [8]. George was the younger son and heir of John Martin, who was already dead by 1579 [8]. By 1615 George Martin had sold the property [3]. <1615-1718 HAREMARE ESTATE [1,2,3] John Busbridge purchased the property from George Martin, sometime before 1615 [3 - see also P15/9]. The property then descended as part of Haremare Estate until sold with the remainder of the Brightling portion in 1718 [5]. 1718-1718+ Phil Henshaw, Esq Of Hookland Park in Shipley, Sussex in 1718 when he acquired this property with P8/18 and P8/27 [5]. He later sold this property to Raymond Blackmore [5] <1725-1735+ Rmnd Blackmore [2] Raymond Blackmore of Heathfield purchased this farm from Phillip Henshaw at some uncertain date between 1718 and 1725 [5]. <1745-1745+ Mr Rossam [2] <1755-1755+ Will Rossam [2] <1765-1765+ Mr Rossam [2] <1775-1795+ Mary Rossam [2] <1805-1805+ Falkenor + Atree [2] <1815-1815+ John Smith + Hen Smith [2] <1825-1825+ John Holloway [2] <1839-1839+ Thos Holloway [2,6] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1615-1616+ John Haffenden In 1615 and 1616 he paid £8 tithes for Owle Hole, Lovers and Perryfield, but from 1616 he was assessed only for Lovers [7]. <1619-1620+ Rich Iglesden He paid £2:13:4d per annum tithes for Owle Hole [7]. 1631-1642+ Rich Lulham He made a computation with the rector, Mr Housegoe, for the tithes of Col. Busbridge's farms called Old Hole and Lovers, paying £6 in 1631-1633 and £7 1635-1642 [7]. In 1642 he was one of 11 parishoners who each paid 1/- towards the relief of the Irish Protestants. In all 83 parishoners contributed: 48 paid less and 24 paid more [9]. <1702-1711+ Thos Freeman [2] He tenanted the plainlands. The owner was assessed for the woodland. <1715-1718+ Phil Henshaw, Esq and John Busbridge, Esq, the owners, were assessed for the property in land tax [2]. <1725-1735+ Hen Wickham [2] He tenanted the plainlands. Combe Woodland was assessed for Mr Blackmore. The remaining woodlands had been sold to Philip Henshaw. [2]. <1737-1737+ Will Wickham [2] He tenanted the plainlands, Reynold Blackmore, Esq was assessed for the woodland [2]. <1742-1746+ Mr Rossam He is assessed both the plainlands and woodlands in land tax [2]. <1755-1755+ Will Rossam [2] <1765-1765+ Mr Rossam [2] <1775-1775+ Mary Rossam Owner occupier [2] <1785-1795+ Will Rossam [2] <1805-1805+ Will Fisher [2] <1815-1815+ John Smith [2] <1825-1825+ John Holloway Owner occupier [2] <1839-1839+ Thos Holloway Owner occupier [2,6] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Acc. 2452 - Map of Brightling Place Estate. 2. ESRO Brightling land tax. 3. SAS Budgen 11. Socknersh manorial Documents. 4. VCH Vol. 9, p. 230. VCH states that it was later held by Anthony May who married Joan, afterwards the wife of John Busbridge. If this is so, then the Bayham Abbey estate may have been separate & only acquired upon the marriage of Joan with John Busbridge in c.1655. However, by 1614 VCH states that John Busbridge already owned the estate. 5. ESRO SAS/RF/9/67 and 75. 6. ESRO TDE 144- Brightling. 7. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book. 8. HPL B 51, 115, 125 . 9. PRO E179/191/390. BRIGHTLING - [P8/27] Wayside waste held of the Rape of Hastings - Plot 287. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1717-1839+ Ho + ? Map of Brightling Place Estate dated 1717 shows this house [1]. The property is described in a rental of 1718 as 'part of Busses lease' (ie it had been divided off from the adjacent waste - P8/23). The original 6d rent was apportioned 2d to this property, 4d to P8/23 [5]. The property is described in a survey of 1788 as a cottage and garden (0a.2r.12p.) [3]. Described in rental of 1806 as a cottage and garden (0a.1r.00p.) [4]. Described in 1839 tithe award as a house and garden (0a.1r.00p.) [2]. DETAILS OF HOUSE The present building on the site is a semi-detached pair of brick cottages dating from the late 19th century. <1717 House The house is known to have existed by 1717 [1]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1718-1725+ John Leadbetter [5]. <1732-1761+ Will Leadbetter [6]. In 1761 he was 26 years behind with his rent [7]. <1788-1788+ Thos Leadbetter, yeoman Of Dallington in 1788 [3]. <1806-1806+ Rich Leadbetter He held by renewed lease of 1801 for 21 years [4]. <1839-1839+ Sam Baxter [2] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1788-1788+ Thos Perry [3] <1839-1839+ Thos Farmer + Thos Perry [2] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Acc 2452. 2. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 3. ESRO CHR 18/1 + AMS 6106 Map and survey of 1788. 4. ESRO CHR 18/7. Rental of 1806. 5. ESRO AMS 5735/53. Wayside rental 1718-1725. 6. ESRO AMS 5887. Wayside rental 1732. 7. ESRO ASH 500-502. Wayside rentals 1737-1761. BRIGHTLING - SNAILHAM COTTAGE [P8/28] Freehold of Glottenham manor called Snailham quitrent 4d [M93/12]. Also from at least 1755 a freehold of Hollingrove manor qr. 1/- [M114/19]. NB:- In 1607/8 the Hollingrove tenement was held by the heirs of Michael Hawkins [4]. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1625-1625+ Cot + 2a. Described in court book of 1625 as a cottage called Snailham. Abuts N = road; NE = land called Ablets; W and S = land called Eighteen Pence [2]. Same description in 1697 court book where abutting owner is given as Daniel Manser [2]. The house is shown on a map of Brightling Place Estate dated 1717 [1]. <1663-1666+ Ho, bn + c.18a. [2,4] Between 1625 and 1663 c.16a of land on the opposite side of the road to the cottage was merged with this property DETAILS OF HOUSE The house has not been viewed internally, but from an external assessment it appears to be of 17th century or earlier origin. It appears to have started life as a 2 cell house with a terminal chimney. A straight joint in the walling implies that it was later extended. <1625 Cottage. A cottage existed upon the site by 1625 [2]. 1662-1665 Cottage assessed @ 2 flues William Cooper, smith, assessed at 2 flues [10]. POOR RATE ASSESSMENT [8] 1663 £5 'Lullinghams, part of the farm is wood'. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [5]. 1702-1735 £5 1745-1839 £6 DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1625-c1625 John Mepham He is recorded in the court book of 1625 as having alienated the property [2]. c1625-1625+ Step Langford He is given as the new owner in 1625 [2]. <1663-c1689 Will Cooper, blacksmith [10]. William Cooper is described as 'junior' by parson Lord in 1663 when Cooper paid 4/- tithes for this property. His wife's name was Sarah. Cooper was a blacksmith, and Lord paid for various articles bought from Cooper's Shop [8]. He is said to have sold the property by 1689 [2]. c.1689-1697+ John Cooper, jun [2]. <1755-1775+ Eliz Cooper, widow [3]. <1761-1761 Jas Cooper, yeoman Of Cranbrook when he died holding the property [3]. 1761-1762 Mary Cruttenden, widow Of Burwash in 1761 when she inherited from her nephew, James Cooper [3]. She, with her son, Joseph Cruttenden, sold the property in 1762 [3]. 1762-1766 Rich Axhill, brickmaker Of Beckley in 1762 when he purchased the property for £150 [3]. He, with his wife Anne, sold it in 1766 for £215 [3]. 1766-1778 Will Relf, farmer Of Brightling in 1766 when he purchased the property for £215 [3]. He was already given as the occupier in the 1765 Land Tax [5]. He sold it in 1778 [3]. 1778-1820 Jas Buss, yeoman [5]. Of Brightling in 1778 when he purchased the property for £240 [3]. His trustees sold the property in 1820 [3]. 1820-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [5,6,7]. The property was purchased by the Estate in 1820 for £533:10:0 [3]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1761 Thos Veness He occupied both the house & land [3] <1761 John Marchant He is given as the occupier of both the house & land in 1762, but as the late occupier in the will dated 1761 [3]. <1702-1702+ Thos Buss + Will Alcock [5] <1707-1707+ Mrs Buss, widow [5] <1715-1725+ Thos Craft [5] <1735-1735+ Mrs Craft, widow [5] <1745-1745+ Edw Craft [5] <1755-1755+ Mrs Weeks, widow [5] <1765-1785+ Will Relf [3] Initially tenant, he became owner occupier before again selling it whilst remaining as tenant [5]. <1795-1815+ Edw Croft [5] <1820-1820+ Hen Hoad [3] <1825-1825+ Hen Vine [5] <1839-1839+ Thos Croft [5,7] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Acc 2452. 2. ROHAS AMS 21. Transcript of Glottenham Manor Court Book. 3. ESRO SAS/RF/9/177-191. Title deeds. 4. BL ADD MS 34787 fo. 200r and 232v - Hollingrove manorial documents. 5. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 6. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + Acc 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 7. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 8. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book. 9. SAS Budgen 11 - Socknersh manorial documents. 10. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. BRIGHTLING - Adj. Hollingrove Chapel [P8/29] Map of Fuller lands held of Glottenham manor shows this holding (to west of P8/30) as called 'Tippets' [3]. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1839-1839+ House + 1r. Described on the 1839 tithe award as a house and garden (0a.1r.10p.) [5]. DETAILS OF HOUSE House now destroyed This house stood immediately to the east of the Chapel at Hollingrove: it has now been demolished. Photographs show it to have been of early 18th century or earlier date, with a thatched roof and a central chimney. The chimney cap was of plain 18th century type. 1662-1665 No. of flues uncertain This house was either assessed at 1 flue, was un-assessed, or had not been built at this date. <1717 No house? This cottage appears not to be shown on the 1717 Brightling Place map, suggesting that it had not then been built [1] LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [4] 1765-1839 £1 DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1625-1625+ John Rolf He is given as the owner in an abutment to P8/30 qv. [2]. A John Rolf, husbandman, is assessed in the 1662 hearth tax returns, but he was almost certainly the occupier of P8/72. <1785-1815+ Thos Freeman [4] <1825-1839+ Jas Tippett [4,5] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1765-1775+ John Tippett [4] <1785-1785+ Edw Buss [4] <1795-1839 Jas Tippett + John Freeland [4,5] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Acc 2452. 2. ROHAS AMS 21. Transcript of Glottenham court book. 3. ESRO SHE * 19th century map of Fuller lands held of Glottenham Manor. 4. ESRO Brightling Land Tax 5. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. BRIGHTLING - BOWBECKS ALS HARTS [P8/30] Freehold of Glottenham manor called Bowbecks, quitrent 2d [M93/13]. Also called Harts in title deeds. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1625-1625+ Bldg + 2r. Described in Glottenham court entry of 1625 as a building and a small piece of land (0a.2r.) called Bowbecks. Abuts: S = road; W = land of John Relf [2]. <1689-1839+ Ho + 2r. Described in a sale of 1689 as a messuage or tenement, garden and orchard, called Harts near Hollingrove Green. Abuts (directions incorrect):- E DETAILS OF HOUSE The present row of houses has a mansard roof and appears to be of late 18th or 19th century date, but the structure has not been inspected internally and therefore could have earlier remains within. 1625x1662 House built? The Glottenham court roll for 1625 refers to a building (presumably not a house) upon this tenement [2]. There is an entry in the hearth tax returns [5]. The court entry for 1689 refers to a messuage [2]. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 1 flue Daniel Rolfe, labourer, was assessed for this property at 1 flue [5]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [3] DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1689 Rich Rolfe, yeoman He was of Dallington at this death [4]. <1625-1625+ Sam Rolfe, yeoman [2] He was the only son of Richard Rolfe [4]. He was of Brightling at his death [4]. <1662-1665+ Dan Rolfe, labourer [5] He was the only son of Samuel Rolfe [4] and was described as the late owner in 1689 [2]. He was of Brightling at his death [4]. <1689 John Campney, yeoman Of Etchingham [4]. He held in the right of his wife, Elizabeth, one of the sisters and co-heirs of Daniel Rolfe [4]. <1689-1689 John Campney, yeoman Eldest son and heir of John and Elizabeth Campney [4]. He was of Salehurst in 1689 when he sold the property [4]. 1689-1703+ Dan Manser, cooper [2] Of Mayfield when he acquired the property in 1689 for £33 [4]. <1746-1746 Will Manser, hoopshaver Of Frant in 1746 when he sold the property [4]. He was the son and heir of William Manser, late of Mayfield, cooper, deceased [4]. 1746-1746+ Thos Craft, bricklayer Of Brightling in 1746 when he acquired the property with the aid of a mortgage [4]. <1796-1796 John Craft, yeoman Eldest son of Thomas Craft als Croft. He was of Tubbslake in Cranbrook, Kent, when he sold the property in 1796 [4]. <1839-1839+ John Holloway [3] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1662-1665+ Dan Rolfe Owner occupier [5]. <1689-1689+ Thos Luck [4]. <1839-1839+ Forwood + Grant + Relf + Pont [3] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO ACC 2452. Map of Brightling Place Estate. 2. ROHAS AMS 21. Transcripts of Glottenham manor court books. 3. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 4. ESRO SAS/RF/8/1-8. 5. ESRO XA5/2 Hearth Tax. BRIGHTLING - LITTLE HOLLINGROVE [P8/31] Freehold tenement of Hollingrove manor called Pryse als Mylwards. In 1540 part of this property was claimed as a freehold tenement of Burghurst Manor called Arelands, qr 18d [M35/110] By 1626 the quitrent was 16 years in arrears, after which it is lost from the manorial record [6,7] DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1540-1839+ Ho, bldgs + c.3a. That part of this property claimed as held of Burghurst is described in the Burghurst survey of 1540 as a messuage, byngate + meadow plot (1a.2r) called Arelands. Abuts:- N = piece of meadow owned with this property DETAILS OF HOUSE The present house, set well back from the road, is quite small and from the exterior appears to be of 19th century date. 1662-1665 Ho. of hearths unknown This property has not yet been located in hearth tax. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [2] 1735 #2 1745-1839 #2:5 DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1540 Will Smallfield [6] <1540-1540+ Sim Hawkins [6] <1576-1576+ Mich Hawkins [8] <1626-1626+ Thos Orgles Also known as Argles [7]. In 1626 the adjacent P8/28 was in the same ownership, though separately let. <1743-1744 Nich Russell, tailor Of Brightling when he made his will 26/7/1743, proved 23/5/1744. He left his house to wife Rachel for life or until remarried, with remainder to his brother(-in-law), James Fuller in trust to sell, from the proceeds of the sale £20 to nephew John Russell and remainder divided between Nicholas's brothers and sisters [3]. 1744-1763 Rchl Russell, widow Rachel was the wife of Nicholas [3]. Upon her death the property was inherited by James Fuller, of Burwash, tailor for sale as per the terms of Nicholas Russell's will. He sold the property in 1763 [3]. 1763-1800 John Cruttenden, butcher [2] Of (P8/43) Brightling in 1763 when he acquired the property [3]. He made his will on 24/3/1777, proved 19/4/1800 [3]. 1800-1815+ Benj Cruttenden [2] Brother of John Cruttenden. He inherited this property under the terms of John's will [3]. <1818-1822 John Cruttenden carpenter. Of Brightling in 1818 when he mortgaged this property [3]. John was the only son and heir of Thomas Cruttenden, of Brightling, carpenter, and nephew and heir of John Cruttenden, late of Brightling, butcher [3]. He with the mortgagee, sold the property in 1822 [3]. 1822-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [2,3,4,5] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1735-1745+ John Tippett + Nich Russell In a deed of 1743 the property is said to have been in the occupation of the owner, Nicholas Russell, and of John Tippett [3]. Tippett was paying the land tax [2] <1763-1763+ Will Relf [3] This could be an out of date occupier. <1765-1785+ John Cruttenden [2] <1795-1805+ Benj Cruttenden [2] <1815-1815+ Jese Carley [2] <1825-1839+ John Miller [2,5] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO ACC 2452. Map of Brightling Place Estate. 2. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 3. ESRO SAS/RF/9/139-156. 4. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 5. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 6. ESRO AMS 5692/1 - Survey of Burghurst Manor, 1540. 7. ESRO ASH 207 - Burghurst Court Book. 8. HPL B 113 - Abutment to Sperewell. BRIGHTLING - RAMBARDS [P8/32] Freehold of Socknersh Manor called Rambards quitrent 7d [M199/21]. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1465-1717+ Ho + c.20a. By 1465 the cottage + 3a. had been sold off from the main property, which in 1498 was described as 15a. called Rambards. It would appear that it was in 1498 that the two parts were reunited [6]. A deed of Brightling Place Estate dated 1667 gives this property as a house + 20a. called Rambards Farm. Abuts:- E = DETAILS OF HOUSE <1662-1662+ House assessed @ 1 flue Thomas Buss was assessed for 1 flue in the hearth tax [5]. 18th C House Destroyed When the highway was diverted away from Brightling Place this house was demolished and replaced by a new house & smithy on the NE side of the crossroads. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS The land tax was probably paid with Brightling Place estate. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1465 Will Myrfeld [6]. <1465-1474 John Serman [6]. He purchased a cottage + 3a, part of this property, from William Mersfield [6]. He died holding the property [6]. William Mersfield continued to hold the remainder of the land. <1481-1481+ In 1481 John Edmonds held the Mersfield portion of the property, but Thomas Mersfield, son of William, made a claim of it. The outcome is unknown. <1498-1498+ Thos Serman By 1498 the cottage + 3a. had descented to Thomas Serman, who also acquired the Mersfield portion, thereby reuniting the two parts [6]. <1613-c1613 John Hay He sold the property [6]. c1613-1800 PLACE ESTATE [2,3,4,6]. George Shurley purchased the property in c1613 and from this date it descented as part of Brightling Place Estate [6]. 1800-1840+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE DETAILS OF TENANCY <1662-1667+ Thos Buss [4]. He was occupying the farm in 1662 [5]. In 1666 he hired parson Lord 'part of Thomas Buss's barn on his farm of Nehemiah Panton' because Lord's own SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO ACC. 2452. Map of Brightling Place Estate dated 1717. 2. ESRO SAS/RF/8/74, 82. Deeds of Brightling Place. 3. ESRO PAR 254. Map of Brightling Glebe. 4. ESRO AMS 1840. 5. ESRO XA5/2. Hearth tax. 6. SAS Budgen 11. 7. ESRO PAR 254/6/7. Lords tithe book. BRIGHTLING - TWYFORDS [P8/33] Freehold tenement of Socknersh manor called 'part of Tyfords' quitrent 8/4d [M199/18] and freehold tenement of Glottenham manor called Beakesland [M93/8]. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1439-1517+ ? Until c1479 Twyfords appears to have been in two moieties held at quitrent of 7/8d and 5/8d [3]. By 1479 they had become combined and in a court entry of that date were described as 40 acres called Twyfords. The problem with this entry is that by 1616 the tenement is said to comprise 120 acres held at the same quitrent [3]. <1616-1621 ? + 120a. Court entry of 1616 describes Twyfords as comprising 120 acres [3]. 1621-c1685 Ho. + 70a. A Socknersh court entry dated 1625 deals with the partition of Twyfords Tenement. 50 acres (qr. 5/-) were sold and became P8/61. The remaining 70 acres of Twyfords from this date carried a quitrent of 8/4d [3]. It is clear from the tithe book that this partition occurred in 1621 [6]. c1685-1689+ ? + 108a. In c1685 (but certainly by 1689) 38 acres called Beakesland als Shermans and Horsewood (P8/84) held of Glottenham manor were acquired and merged with this property [4]. <1702-1839+ MERGED By 1702 Tyfords and Beakes had been merged with Brownoak Farm (see P8/22) [1,5]. DETAILS OF HOUSE <1664 House That there was a house on the property in 1664 is shown by a reference to this farm in Lord's tithe book as 'Where Thomas Collin formerly lived' [6]. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 2 flues Thomas Collins, yeoman LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS 1702 £14 Twyfords + £8 Beakes DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP Until c1689 the following ownership relates to Tyfords. Ownership of Beakes not known until 1625, at which date it was separately owned, not being merged with this property until c1689. <1439-1439+ Rich Perryman [3] In 1439 he paid a quitrent of 7/8d for 'Twyford' [3]. <1449-1449+ Gyls Freeman In 1449 he held 'part of Twyfords, late Thomas Carder's' [3]. It is assumed that this not the property owned by Perryman. <1464-1464+ John Crouch + Will Reed In a rental of 1464 John a Crouche and William at Rede paid a quitrent of 13/4d for Twyfords [3]. This presumably represents the two separately owned parts of Twyfords. <1479-1479+ Thos Freeman He held both parts of Twyfords, paying a quitent of 13/4d [3]. From this date the two parts descended together. <1510-1510+ Rich Freeman He is described in 1510 as the son and heir of Thomas [3]. <1517-1517+ Will Freeman [3] <1616 Rich Leader He died holding the property [3] <1616-1625 Nath Leader [3] The Socknersh court book records that in 1625 he alienated 70 acres of Twyfords to John Goodman and a further 50 acres to John Daw. For the 50 acres see P10/87, being M199/19 at an apportioned quitrent of 5/-. The descent given below is for the 70 acres sold to John Goodman with an apportioned quitrent of 8/4d [3]. 1625-c1631 John Goodman He purchased this part of the property in 1625 and died holding it in c1631 [3]. c1631-c1650 John Goodman Son and heir of John [3]. He died holding the property in c1650 [3]. c1650-1650+ Rich Goodman Described in a court of 1650 as the younger son of John Goodman [3]. <1664-1680+ Phil Hunton, clerk [6] He held the property in 1680 [3] and purchased Beakesland from James Dawe before 1689 [4]. By 1689 Philip was dead [4]. c1702-ONWDS MERGED The Glottenham court entry for 1703 states that the heirs of Philip Hunton had sold Beakesland (and therefore also the Socknersh tenement of Twyfords) to Laurance Noakes, junior. He owned Brownoak Farm (P8/22) with which this property then descends DETAILS OF TENANCY <1614-1617 Step Synderford He paid £3:0:0 pa. tithes for the property [6]. He was buried at Brightling 22/7/1617 [6]. 1617-1620 Pet Batchelor He paid £3:10:0 tithes for the property [6]. 1621-1623 Nat Leader He paid the tithes on his part of Twyfords, the remainder having been sold [6]. 1636-1642+ Mich Snepp He paid between £2 and £2:6:0 tithes on this property [6]. In 1642 he was one of 30 parishoners who each gave 6d towards the relief of the Irish Protestants. In all 83 parishoners contributed; 18 paid a lesser amount [9]. <1663-1663+ Thos Collins, yeoman He had given up the tenancy by 1664 [6,8]. 1664-1665 Tithes paid by Phillip Hunton of Warbleton [6]. 1665-1665+ Rich Bentley [8]. He was of Warbleton in 1664 when he was paying Phillip Hunton's tithes on the property. By December 1665 he was Hunton's tenant, and was paying £18 per annum rent for the farm [6]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO SAS/Rf/8/78. 2. ESRO PAR 254/ Map of Brightling glebe. 3. SAS Budgen 11. Socknersh manorial documents. 4. ROHAS AMS 21. 5. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 6. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Tithe book. 7. ESRO SAS/RF/8/78-79 + 83. 8. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. 9. PRO E179/191/390. BRIGHTLING - [P8/34] Wayside waste held of Rape of Hastings - Plot 279. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1710-1839+ Cot. Wayside cottage shown on map of 1710 of the Rectory lands [1]. Described in 1788 as a cottage and garden (0a.1r.36p) [3]. Described in the 1839 tithe as a cottage and garden (0a.2r.00p.) [2]. DETAILS OF HOUSE House survives, but not viewed internally. From an external assessment it is almost certainly of early 18th century date. <1710 Cottage There was a cottage upon the site by 1710 [1]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1718-1737+ Sam Godden He held this property at a rent of 6d pa. [5,6,7]. <1758-1761+ John Beal Of Hooe in 1757 when he received a new lease of the property [5]. <1788-1803+ Mary Beal Of Hooe in 1788 [3]. She received a renewed lease for 21 years in 1803 [4]. <1806-1839+ B J Hayley, Rev [2,4] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1839-1839+ Ben Buss [2] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO PAR 254 Map of Brightling Glebe. 2. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling 3. ESRO CHR 18/1 + AMS 6106. Map and Schedule of 1788. 4. ESRO CHR 18/7 Rental of 1806. 5. ESRO ASH 500-502 - Wayside rentals. 6. ESRO AMS 5735/53 - Wayside rental, 1718-1725. 7. ESRO AMS 5887 - Wayside rental, 1732. BRIGHTLING - FARMERS MARLING [P8/35] Assart hold of the manor of Burwash quitrent 1/4, later 1/3d [M36/73]. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1673-1726+ Ho, bn + c.12a. Described in a rental of 1673 as a messuage, barn + 12 acres called Farmers Marlin between Brightling Down and The Purchase [1]. By 1726 a small part had been divided off from this property for the construction of a cottage (see P8/36). The quitrent was apportioned 1/3d and 1d [1]. <1797-1840+ MERGED House destroyed and the lands merged into Brightling Park [1,4]. DETAILS OF HOUSE <1662 House There was already a house upon the site by 1662 [5]: it is specifically mentioned in 1673 [1]. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 2 flues. John Coney LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [2] 1702-1735 £5 1745-1839+ £6:5 'Coneys' from 1755. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1614-1624+ Thos Weston He is given as a late owner in the 1673 rental [1]. <1673-1673+ Step Coney [1]. <1726-1726+ Will Coney Described in the 1726 rental as of Cralle Mill, Warbleton (see P45/138) [1]. <1755-1840+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [1,2]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1614-1624 Thos Weston Thomas paid 16/- pa. tithes from 1614-1624 for his farm and herbage on the down [3]. <1663 Sim Coney He was tenant during Parson Little's time [3]. <1662-1662 John Coney [5] 1662-1665+ Sim Coney [5]. Son of Simon Coney [3]. He paid tithes of 14/- per annum [3]. <1702-1707+ Sim Coney [2] <1715-1715+ Will Coney [2] <1725-1725+ Thos Perry [2] <1735-1745+ Will Coney [2] <1755-1839+ MERGED Merged into Brightling Park [2] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO ASH 165, 166, 736. Burwash manorial documents. 2. ESRO Brightling Land Tax 3. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lords tithe book. 4. ESRO AMS 3501 - Map of Rosehill Park, 1797. 5. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. BRIGHTLING - PART FARMERS MARLING [P8/36] Assart hold of Burwash manor formed from P8/35 between 1673 and 1726. Quitrent by apportionment 1d [M36/73b]. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1726 This property was divided off from P8/35 between 1673 and 1726. As is late owner is given in 1726 as William Coney, who then still owned P8/35, it seems likely that the division occurred a little before 1726. <1726-1772+ Cot + 1r. Described in the 1726 Burwash Rental as a cottage and garden (5 perches x 3 perches) late parcel of Farmers Marlin [1]. In a court entry for 1747 it is described as a copyhold cottage containing in breadth 3 rods and in length 5 rods on the east of Brightling Down near the brick kiln there, late parcel of P8/35 [2]. The property still survived in 1772 [1]. <1797-1840+ MERGED By 1797 the house had been destroyed and the lands merged into Brightling Park [3]. DETAILS OF HOUSE 1673x1726 Cottage built See above. 1772x1797 Cottage demolished [1,3] LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1726-1742 Will Wimble [1] He surrendered the property on 2/9/1742 [2]. 1742-1772+ Thos Perry [1] He was admitted to the property in 1742 [2]. Thomas Perry mortgaged the property in 1760 [2]. He made a further mortgage in 1763 [2]. <1840-1840+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [1] DETAILS OF TENANCY SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO ASH 166, 169, 736. Burwash manorial documents. 2. ESRO SAS/RF/8/100-102. Title deeds. 3. ESRO AMS 3501 - Map of Rosehill Park, 1797. BRIGHTLING - MOUNT PLEASANT [P8/37] Assart hold of Burwash Manor quitrent 2d [M36/74]. Also from 1765 a grant of part of Brightling Down to be held of Burwash Manor assart hold at 3/10 per annum [3]. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1673-1765 Ho + 2r. Described in Burwash rental of 1673 as half an acre of land with a house built upon it on Brightling Down, late Lords waste [1]. Described in the 1726 rental as a house and half acre at Brightling Down gate [1]. Same description in court roll entry of 1746 and 1760 [3]. 1765-1799+ Ho + c.9a. In 1765 the lord of Burwash Manor made a new grant of 8a.3r.25p., being a piece of furze lands on Brightling Down. Abuts:- N = part of Stonehouse Farm; S,E = the copyhold tenement forming the other part of this property and the highway from Burwash Lane Gate to Brightling Windmill; S,W = road from above road to Stonehouse Lane; N,E = copyhold lands of this tenement mentioned above [3]. Described in a certificate of 1799 as a messuage and 10a. of land in Brightling [3]. <1836-1839+ Ho, bldgs + 14a. Described in the survey of 1836 as a house, stables + 13a.3r.28p. Called Mount Pleasant and Little Rose Hill, being plots 47-50 [4]. Same description in 1839 tithe award [5]. DETAILS OF HOUSE The house upon this site was surveyed by ROHAS in 1983. For full details see Report No. 797. 1662-1665 No. of flues unknown Not yet located in the hearth tax returns, or perhaps excempt or not then built. <1673 Cottage A cottage existed upon this site by 1673 [1] c.1775 House rebuilt Rebuilt, probably in 1775, as a 'U' plan timber-framed structure with a staircase between the two rear ranges. The construction is traditional. 18th & 19th C Major additions LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [2] 1745-1839 £1 DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1673 Kenward [1] <1673-1673+ John French [1] <1726 Smith [1] <1726-1726+ John Scivier [1] He died holding the property [3]. <1745 Anne Scivier, widow Wife of John [3]. <1745-1757 Sam Scivier [2] He was the eldest son of John and Anne Scivier [3]. He surrendered the property on 2/5/1757 [3]. 1757-1786 Will Gregson, yeoman [1,2] Described as senior in the land tax returns. He was admitted on the surrender of Samuel Scivier [3]. In his will made 1786 he described himself as William Gregson, senior of Brightling, gentleman [3]. Besides this property (in which he lived) he also owned a freehold farm in Ninfield (P31/38 - Little Park Farm) [3]. 1786-1815+ Jese Gregson, gent [1,2] Youngest son of William [3]. Under the terms of his fathers will he inherited the property subject to payments of #40 and #60 to his sister's children (ie. William's grandchildren) [3]. Jesse Gregson was at this date described in a Burwash court roll as of Copthall Court, London, gentleman [3]. <1825-1840+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [1,2,4,5] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1745-1745+ Sam Scivier [2] <1765-1786 Will Gregson Snr Owner Occupier [2] <1795-1799+ Alex Squires [2,3] <1805-1815+ Jas Buss [2] <1825-1825+ Geo Lovell, Jnr [2] <1839-1839+ Thos Relf Jnr. [2,5] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO ASH 165, 166, 167 736. Burwash manorial documents. 2. ESRO Brightling Land Tax 3. ESRO SAS/RF/9/25-31. Title deeds. 4. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836 5. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. BRIGHTLING - BRIGHTLING MILL FARM [P8/38] Assart hold of Burwash Manor quitrent 1/8d [M36/75]. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1663-1839+ Ho, bldg + 4a. In 1663 Lord calls this a house and the mill upon the Down [5]. Described in 1673 Burwash Rental as a messuage and windmill called Brightling Mill + 4a. land [1] Described in 1726 rental as a messuage, granary, stable and windmill called Brightling Mill + 4a land [1]. A deed of 1769 refers to the piece of Down where on Brightling windmill was erected and now stands [3]. Described in 1836 as a house, observatory + 4a.1r.28p. [4]. DETAILS OF HOUSE This building was viewed by ROHAS in the 1970s. The chimney MAY be of 17th C date, but all else appears to be a late 18th century rebuild, with later alterations. <1662 House There was already a house upon this site by 1663 [5,6]. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 1 flue William Reynolds, miller, assessed at 1 flue for this property [6]. POOR RATE ASSESSMENT [5] 1663 £7. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [2] 1702-1735 £5 'Downland & Mill' 1745-1765 £6 'The Mill DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1673 Robt Ticehurst + John Laughton They held in the right of their wives, Anne Ticehurst and Elizabeth Laughton [1]. <1663-1666+ John Ketchloe [1,5] <1673-1707+ John French [1] <1726-1726+ Rich Smith [1] <1769-1772+ John Thatcher, yeoman [1] Of Waldron in 1769 [3]. <1785-1808+ Geo Lovell [1,2] <1815-1840+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [1,2,4] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1663-1665 Will Reynolds, miller [6]. He paid the tithes in 1663 for 'his house and the mill upon the down which is one Ketchloe's' [5]. 1665-1665+ Thos Grant, miller He paid 6/- tithes in 1665 [5]. <1702-1707+ John French Owner occupier [2] <1715-1715+ Thos Coner [2] <1725-1725+ Edw French + Thos Smith [2] <1726-1726+ Rich Smith Owner occupier [1]. <1735-1735+ John Vine [2] <1745-1745+ Will Stace + [2] Mrs French, widow She was assessed for 'Milland House' [2] <1755-1755+ Thos Reeve [2] <1765-1765+ Drhy Stone [2] <1775-1775+ John Thatcher [2] <1785-1805+ Geo Lovell Owner occupier [2] <1815-1825+ Abr Baxter [2] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO ASH 165, 166, 167, 736. Burwash manorial documents. 2. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 3. ESRO SAS/RF/9/124 - Abutment. 4. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + Acc 2300 Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 5. ESRO PAR 254/6/7. Lord's tithe book. 6. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. BRIGHTLING - TURNERS FARM [P8/39] Assart hold of Burwash Manor called Dwarfegate, quitrent 2/9d [M36/84]. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1673-1842+ Ho + 30a. Described in rental of 1673 as a messuage and 30 acres called Dwarfegate in Brightling and Dallington [1]. Same description in 1771 [3]. Described in a survey of 1836 as house, buildings + 31a.1r.26p. called Dwafegate, being plots 529-539 [5]. Described in the tithe award of Brightling as house + 18a.0r.19p. plainland called Turners + 8a.2r.26p. woodland [6]. Also 3a.2r.00p. plainland in Dallington [7]. Total = 30a.1r.05p.. DETAILS OF HOUSE House survives, but not viewed internally. It is an average sized rectangular stone built house with central chimney, hipped ends and a rear leanto. Some windows are of stone. A 17th century date seems likely. A rear range was added in 1989. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 1 flue Joan Cruttenden, widow, is assessed for this property at 1 flue [8]. POOR RATE ASSESSMENT - BRIGHTLING [4] 1663 £6. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS - BRIGHTLING [2] 1702-1735 £4 1745-1839 £5 'Turners' 1795-1839 DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1673 Frank [1] <1673 Lunsford [1] <1673 Barham [1] <1673-1673+ Thos Smith He held with his wife Jane [1] <1726-1726+ John Fuller [1] <1745-1771 Nic Carrick [2] Of Dallington. He made his will 8/9/1767 and died holding the property [3]. 1771-1772+ Geo Carrick, butcher [1] One of the sons of Nicholas Carrick [3]. He was of Ticehurst in 1771 when he mortgaged the property [3]. <1775-1775+ Will Carrick Of Dallington [2] <1785-1785+ Jas Vigor [2] <1794-1794+ Robt Buss [1] 1793-1805+ Jas Buss, gent [2] Of Brightling in 1793 [3]. <1808-1842+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [5,6,7] In 1808 the property was owned by John Fuller [1,2]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1615-1615 Jas Rabbet He paid 12/- pa tithes [4] 1616 Thos James He paid 12/- pa tithes [4] 1618-1620 Thos Jarret He paid 12/- pa tithes [4] 1621 Edw Tutty He paid 12/- pa tithes [4] 1622-1625+ Thos Tutty + John Tutty They paid 12/- pa tithes [4] 1627-1630+ Mrs Hyland, widow He paid 12/- pa tithes [4] 1630-1636+ Anth Hyland He paid 12/- pa tithes [4] <1639-1639+ Hen Cruttenden He paid 12/- pa tithes in 1639 [4] In 1642 he was one of 30 parishoners who each paid 6d towards the relief of the Irish Protestants. In all 83 parishoners made contributions, only 18 paid less [9]. <1663-1665+ Joan Cruttenden, widow Wife of Henry [4] In 1663 their son, Thomas, paid the tithes for Joan [4]. In the hearth tax returns she is listed as poor [8]. <1665-1665+ Jo Cruttenden [4] <1702-1735+ John Turner [2] <1745-1755+ Nic Carrick Outdweller [2] <1765-1765+ John Golding [2] <1775-1775+ Will Carrick Of Dallington [2] <1785-1785+ Hen Veness [2] <1795-1805+ Rich Buss [2] <1815-1815+ Sam Ticehurst [2] <1825-1842+ John Tippett [2,6,7] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO ASH 165, 166, 167, *, *, 736. Burwash manorial documents. 2. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 3. ESRO SAS/RF/8/9-12. Title deeds. 4. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Tithe Book. 5. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 6. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 7. ESRO TDE 146 - Dallington. 8. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. 9. PRO E179/191/390. BRIGHTLING - HUNTERS ALS HOMESTREE [P8/40] Tenement held of Burghurst manor quitrent 13/4d [M35/86]. NOTE:- This property was closely associated with P8/4 (qv). DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1540-1540+ 38a. land Described in a detailed manorial survey of the 1540s as 4 pieces of land with a wood called Honstar whereof 2 pieces lie on the east side of the shire-way and other on the west side and contain 38 acres. Abuts: S = Wood in the same ownership held of William Finch (ie. Netherfield Manor); SW = lands of Ninien Burrell called Malkynland (ie. demense of Penhurst); W = highway Collingham Cross to Penhurst; NW = lands of John Mickleborne called The Marling; N = lands of John Mickleborne called Carpenters and lands of John Mickleborne called Loveland; E = tenement of said John Mickleborne held of Sir William Finch (ie held of Netherfield) [1]. <1620-1620+ Ho + land Described with P8/4 in a sale of 1620 as Messuages (Plural) & 200a called Smallfield & Homesters in Brightling, Mountfield, Battle & Penhurst [4]. Same description given in 1689 & 1720 [4]. <1656-1656+ Ho, bldgs + 56a. Described in a marriage settlement of 1656 as a messuage, barn, stable, buildings + 56a. called Barnfield, Coney Croft, Forstall field, Broomfield, Three-cornered field & lower Poddecroft [4]. <1726-1726+ Ho + 38a. Described in rental of 1726 as a messuage + 38 acres called Hunters als Homestree [2]. <1839-1839+ MERGED House destroyed and lands merged with P8/4. DETAILS OF HOUSE 1662-1667 No. of hearths unknown The flues for this house were probably paid with P8/4 (qv). 1767x1839 House Destroyed The house is shown on a map as still standing in 1767 [5]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [3] 1702-1725 Assessed with P8/4. 1735 £9 1745-1765 Assessed with P8/4. 1775 £6:5 'Little Homestead' 1785-1839 Assessed with P8/4. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1540 John Smallfield [1] <1540-1540+ Joan Smallfield Daughter of John [1] <1726 Aneston [2] <1620-1620 Geo Littleboys, gent. Of Wick in Sussex when he sold the property, with other lands, in 1620 [4]. 1620-1630+ John Atkins I, yeoman. Described as of Penhurst, yeoman, in 1620 when he purchased this property (with P8/4) for £950 [4]. For further details see P8/4. <1656-1656 John Atkins II, gent Son of John Atkins I. He was described as John Atkins senior of Brightling, gentleman, in 1656 when he settled the property upon the marriage of his son, John Atkins III [4]. 1656-1656+ John Atkins III, gent. Of Catsfield in 1656 when this property was settled upon him and his intended wife, Susan Martin, daughter of John Martin of Crowhurst, Gent (John being the brother of George Martin) [4]. <1689-1720 John Atkins IV, gent Described as senior, of Brightling, gent. in 1720 when he 'mortgaged' this property, with P8/4, to his son for £420 in 1720 [4]. This was in effect a conveyance. 1720-1735+ John Atkins V, gent [2,3] <1738-1755+ John Atkins VI [3] <1765-1775+ Mr Atkins [3] <1785-1840+ ASHBURNHAM ESTATE [2,3] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1689-1689+ Will Turner [4] <1720-1720+ Hen Wickham [4] <1735-1735+ Step Kennard [3] <1839-1839+ MERGED See P8/4. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO AMS 5692/1. Survey of Burghurst manor dated 1540. 2. ESRO ASH 164 and 202 Burghurst manorial documents. 3. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 4. ESRO ASH B461,742,1093,1151 - Title deeds. 5. ESRO ASH 4396 - Map of 1767. BRIGHTLING - SHEEPSHAW [P8/41] Copyhold of Brightling Prebendal manor called Sheepshaw, quitrent 19.5d [M23/13a]. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1538-1539+ c.50a Land Described in court book of 1538 as one parcel of land and wood called Sheepshaw [1]. The same description in 1539 [1]. <1564-1565+ Ho + c.50a Described in court entry of 1564 as one tenement called Sheepshaw with its appurtances [1] and in 1656 as a tenement called Sheepshaw + 1 croft called Sivase Croft (1a.) [1]. Described in court entry of 1618 as a messuage and land called Sheepshaw [1]. 1639-1839+ Ho + c.49a. In 1639 Swace Croft, late part of Sheepshaw, was sold off and descended separately from this date [1]. The property is described in a court roll of 1759 as a messuage, barn, and lands called Sheepshaw [4]. Described in 1819 as a copyhold messuage and lands called Sheepshaw containing by measure 48a.2r.39p.. Abuts:- W = highway Burwash Town to Brightling Down; S,E = lane belonging to said premises dividing it from the lands of John Fuller, Esq; N and N,E = lands of John Fuller [4]. Described in a survey of 1836 as a house, barn etc + 48a.2r.36p called Sheepshaw, being plots 28-46 [5]. Same description in tithe award of 1839 [6]. DETAILS OF HOUSE House not viewed internally. From an external appraisal it seems unlikely that any part pre-dates 1750. 1539x1564 House The documents suggest that the first house upon this site was constructed between 1539 & 1564 (see above). 1662-1665 House assessed @ 2 flues Goddard Cruttenden was assessed 2 flues for this property. POOR RATE ASSESSMENT 1663 £12 [3]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [2] 1702-1735 £8 'Sheep Shaw' 1745-1839 £9:10 'Sheep Shaw' DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1538 John Dawtrey, kt [1] <1538-1538 Fran Dawtrey Son and heir of Sir John Dawtrey knight [1]. In 1538 he alienated the property [1]. 1538-1539 John Collins He acquired the property in 1538 and alienated it in 1539 [1]. 1539-1545+ Thos Glazier He acquired the property in 1539 and died in possession [1]. <1564-1564 John Glazier He alienated the property in 1564 [1]. 1564-1565 Hen Glydd He alienated the property in 1565 to Thomas Glydd of Etchingham, but Thomas was then granted a licence to let it back to Henry Glydd for 21 years, suggesting some form of family settlement [1]. 1565-1565+ Thos Glydd Described as of Etchingham when he acquired the property from his relation in 1565 [1]. He died in possession [1]. <1611-1611+ Rich Glydd Youngest son and heir of Thomas Glydd. He was formally admitted to the property in 1611 [1]. <1617-1618 John Dawe He had acquired the property by 1617 (when he appears in the list of homage and defaulters) and alienated it in 1618 [1]. 1618-1619 Will Wimble He was of Wadhurst in 1618 when he acquired the property [1]. He alienated it to a relative in the following year [1]. 1619-1657 John Wimble He died holding the property in 1657 [1]. 1657-1677 John Wimble Grandson and heir of John Wimble. In 1659 he was granted a licence to let the property for 14 years. He subsequently mortgaged it and in 1677 it was alienated by default of a conditional surrender [1]. By 1663 John Wimble was living at Battle [3]. 1677-1677+ Step Cruttenden Aged 7 years in 1677 when he acquired the property by default of a conditional surrender [1]. He was the youngest son and heir of Thomas Cruttenden to whom the property had been mortgaged. Stephen's mother Elizabeth was appointed guardian [1]. Stephen died without issue [1]. <1692-1692 John Cruttenden Only brother of Stephen. John died in 1692 without issue [1]. 1692-1692+ Edw French He held in the right of his wife, Hannah, sister of John Cruttenden, deceased [1]. <1759-1759 Thos Freeman He died holding the property in 1759 [4]. 1759-1781 Thos Freeman Only son and heir of Thomas [4]. He died holding the property in 1781 [4]. 1781-1819 Thos Freeman, farmer [2] Only son and heir of Thomas [4]. At his death in 1819 he was described as of Brightling, farmer [4]. 1819-1821 John Newington Nephew of Thomas Freeman. He sold the property to John Fuller for £1,400 + £110:7:0 valutation of timber + £147:4:7d valuation of effects + £52:10:0 lord's fine + £4:2:6d court fees - total £1,714:14:1d [4]. 1821-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [2,4,5,6] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1614-1618 Tenanted with P8/37 [3]. 1619-1642+ John Wimble He paid #1:4:0 tithes per annum [3]. In 1642 he paid 1/6d towards the relief of the Irish Protestants, being the joint 18th highest sum out of 83 parishoners who contributed [7] <1663-1665+ God Cruttenden, shoemaker [8]. Parson Lord tells us that Goddard was the brother of Thomas Cruttenden, butcher of Brightling [3]. Goddard was paying 22/- per annum tithes for the property [3]. <1702-1702+ Robt Browning [2] <1707-1707+ Hnah Browning [2] <1715-1715+ John French [2] <1725-1815+ Thos Freeman More than one generation [2] <1839-1839+ Slus Sands [2,6] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO D165/60 Transcript of Brightling Prebendal court rolls. 2. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 3. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lords tithe book. 4. ESRO SAS/RF/9/43-49. 5. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + Acc 2300 - Survey of Brightling Estate, 1836 6. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling 7. PRO E179/191/390. 8. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. BRIGHTLING - SWANCE CROFT [P8/42] Until 1639 this property formed a detached one acre croft of the Brightling Prebendal Copyhold called Sheepshaw [M23/13b] quitrent 1.5d. The manorial map of Brightling Prebend shows that it was located on the northern side of the Brightling Church to Brightling Down highway [5]. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1639-1639 Part of P8/41. 1639-1639+ 3r. land Described in a court entry of 1639 as Swance Croft (3r.) [1]. <1657-1759+ Tenmt + 3r. Described in court entry of 1657 as one tenement + 3r. called Swace Croft [1]. Described in a deed of 1745 as a house + 1 acre [7]. By 1753 it was called Stone Croft [2]. Described in a court entry of 1759 as a messuage and premises called Stone Croft [4]. Described by parson lord in 1664 as 'the house which belongs to Brightling Manor which Jo Craft used before' [8]. <1797-1852+ MERGED The property is shown merged into Brightling Park in a map of 1797 [6]. A map of 1819 gives this property as 1a.0r.31p, merged into Brightling Park [5]. A rental of 1852 calls the property Stone Croft (part of Sheepshaw) and describes it as 1a.0r.31p situated in Rose Hill Park, formerly a messuage but pulled down by licence [2]. DETAILS OF HOUSE 1639x1657 House built See above. 1662-1665 No. of hearths unknown This property was not assessed in the hearth tax returns. 1745 House Rebuilt/enlarged As part of an agreement of 1745 John Fuller agreed to pull down and rebuild or repair the house on this tenement, and with the materials thereof and other materials to either build a new house on the premises or repair the old one and to add a new end thereto [7]. 1775x1797 House demolished House demolished and the land laid into Brightling Park [3,6] POOR RATE ASSESSMENT [8]. 1663 £1:10:0. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [3] 1702-1725 £1 1735-1755 Not located 1765-1839 £1 'Littles' from 1785. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP 1639-1657 John Wimble [1] In 1639 James Wimble alienated the reversion of Swance Croft to John Wimble, senior, who the same date alienated it to himself and wife for life with remainder to his daughter, Elizabeth [1]. 1657-1662 Eliz Snepp By 1657 John Wimble was dead and in that year the property was inherited by Elizabeth, his youngest daughter. She had married Jeremy Snepp by 1662 in which year they alienated the property [1]. 1662-1702 God Cruttenden Goddard Cruttenden held the property with his wife Susanna in 1662 [1]. His death was presented in 1702 [1,8]. 1702-1702+ Robt Cruttenden Youngest son and heir of Goddard [1,3]. <1745-1745 BRIGHTLING ESTATE John Fuller exchanged this land in return for P8/78 in 1745 [7]. 1745-1775+ Jas Little [2,3] James Little acquired this property on behalf of his infant son, James Little, junior, when he sold P8/78 to John Fuller [7]. He acted initially as the guardian of James Little, his son, who died underaged in 1759, and then the guardian of Stephen Little, another of his sons, who inherited in 1759 but was also underaged [4]. <1785-1852+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [2,3] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1663-1663 Jo Craft, mason He could be Croft, rather than Craft. He paid 1/6d per half year in tithes and vacated the property in 1663 [8]. 1663-1664+ Will Skinner, Carpenter He took over tenancy in 1663 and paid the tithes from that date [8]. <1702-1725+ Robt Cruttenden [3] <1765-1775+ Jas Little [3] <1785-1836 MERGED Merged into Brightling Park. See P8/49 [3]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO D165/60 Transcript of Brightling Prebendal court books. 2. ESRO PAR 254/6. 3. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 4. ESRO SAS/RF/8/103. 5. ESRO Acc 4830 - Brightling Prebendal map. 6. ESRO AMS 3501 - Map of Rosehill Park - 1797. 7. ESRO SAS/RF/1/163. 8. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Lord's tithe book. BRIGHTLING - TURNERS [P8/43] Copyhold tenement of Brightling Prebendal Manor called Turners, qr. 2/- [M23/14] DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1530-1757+ Ho, bldgs + 3a. Described in court entry of 1530 as a messuage, buildings, garden & croft (3a) in Brightling [2] Described in entry of 1565 as a messuage, garden & 1 piece of land (3a) called Turners [2]. Same description in 1632 [2]. Described in court entries for 1725 & 1759 as a messuage, slaughter house + 3a. called Turners [4]. <1807-1852+ Ho + 1a. Sometime between 1780 and 1807 a detached part of the property was sold to Brightling Estate and merged into Brightling Park [2,3,10]. The retained part of the tenement was described in a court entry of 1807 as a copyhold messuage, slaughter house and stable with a garden and orchard (1a.) [4] Decsribed in a valuation of 1807 as a copyhold messuage, butcher's shop, slaughter house, stable, and 2 rods of land [5]. Described in 1812 as a copyhold messuage and premises, being part of a tenement called Turners [4]. Details given in an 1852 survey state that part of Turners, being 1a.3r.08p, has been laid into Rosehill Park. The other part was formerly 2 messuages, but 1 later turned into a slaughter house & is now pulled down [3]. A survey of 1836 describes the property as 2 houses, + 0a.3r.01p at Brightling Street [8]. Described in 1839 tithe award as a cottage + 0a.3r.01p called Turners or late Chrismases [9]. DETAILS OF HOUSE House survives as a relatively low stone fronted house with central chimney and hipped ends. It has not been viewed internally, but has the external impression of being an up-dated 17th century or earlier building. <1530 House There was a house upon the site by 1530 [2]. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 2 flues Thomas Cruttenden is assessed at 2 flues for this property [11]. POOR RATE ASSESSMENTS 1663 £3 'House & land' [6]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [1] 1702-1735 £3 'House & field' 1745-1839 £3:10 'House' 1745-1775, 'Chrismases' 1825-1839. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1530-1530+ Alce Martin, widow [2] <1535-1535 Mich Martin Son of Alice [2]. He alienated the property in 1535 [2]. 1535-1536 Sim Hawkins He acquired the property in 1535 & alienated it the following year [2]. 1536-1537 John Fryman He acquired the property in 1536 & alienated it the following year [2]. 1537-1540 Rich Foster Died holding the property [2]. 1540-1540+ Walt Foster Youngest son of Richard, aged 5 years in 1540. Michael Martin admitted as guardian [2]. <1564-1565 John Foster He alienated the property in 1565 [2]. 1565-1583 Thos Swaine, clerk. He alienated the property in 1583 [2]. 1583-1621+ Edw Tutty He mortgaged the property in 1621 to Thomas Glydd, and disposed of it sometime between that date and 1632 [2]. <1632-1632 Thos Butler He alienated the property in 1632 [2]. 1632-1637 Geo Petter He alienated the property in 1637, but remained as tenant [2]. 1637-1646 Thos Harrison, clerk He alienated the property in 1646 [2]. 1646-1674 Thos Cruttenden, butcher [6]. He died holding the property [2]. 1674-1702 Thos Cruttenden Son & heir of Thomas [2]. He died holding the property [2]. 1702-1715+ Eliz Cruttenden, widow [7]. Widow of Thomas. Their youngest son & heir, William, was about 6 years old in 1702 and Elizabeth was made his guardian [2,1]. <1725-1725 Will Cruttenden He surrendered the property on 3/5/1725 [4]. 1725-1759 Jos Cruttenden [3,1]. He, with his wife, Mary, were admitted to the property in 1725 and he died holding it in 1759 [4]. 1759-1807 Benj Cruttenden [1] Youngest son and customary heir of Joseph. He was underaged when admitted and guardianship was granted to his brother, John [4]. He surrendered the property in 1807 [4]. 1807-1812 Edw Chrismas, butcher Of Dallington in 1807 when he acquired the property [4]. He surrendered the property for £450 in 1812 [4]. 1812-1822 Thos Chrismas [1] Described as of Heathfield, farmer, in 1812 when he acquired the property [4]. By letter dated 1822 it is stated that the Brightling Prebendal court would be held at 'Mr Chrismas's house' on 22/7/1822 [4]. 1822-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [1,4,8,9] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1637-1637+ Geo Petter He was owner occupier, but in 1637 he sold it, though remained as tenant, the new owner being granted a licence to lease it back to Petter for 5 years [2]. <1663-1666+ Thos Cruttenden, butcher Owner occupier [6]. <1702-1715+ Eliz Cruttenden [1] <1725-1755+ Jos Cruttenden [1] <1765-1795+ John Cruttenden [1] <1805-1805+ Benj Cruttenden [1] <1815-1815+ Edw Chrismas [1] <1825-1825+ Geo Pont [1] <1839-1839+ Hild Pont [9] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Brightling Land Tax 2. ESRO D165/60 - Manorial documents of Brightling Prebendal Manor. 3. ESRO PAR 254/6 - Ditto. 4. ESRO SAS/RF/9/57-60. 5. ESRO SAS/RF/9/146. 6. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Tithe Book. 7. ESRO PAR 254/6/8 Abutment on map of the Glebe. 8. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + Acc 2300 - Survey of Brightling Estate, 1836 9. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling 10. ESRO RAF/F/4/2. 11. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. BRIGHTLING - MORTIMERS [P8/44] Freehold tenement of Sockenersh manor called Mortimers [M199/28]. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1503-1503 ? + 16a. Described in 1503 as 16a called Sheppard als Mortimers [2]. <1680-1680+ ? + 28a. Described in 1680 as 28a of land. Details of buildings are never given [2]. <1702 MERGED By 1702 this property had been merged with P8/22 [1]. A deed of P8/22 dated 1744 mentions this property as being 26 acres of land called Mortimers [3]. The north abutment of Thorndens [M199/24] was given as 'lands of the heirs of Snatt' in an out-of-date abutment in 1716 [3]. DETAILS OF BUILDINGS There are no records of there having ever been any buildings upon this property. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [1] 1702 £8 'Snatts' 1707-1839 Assessed with P8/22 DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1368-1368 Alan Rynden He alienated the property [2]. 1368-1368+ Alce de Wykenham [2] <1472 Will Chepyr [2] <1472 John Smith He held in the right of his wife, Alice, daughter of William Chepyr [2]. <1472-1472+ Thos a Broke He was the son of Alice, the daughter of John & Alice Smith [2]. <1503-1510 John Warr He died holding the property [2]. 1510-1510+ John Bourne Grandson of John Warr, being the son of Warr's daughter, Agnes [2]. <1602-c1602 Geo Martin He died holding the property [2]. c1602-1637+ Rich Snatt [4]. He held in the right of his wife, Agnes, grand-daughter of George & daughter of John Martin [2]. The heirs of Snatt were holding the property in 1680 [2]. This allows the property to be located upon Browns Oak Farm. <1702 MERGED By 1702 owned by Laurence Noakes & merged with P8/22 [1]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1614-1615 Robt Baker He paid #1:6:8d tithes for this property [4]. 1616-1620 Will Baker He paid #1:6:8d tithes for this property [4]. 1621 Tithes paid by owner [4]. 1622 Jas Feaver [4] 1623-1624 Will Reeve He paid #1:6:0d tithes for this property [4]. 1625-1634 Hen Weeks He paid #1:6:d tithes for this property [4]. 1635-1637 Rich Snatt Owner occupier [4]. He paid #1:6:0d tithes for this property [4]. 1638-1640+ Rich Noakes He paid #1:6:0d tithes for this property [4]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 2. SAS Budgen 11 - absract of Socknersh manorial documents. 3. ESRO SAS/RF/8/74 & 78. 4. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Lord's tithe book. BRIGHTLING - THE POST OFFICE [P8/45] Freehold tenement of Socknersh Manor called Priesthouse, qr.4d. [M199/16] The abutments in 1609 suggest that this property was not located on its current site at that date. It is possible that the present site is a relocation by Fuller to suit the formation of his Park, the manorial dues having merely been transferred to the present site. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1473-1609+ Ho + plot. Described in a quitclaim of 1473 as a messuage and garden called 'Prestes Howse' in Brightling [8]. Described in a deed of 1609 as a small new house & small plot of land called Priests. Abuts:- E = land of Thomas Purchin; S = heirs of Edward Tutty; N = lands of one Comes; W? = Highway Salehurst to Brightling Down [1]. Another deed of 1609 calls the property a small house or cottage [1]. Called a messuage & premises 'Priests' in 1647 [1] & in 1659 a messuage, garden & orchard (1a.) called 'Priests' [1]. All later deeds give a similar description [1]. <1680-1840+ Ho + 2r. Called Presthows' in manorial court of 1474 [3], and 'land with a house (2r) in Brightling called Priesthouse' in court entry of 1680 [3]. Described in a detailed Fuller survey as 'Priesthouse & garden (2r.) [2]. The 1839 tithe award describes it as a house and garden (0a.1r.10p) [5]. DETAILS OF HOUSE The present house upon the site is a terminal chimney stone-built structure, probably of about 1800 in date, extended soon after to the north, also in stone. The building has NOT been viewed internally, but is unlikely to have any earlier work within. <1473 House There was a house upon the site by 1473 [8]. c.1619 House Rebuilt Described as a small new house in 1609 [1]. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 3 flues Anne Grant, widow, paid the hearth tax on this property in 1662 [7]. 1716 House Rebuilt The house was rebuilt in 1716. The original bills for the materials & building works survive [1]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [4] 1702-1755 £1 'House' 1765-1839 £2 'Shop' 1765-1825, 'Grocers Shop' 1839. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1473-1473+ John Baker He recieved a quitclaim of the property from various named parties in 1473 [6]. <1474-1474+ John White (Wytte) [3] <1495-1495 Bart Ungill [3] 1495-1495+ Thos Glydd [3] <1517-1517+ John Martin [3] <1602-1602 John Cooper He died holding the property [3]. 1602-1602+ Robt Cooper Son & heir of John [3]. <1609-1611 In 1609 Richard Glydd of Brightling quitclaimed this property to John Cooper of Brightling, butcher, who was presumably the owner [1]. A deed later in 1609 is a mortgage by George Waterer of Brightling, miller to John Jarvis of Ninfield, tanner, and they together convey the property in 1611 [1]. 1611-1616 John Pankhurst Of Mayfield in 1611 when he acquired the property for £24 [1]. He alienated the property [3]. <1632-1632 Step Pankhurst, jnr Of Mayfield when he made his will, directing that his wife and others should sell this property to clear his debts [1]. They sold in 1634 [1]. 1634-1636 John Barham, yeoman + John Newnham, inn holder They were both of Mayfield when they acquired the property in 1634 for £20 [1]. In 1636 they sold it for the same value [1]. 1636-1647 Will Luck, yeoman Of Wadhurst when he acquired the property for £20, but of Sevenoaks when he sold it in 1647 [1]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1609-1609+ John Cooper [1]. <1681-1681 John Grant, tailor Owner occupier at his death [1]. <1716-1716+ Anne Collins, spinster [1] <1738-1738+ Sara Cruttenden + Anne Coney [1] <1785-1815+ John Ovenden [4] <1825-1825+ Will Watkins [4] <1839-1839+ John Pankhurst [4,5] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO SAS/RF/1/249-272. 2. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 - Plot 18. 3. SAS Budgen 11 - Analysis of Sockenersh manorial documents. 4. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 5. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 6. HPL B 53. 7. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. BRIGHTLING - OLD HOUSE [P8/46] Freehold of Socknersh Manor called Covelins, Harrysfield & Holmans, qr.12/4d. + Hopemead, qr.1/-. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1531-1531+ Ho, bldgs + 44a. Described in a deed of 1531 as a messuage & outbuildings called Holmans, 2 pieces land called Trenecroft & Bromefield, 1 piece of wood, 2 fields & 1 croft late rooted up (40a) + land called Henrysfield (4a). Abutments of the 40a:- W = land of Will Hay called Coveslyns & Levecote; N = land of William Hay called Holmans; E = Hardens Went Wood; S = highway Brightling to Robertsbridge. Abutments of Henrysfield:- S = Highway Robertsbridge to Brightling; W = way from last to Sockenersh; N = Wyland wood; E = Crouchfield. William Hay reserves a right of way over the east end of Henrysfield [2,3]. The manorial documents of 1616 describe the property as 45 acres called Covelins, Harrisfield & Holmans. <1680-1680+ Ho, bldgs + 40a. Harrisfield als Henrysfield (4a) sold off [4]. <1839-1839+ MERGED See P8/18. DETAILS OF HOUSE The present building on the site, called Poplar Cottages, is a semi-detached pair with end chimneys and a rear leanto. It almost certainly dates from the early 19th century. Also built upon this farm is the late 19th century mansion called Brightling Hall. <1531 House There was already a house upon the site by 1531 [2,3]. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 4 flues Thomas Butler was assessed for this property at 4 flues [6] POOR BOOK ASSESSMENTS 1663 £9 [5]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [1] 1702-1735 £7 1745-1839 £8:5 'The Old House' from 1775. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1483-1483+ Thos a Crouch [4] <1531-1531 Will Hay Of Robertsbridge in 1531 when he granted away this property [2]. 1531-1531+ Rich Butler Of Brightling when he acquired the property [2]. <1616-1680+ HAREMERE ESTATE The Busbridge Family [4]. For details of ownership see P15/9. <1755-1765+ Will Baker [1] <1775-1775+ Mr Baker [1] <1785-1785+ John Baker [1] <1795-1815+ Will Baker [1] <1825-1839+ W C Dyer Esq [1] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1663-1666+ Thos Butler [6]. He paid 9/- for half years tithes for this property and 4/- for Henry's Field, for which see P8/68 [5]. <1702-1702+ John Baker [1] <1707-1765+ Will Baker [1] <1775-1775+ Mr Baker [1] <1785-1785+ John Shoesmith [1] <1795-1815+ Will Baker [1] <1825-1839+ W C Dyer Esq [1] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 2. ESRO AMS 1839. 3. HPL B.81 - Deeds 4. SAS Budgen 11 - Analysis of Socknersh manorial documents. 5. ESRO PAR 254/6/7. Lords tithe book. 6. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. BRIGHTLING - COVEHURST ALS LOVERS [P8/47] DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1612-1612+ Ho + 78a. Described in a sale of 1612 as a messuage + 78a. called Covehurst. Abutments:- N = Great Field and Cotham; E = Combe Wood and Hogg-a-Mills; S = Perryfield, Marling and Owlehole; W = land late Richard Martin + Socknersh [2]. <1631-1631 Ho + 120a Other lands were added to the farm (see below). 1631-1839+ MERGED From 1615 this farm was often tenanted with Oldhole (P8/26) and from 1631 this association became permanent [6]. By 1718 this property was then described as a toft THE WOODLANDS 1733-1733+ 212+ a. Woodland When Owlehole and Covehurst als Lovers were sold, the woodland on both farms was retained, the descent of which is followed in this entry [1]. For the Covehurst als Lovers plainland during this period see P8/26. The retained part is described in a deed of 1733 as the manor of Coverling als Covehurst and the those coppices and wood grounds called Combe Wood and the coppice lying between Combe Wood and Perry Wood (Perry Wood having been sold to the owner of P8/18), in all 90a. Also Furnace Wood (30a.) with a right of way though lands called Gate Field; Wyland Wood (60a.); Pook Wood (20a.) The Barnfield Wood (12a.); The Two Little Woods and Luck Wood (?a.). All in Brightling and Salehurst [3]. <1785-1839+ Cot + 102a. Described in the 1839 tithe award as a cottage and 101a.3r.38p. woodland [5]. DETAILS OF HOUSE <1612 House There was a house upon this property by 1612 [2]. 1662-1665 No. of flues unknown This property has not been located in hearth tax, if indeed the house still stood at that date. <1718 House demolished Called a toft in 1718 [2]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS - WOODLAND ONLY (Plainland assessed with P8/26 [1] 1702-1715 Assessed with P8/26 1725-1735 Woodland £20 1745-1775 Woodland £24:5 1785-1839 Woodland £15:5 'Bowdens' Wylands Wood etc sold off & merged with P40/2. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1524-1524 BAYHAM ABBEY [2] <1612-1718 HAREMERE ESTATE [3] In 1612 Sir Robert Walshe of (Haremere) Etchingham sold the property (together with Haremere) to John Busbridge, citizen skinner of London [2]. The Busbridges continued to hold it untill sold by a later John Busbridge in 1718 [2]. For details of ownership see P15/9. 1718-1733 Phil Henshaw, Esq [1] Phillip, described as of Hookland Park in Shipley, Sussex, purchased the property (together with P8/26) in 1718 [2]. The plainlands on this property were by this date merged with P8/26 (qv) but the retained woodlands were in hand. In 1733 he sold the woods for £1,000 [3]. In 1733 he was described as of Bussocke, Berkshire [3]. From this point on the ownership given relates only to the woodlands. 1733-1839+ MERGED For ownership of the plainlands see P8/26, with which this property had been merged. OWNERSHIP OF THE WOODLANDS ONLY 1733-1755 Will Hercy Esq [1,2] Described as of Bray, Berkshire, in 1733 when he purchased the woodlands [3]. He mortgaged the woods in 1739 [4] and this mortgage was assigned at least once before being foreclosed [4]. On 23th October 1755 an order of foreclosure was raised against the property [2]. <1775-1775+ Rich Bolton [1] <1785-1805+ Jas Bourner [1] <1815-1815+ Mr Smith [1] <1839-1839+ W E Smith Esq [1,5] DETAILS OF TENANCY - PLAINLANDS ONLY <1612-1612+ John Lover He held at an annual rent of 15/- [2]. 1614 In this year the tithes were paid by the owner, John Busbridge [6]. 1615-1642+ Rich Lulham In 1615 he was tenant of both this farm and Oldhole (P8/26), but by 1619 Oldhole was seperately tenanted. The two farms were again tenanted together from at least 1631, and this arrangement became permenant [6]. <1631-1839+ MERGED Part of P8/26. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 2. ESRO SAS/RF/9/63-80 - Title deeds. 3. ESRO SAS/RF/13/64-66. 4. ESRO A 2477. 5. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 6. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Lord's tithe book. BRIGHTLING - WYNHAMFORD MILL [P8/48] DETAILS OF PROPERTY 1474-1474+ Ho + Mill Described in a lease of 1474 as a millhouse standing at Wynhamford .... with 2 mills being in the same house, that is to say a corn mill and a fulling mill. The tenant is to set up a dwelling house beside the millhouse, the abbot to find timber for the new dwelling house & reparations of the millhouse and mills. For details of the house to be built see below. [1] <1649-1649+ Ho, mills + 10a. Described in a deed of 1649 as a messuage or tenement, outhouses and buildings, + mills called Wynnamford Mills and all watercourse, bays etc + 10a. in Brightling and Burwash [3]. <1690-1690+ Ho, bn + 10a. Described in a deed of 1690 as a messuage called Winhamford + barns, lands etc + 10a. in Brightling and Burwash [3]. <1715-1840+ MERGED Buildings destroyed and lands laid into Great Worge (P8/9) [3,2]. DETAILS OF HOUSE 1474 New House Under the terms of the lease the tenant is to build a house 36' x 20' with a chamber and a loft at the high dais end and a shop called a working house at the 'flore' half, all made sufficiently with 'ponchons and space' and with a loft above. The posts shall be 12' in length between the joists [1]. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 3 flues Thomas Grant, miller, was assessed at 3 flues in hearth tax [5]. 1690x1715 House destroyed [2,3]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [2]. 1702-1735 #4 'Ye Mill Land' 1745-1839 #5 DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1474-1617 ROBERTSBRIDGE ESTATE Owned until the dissolution by Robertsbridge Abbey [1], and then granted with the other property to the Sydney family. They sold it in 1617 with Great Worge Farm (P8/9) [3]. 1617-1690+ WORGE ESTATE For ownership see Great Worge Farm (P8/9) [3]. <1715-1839+ MERGED Owned with P8/9, with which this land is merged [1,3]. DETAILS OF TENANCY 1474-1474+ John Gill Of Brightling in 1474 when he received a lease of the property for 22 years on condition that he build a dwelling house next to the mill [1]. <1615-1642+ Will Baseden From 1615-1629 he paid 16/- tithes for this property, and from 1630-1642 he paid £1 pa [4]. In 1642 he paid 3/- towards the relief of the Irish Protestants, the 12th highest contribution amongst the 83 parishoners [6]. <1649-1649+ Rich Baseden [3,4] <1663-1664 Thos Grant, miller [4,5] 1664-1666+ Jo Smith He took over the tenancy in 1664. He was described by parson Lord as a carpenter or wheelwright [4]. <1690-1690+ Thnk Ticehurst [3] <1702-1707+ Rich Tharpe [2] <1715-1839+ MERGED Merged into P8/9. [2]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. HMC Report on the De L'Isle MSS, Vol. 1, p.154. 2. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 3. ESRO SAS/RF/13/15-63, especially 23 and 36. Title deeds. 4. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book. 5. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. 6. PRO E179/191/390. BRIGHTLING - ROSEHILL [P8/49] DETAILS OF THIS PROPERTY <1540-1540+ Ho + c.5a. In 1540 the northern abutment to adjacent Churchlands gives this property as owned by George Sare. There is no evidence to suggest that any other land was held with the property at this time: the other lands which later formed part of this property were then owned by Michael Martin [8]. Sares is described in a settlement of 1652 as a messuage or tenement, toft, stable, garden, orchard, hop garden + 1 piece (5a.) called Shepards Sares als Saules Croft [3]. Reference to a toft suggests that two tenements had already been combined by this date, the other tenement probably being that of Fissenden which abutted Sares (probably on the eastern side) in 1540 [8]. <1561-1561 Ho(s) + c.175a. In 1561 the property is described as the Mansion house called Sheperds (ie Shepards Sares) + land; tenements and lands called Smithe (see P8/87); Land called Sperewell (P8/82); Windmill on Brightling Down (P8/38) being the lands on the south of the highway. Also the tenement and land called Burleys, Brightling land, Bugsell, Shattingham and London (P8/69), being the land on the north of the highway [17]. 1561-1635+ Ho(s) + c.90a. As per the terms of Michael Martin's will, Burleys etc (ie P8/69) descended separately from this date [17]. However, contrary to the terms of the will, Brightling land and Londons remained with this property. The detached parts of the land called Sperewell and Brightling Mill were sold. This left a property of c.90 acres. The manorial tenements which made up the property during the period 1608-1635 were a house + 33a. called Smiths Tenement + 4a. called Brightling Field + 20a. called Brightling Land, and 13a. called Jackletts (total = 70a.) all held of Burghurst manor + lands called Londons (c.15a.), together with this property called Sares Croft (5a.), all held of Hollingrove manor [9,10]. <1663-c1745 Ho(s) + 165a. Sometime after 1561 a separate farm called Joyces was acquired which seems to have comprised the manorial tenements of Hollingrove Manor called Marvells, Browns, Clippers, Mabbs, Little Joyces and Joyces (acreage unknown), and to which The Jackletts (13a.) were transfered. For this property called Joyces see P8/90. A farm called Freemans (P8/86) was purchased by English and merged into the estate sometime before 1660 [4]. In 1663 part of Freemans (P8/86) was farmed separately: the other part, together with Joyces, had been merged with this property. In the later conveyances both these farms, (including The Jackletts) are described together as Joyces, being 140 acres [3]. That part of Freeman's which was farmed separately was assessed in the Poor Rate at £15 [4], and is therefore likely to have comprised between 45 and 60 acres, leaving between 80 and 95 acres merged into this property. This farm was assessed in the Poor Rate at £40 + £5, which equates to 135-180 acres, thereby confirming that the c.165 acres estimated for the property is not wildly inaccurate. From the occupiers given, it seems likely that by 1684 the owners considered Joyces to be the main property and Smiths to be P8/86, though abutments on earlier deeds clearly show this not to have been the case [3,12]. That part of the farm to the north of the highway (c.40a.) was in c.1745 transfered to Mudwall Farm (P8/69), which from this date formed the Home Farm of the estate. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARK. c.1745 Formation of the park The park was formed between 1745 and 1748 by merging the following properties, which by that date already formed part of the estate:- P8/3 pt.P8/49 P8/76 P8/77 P8/78 As the boundaries of the park are known (see below) the size of the park as formed in c.1745 can be calculated from the 25" O.S. maps at about 242 acres, not wildly different from the total achieved from the approximate acreages given above. In 1748 John Fuller II made agreements with Henry Pelham, John, Earl of Ashburnham, William Wickham of Brightling, farmer, Thomas Madgwick of Dallington, Gent, Nicholas Carrick of Dallington, butcher, Stephen Smith of Dallington, yeoman, and Stephen Coney of Warbleton, whereby small pieces of The Purchase, Cobly Wood, Netherdown, part of Giffords called Cobly, Dwarfgate, Mansbrook and Farmers Marling were conveyed to Fuller. It is stated that John Fuller had then lately converted a considerable part of his Brightling estate into a park for the preservation of deer, bounded on the east, south and west by a rivulet which divided it from the above properties. For the more convenient erection of the Park Pale the said rivulet was to be enclosed within the park and the pale was to be erected on the opposite bank 'as near as possible to the brink of the said rivulet [5]. In 1745 Fuller obtained permission to divert a section of the highway from the house of Thomas Hack (P8/60) and the sign of The Huntsman, towards the mansion called Rosehill. The length of the existing road to be diverted was 46 rods + 7 feet. It was to be replaced by a new stretch 30ft wide x 60 rods in length over a field called Pump field and Ponts meadow. Permission was granted for the old road to be enclosed by John Fuller [5]. c.1750 Park extended John Fuller was already making alterations to the park by the early 1750s. Around 1750 he built a chineese temple (not the present temple) [19]. In 1750-1 he was negotiating to acquite a long lease from Pelham of an 18 acre piece of Brightling down [19]. In 1751 he asked permission to start grubing the bushes on it to make walks, as he intended to have a sheepdown and fold them in the park and plant clumps of trees to make it look like a forest. He states that he would rather see a stout beech than a fat bishop, and a clump of Scotch firs than a levy of Scotch officers! [19]. He received a formal conveyance of this piece of downland in 1753, by which time the land had already been merged into the park (see P8/59) as had Farmers Marling (P8/35) which he acquired from Stephen Coney after 1748 [5,19]. In this way the park was extended by 30 acres to 273 acres in total. 1794-1797 Park extended John Fuller III doubled the size of the park between 1794 and 1797 by emparking lands to both the east and west of the old park, up to the highways. Furthermore, the northern road was diverted northwards onto its present route, thereby enlarging the park on this side too. As part of these works the following properties were merged into the park:- P8/36; P8/42; P8/43, P8/52; P8/55; P8/56; P8/59; P8/68; pt P8/69; P8/73; P8/86; P13/33; P13/37; P13/42; P13/64. That part of the park within Dallington parish was made into a seperate enclosure called The Paddock. The total acreage of the park as extended amounted to 565 acres [6]. A map of the park in its extended form was made in 1797, probably to mark its completion. This map shows a pale around the perimeter [20]. 1815-1817 Wall built A stone wall was built by John Fuller III to replace the park pale, thus providing work for the unemployed. He is said to have laid out £10,000 in 5-7 years for labour, paying numerous workers half their normal wage - 1/- a day - to build the wall and to perform other maintenance duties. The main activity on the wall was between 1815 and 1817 [24] DETAILS OF HOUSE <1540 House There was a house upon this site by 1540, and probably long before [21]. 1540x1561 Mansion built. The first mansion (as opposed to messuage) was almost certainly built by Michael Martin between 1540 and 1561. The house is mentioned as a 'mansion house called Sheperdes' in Martin's will [17]. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 14 flues William Pix was assessed in hearth tax for this property at 14 flues [14]. 1699? House rebuilt [13]. The house was rebuilt as a double-pile brick structure with a symetrical principal northern front having a central entrance flanked on either side by four windows [15] On architectural grounds Anthony Dale considered the house to have been rebuilt in the decade following 1720, but there is no reference to the rebuilding in John Fuller I's extensive accounts. There are references to repairs and minor works, as in 1739 when repairs were made to the brickwork of the house, and to the plastering, as well as the building of two chimneys [19]. This suggests that the date of 1699 on a rainwater head does signify the date of rebuild, and that the reconstruction was carried out by Thomas Fuller (not John Fuller) very soon after he acquired the property. 1746-1751 Extension added The western extension was added by John Fuller II during the period 1746-1751 [19]. This extension contained very high quality plasterwork [2]. Some of the accounts survive, including payments of £266:4:4d and £70 to James Dawe of Lewes (who also worked on Firle Place) for 'plastering and stonework in the office' and for 'all stucho ornaments under the entabliture, mouldings excluded' [19]. For further details see SAC Vol.107, p.17. c.1790 Extensions added Several extensions were made to the house by John Fuller III, mostly to the south, around 1800. 1955 House part demolished In 1955 the western extension to the house (built by John Fuller II in c.1745) was demolished, together with the southern service areas of c.1800 [2]. POOR RATE ASSESSMENT - THIS PROPERTY ONLY [4]. 1663 £40 + £5 for part of late Freemans (P8/86). LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS - THIS PROPERTY ONLY [1] 1702 £36 1707 £36 + £16 (being P8/69, which now becomes merged) 1715 £52 1725-1735 £53 1745-1839 £64 DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1540-1540+ Geo Sare [12] <1561-1561 Mich Martin He already owned property in Brightling in 1540 (see P8/87) but at that date he did not own the site of the present-day mansion. He purchased the site between 1540 and his death in 1561 [12,17]. According to his will his wife's name was Helen, and he had sons, Thomas, Michael, John and Ninian, and a daughter, Elizabeth [17]. His wife was pregnant when the will was made [17]. Supervisors of the will were to be Ninian Burrel of Penhurst, George May, and Thomas Glydd, senior, yeoman of Brightling. In 1561 all the sons were under 21 years old. The Brightling estate was to be split between the two eldest sons, P8/49, P8/87, P8/82 and P8/38 were to be inherited by the eldest son, Thomas Martin, P8/69 by the next son, Michael [17]. It is clear from the later descent of the properties that this division did occur, though not entirely as per the terms of the will. His wife was to have all the estate until the sons inherited [17]. after 1561 Thos Martin This assumes that Thomas lived to inherit, otherwise this property was to be inherited by Michael and P8/69 by John [17]. <1582-1582+ Thos Isted, gent. [25,26]. In 1597 he had sons Richard, Thomas & John, and daughters Dorothy (wife of Abraham Dickonson), Mary, Damaris and Redeemed [18]. When he made his will in 1597 he was of Hastings. His will mentions no lands in Brightling, but he did leave money to the poor of Brightling [18].. <1608-1635+ John Baker, Esq [9,10]. <1652-1660+ Edw English, Esq. The property had already been acquired by 1652 [3]. Parson Lord informs us that Edward English had purchased a farm from John Freeman, and this was now merged into this property [4]. Edward English was of Brightling in 1652 when he made a post-nupital settlement of part of his property (ie. Sares Croft, being this property +,P8/87 + P8/89 + land in Mayfield and Mountfield) [3]. He had married Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Cromwell, Esq. of Kamsey, Huntingdon [3]. In 1660 he was a captain of the Trained Bands [13]. He died in or around 1660, his widow being the owner by 1662 [4]. <1662-1684 Eliz English, widow [4]. By 1684 she was living at Burwash [3]. She had surviving daughters and co-heirs, Lucy (wife of Francis Cremer, Esq. of Ingoldsthorpe, Norfolk), Elizabeth English, Mary English and Rebecca English [3]. They sold the Brighling Estate in 1684 [3]. 1684-1684+ Will Peake, merchant Of Lewes, when he acquired the property in 1684 [3]. He died holding the property either in 1684 or 1685 [3]. 1685-1698 Sim Snell, merchant Described as a Citizen and merchant tailor of London in 1683 [3]. He held in the right of his wife, Anne, sister of William Peake, late of Lewes, deceased [3]. He and his wife made a marriage settlement in 1685 in consideration of a marriage already made between their eldest son and heir apparent, Simon, with Susan Page [3]. The property was then said to be in their occupation [3]. All parties jointly mortgage the property in 1691 [3] and for the next few years the title is abscure, though the Snells are still involved in the property on 18/5/1695, but by the end of 1695 it has become the property of Micaiah Perry, a merchant of London, and Thomas Lane, gent, of Dodford, Northhants, who in that year intended selling it to Thomas Fuller. The formal conveyance was carried out 1/2/1698 [3]. c1697-1703 Thos Fuller, Gent. He is described as of Dallington in the formal conveyance of 1698 [3]. He did not die until 1720, but on 26/6/1703 he conveyed the property to his nephew, John [1,2,3]. At that date Thomas was described as of Brightling, gent [3]. 1703-1745 John Fuller I, Esq [1]. John Fuller I of Brightling was one in a long line who were named John, the earlier members of which resided at Tanners in Waldron [15]. He was the eldest of the four children of Major John Fuller and Elizabeth (daughter of Samuel Fowle of London [15] and he was nephew of Thomas Fuller [2]. John I was born in 1680 and was 42 years of age at his father's death in 1722 [15]. He was described as of Waldron in 1703 when, aged 23, he received the coveyance of the property from his uncle, Thomas [3]. That year John married Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of Fulke Rose, deceased, of Jamaica, and she brought him a considerable West Indian fortune, including an estate of over 3,000 acres in Jamaica [2,23]. It was John who re-named the property 'Rosehill' in honour of his wife [19]. John and Elizabeth had ten children, John II (baptized 1/2/1705/6); Rose (baptized 12/4/1708); Elizabeth (baptized 28/10/1709); Henry (baptized 15/1/1712/3); Thomas (baptized 2/11/1715); Stephen (baptized 17/11/1716); Hans (baptized 25/9/1718) and three sons who died in infancy [15]. Elizabeth, John's wife, died on 18/2/1727/8 [2]. His daughter, Elizabeth, managed the household after her mothers death until her marriage in 1733 [19]. A portrait of the family made in 1734 is reproduced in SAC Vol.67. As a side note, John I's son Stephen inherited PLACE ESTATE, in Brightling (P8/7) through his marriage to Elizabeth (Betsy), daughter and heir of Laurence Noakes [15]. John I was MP for Sussex in 1713 [15], but he was primarily an industrialist. His net income in 1710 is estimated to have been around £2,000 per annum, though this fell back slightly during the three decades which followed [22]. From 1700 he worked the iron forge called Collins Forge on the Burwash/Brightling borders [19]. This forge had been acquired by the Fullers in 1700, but was not formally conveyed until a good title was achieved in 1716 [19]. John ran an iron furnace at Heathfield which had been set up by his father, and which John rebuilt at a cost of £436:3:7 in 1723. The principal product of the furnace was guns. In addition to iron, John imported sugar from his estates in Jamaica. From 1732 the Jamaica estate was managed by his son, Rose [19]. After 1740 John's income improved, due to a revival in profits from both sugar imports and gun-founding [22]. In addition to his Brightling and Jamaican estates, John inherited the Waldron Estate. John died on 4/8/1745 aged 65 years [2]. He left £2,000 to his son Rose, in addition to the Jamaican estate; £2,000 to son, Thomas, in addition to £4,000 already provided; Henry had £5,000 + the right and title to the 1st vacancy in one of two livings, or an additional £1,000 if he decided not to take orders; Stephen was provided for similarly. There were other minor legacies; the remainder went to the heir, John II. At John I's death there were Bank of England holdings worth £1,756:18:0; credits and bank stock amounting to £8,456:9:0; New South Sea anuities worth £1,577:2:0 and Old South Sea anuities of £1190. There were also other holdings [19]. For more details regarding John Fuller I see SAC Vols. 104, 106, 107 & 121. 1745-1755 John Fuller II, Esq [1]. Eldest son of John [2]. John II was tutored at Trinity College, Cambridge from 1723 to 1726, and was then admitted to the Temple [19]. He became a member of The Royal Society [19]. In 1745, when aged 39 years, he inherited from his father [15]. The following year he married Elizabeth Dayrell, daughter of Fransis Dayrell of Shudy Camps, Cambridge [15]. She was often in ill health [19]. Like his father, John was an ironmaster; principally a gun-founder. His furnace book survives from 1745/6 (see SAC Vol.106 for details). In 1749 he considered that the only furnaces which could make large guns were Brede, Beckley, Lamberhurst, Robertsbridge and his own [19]. The profits from the ironworks for the year 1745/6 have been estimated at £2365:2:1 [19]. Although John was owner of the estate for only 10 years, he made a considerable impact upon it. He more than trebled the size of the Brightling estate and made impressive extensions to the house. John's fortunes were extended in 1752 when he inherited the estates of John Fuller of Hellingly [19]. It was John II who made and laid out the first park (later doubled in size by John Fuller III), within which he built a chineese temple in c.1750 [19]. He admitted that he intended to be 'a little king in Brightling and have his levy on horseback' [19]. Unlike his father, John's servants were liveried [19]. His steward was initially James Courthope (died 1750) and afterwards William Gregson. Details of his servants are given in SAC Vol.107, p.18. Despite his achievements, the family letters show John II to have been a not entirely happy man - prone to worry, especially over his finances [19]. John died without an heir on 5/2/1755, aged 49 years [2]. For more details regarding John Fuller II see SAC Vols. 104, 106, 107 & 121. 1755-1777 Rose Fuller, Esq [1] Brother & heir of John [2,15], aged 43 years when he inherited. Like his brother, he was educated at Cambridge. He then studied medicine at Leyden, and was often styled 'Doctor' by his father [19]. In December 1732 Rose was sent by his father to the Jamaica estate to oversee the sugar plantation [19]. There he met and married Ithamar Mill, daughter of the Hon. Richard Mill of St Catherines, Jamaica [15]. A year later she died [15]. As part of his marriage settlement half the Jamaica estate was settled upon him [15]. Rose did not returned to England until 1757, two years after he inherited the English estates [19]. For these two years his affairs in England were managed by his brother, Stephen Fuller of Brightling Place [19]. During the late 1750s Rose Fuller's annual earnings amounted to over £6,000, and in some years over £8,000 [22]. Rose died without an heir on 7/5/1777, aged 69 years [15]. At his death his Sussex lands amounted to 5,584 acres, of which only 1,740 were located on the Brightling Estate [22]. For more details regarding Rose Fuller see SAC Vols. 104, 106, 107 & 121. 1777-1833 John Fuller III, Esq [1] Grandson of John Fuller I, and son of Henry Fuller, by his wife Frances, daughter of Thomas Fuller of Parkgate, Catsfield. [2]. He was baptized 20/2/1757. John Fuller III was more generally known as 'Honest Jack', and is known today as 'Mad Jack'. He was High Sherrif of Sussex in 1796, and MP for Sussex from 1801-1812 [15]. He was a principal patron of the artist, Turner [2]. John inherited both the Jamaica and Sussex estates [15]. Iron founding had effectively ceased in 1763, though Heathfield furnace did not finally close until 1787 and the Brightling forge until 1803. Luckily, after 1763 the Jamacian sugar trade, the landed estate and the family investments more than made up for the loss of iron profits [22]. During John III's ownership 2,033 acres were added to the Brightling Estate, compared with only 59 acres added to his other Sussex estates [22]. It was 'Mad Jack' who improved the park and built the Brightling follies [2]. He died 19/4/1833, aged 76 years and was buried in his mausoleum in Brightling church-yard [2,15]. 1833-1839+ A E Fuller, Esq [1,6,7] Augustus Elliot Fuller was the cousin of John Fuller III [2]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1561-1561 Mich Martin Owner occupier. See 'Ownership' for details. <1626-1629+ John Baker (Mr) Owner occupier. In 1626 and 1627 he paid £3:4:0 pa. tithes, and in 1628 and 1629 £3:10:0 pa [4]. <1637-1637+ Thos Pelham (Mr) In 1637 he paid £4:0:0 tithes for 'Mr Baker's farm (besides the Jackletts & his hop ground - he paid a further £2 for the hopgardens [4]. <1660-1660+ Edw English Esq. Owner occupier. For further details see 'Ownership' above. <1662-1666+ Will Pix, gent. [4,14]. He was Mrs English's tenant and paid £66 rent for this property and part of the farm which English bought of John Freeman [4] Pix also tenanted part of the Glebe, for which see P8/51 [4] <1685-1685+ In owner-occupation (see Ownership). <1702-1702+ Thos Fuller, Gent. Owner occupier [1] <1707-1745+ John Fuller, Esq Owner occupier [1]. <1765-1775+ Rose Fuller, Esq Owner occupier [1] <1785-1825+ John Fuller, Esq Owner occupier [1] <1839-1839+ A E Fuller, Esq Owner occupier [1,6,7] DEVELOPMENT OF BRIGHTLING ESTATE FROM 1703 - SUMMARY There is some conflict between the acreages given below and those stated in the SAC and SRS articles. Some of this is due to varying estimates as to the size of properties. The acreages given from 1777 onwards are those quoted on the 1836 estate map. APPROX APPROX ACRES TOTAL ADDED ACRES 1703 Estate as conveyed to John Fuller I. c.235a. 1703-1745 Land acquired by John Fuller I. c.145a. c.380a. 1745-1755 Land acquired by John Fuller II. c.920a. c.1,300a. 1755-1777 Land acquired by Rose Fuller. c.440a. 1,740a. 1777-1833 Land acquired by John Fuller III. 2,090a. 3,775a. 1833-1836 Land acquired by A E Fuller to 1836 50a. 3,825a. DEVELOPMENT OF BRIGHTLING ESTATE - DETAILS FROM 1684 1684 Hos + c.223a. [22]. The estate is described in a conveyance of 1684 as messuages, lands and premises called Sheppards Sares als Saules Croft (This property comprising 5a.) + Smiths Tenement comprising 36 acres, Brightling Land, Brightling Field and Lourdines Croft (P8/87 - in all c.75 acres) + Watkins Croft (P8/89 - 3 acres) and Joyces Tenement containing 140 acres (P8/90) [3]. 1700 P10/113 Old Forge Cots. + 11a. ------1704 P8/69 Mudwall 3 Hos, bldgs + 73a. 1722 P8/76 Adj Rosehill Ho + 1a. 172* Pt.P8/43 Pt Turners 2a. 1735 P8/77 Adj Rosehill Ho + 2r. 1739 P8/2 Keepers Cottage 2 tenmts, bn + c.70a. 1738 P8/16 Old Greenman Ho + 2r. ------1745 P8/78 Hardings als Craddocks Ho + 86a. 1751x1755 P8/35 Farmers Marling Ho, Bn + 12a. 1746 P8/73 Dennisland 2a. 1748x1755 P13/31 Mansbrook Ho, bn + 40a. 1748x1755 P13/42 Brown Burgh ho + 9a. 1749 P8/19 Hunters Ho, bldg + 104a. 1750 P8/6 Little Worge Ho, bn + 56a 1750 P8/9 Great Worge Ho, bldgs + 530a 1752 P8/20 Stonehouse Ho, bldgs + 74a. <1755 P8/45 Post Office Ho + 2r. <1755 P8/56 Churchlands 14a. ------ 1762 P8/53 Tuttys Ho + 4a. 1762 P8/54 Butchers Barn Bn + 40a. 1762 P8/55 Stonesdown 40a land 1762 P8/74 Pages 15a. 1763 P8/53 Waste Cott. 1763 P8/81 Waste Cott. 1763 P8/45 Priests Ho. 1768 P8/68 Brightling Down 330a land 1768 P8/59 Purchase + pt Down (incl above) 1755x1777 P48/* Horemans Wood 6a. wood. 1770 P8/52 Freemans Ho, bn + 15a. ------1777x1779 P8/21 Willingford Ho + 30a 1775x1785 P8/42 Swance Croft Ho + 3r. 1772x1840 P8/36 Part of last Cott + 2r. 1783 P8/75 Pt Carpenters Ho + 1a. 1794 P13/58 Mussings Ho, bn + 100a. Exchanged 1836. 1794 P13/60 Prinkle 70a. land. 1794 P13/33 Crouches Ho, bn + 4a. 1796 P8/30 Harts Ho. 1796 P13/64 Stonehurst Ho + 20a. 1796 P13/37 Mansbrook Ho, bn + 35a. 1800 P8/7 PLACE ESTATE 4 Hos + 196a. 1800 P8/22 Browns Noakes 2 Hos + 216a. 1777x1833 P10/* Forge Farm 95a. land. 1777x1833 P10/84 Park Farm Ho, bn + 77a. 1777x1833 P10/* High Wood 100a. wood. 1777x1833 P10/* Park Wood 121a. wood. 1777x1833 P10/87 Perrymans Ho, bldgs + 291a. 1805 P8/13 Hollingrove Ho, bldgs + 339a. 1805x1808 P8/39 Turners Farm Ho + 30a. 1808 P13/32 Carleys Ho + 16a. 1808x1815 P8/38 Brightling Mill Ho, Mill + 4a. 1813 P13/26 Hooks Ho, bldgs + 43a. 1814 P8/67 Wayside 3 Hos + 1a. 1815 P13/53 Flasketts Ho, bldgs + 33a. 1815x1825 P8/37 Mount Pleasant Ho + 9a. 1815x1825 P8/65 At 12 Oaks Cott. 1817 P8/71 Pt Carpenters Ho. 1817x1825 P13/63 Stackendens 17a. land. 1819 P8/60 On the down Ho + 5a. 1820 P8/15 Old Stonesdown Ho + 8a. 1820 P8/28 Snailham Cottage Ho, bn + 16a. 1820 P8/70 Cott. 1821 P8/41 Sheepshaw Ho + 49a. 1821 P10/128 Perch Hill Ho, bn + 25a. 1822 P8/31 Little Hollingrove Ho + 3a. 1822 P8/43 Turners @ Brightling Ho + 1a. 1822 P10/129 Gladwish Ho, bn + 32a. 1823 P13/17 Staces Ho, bldgs + 28a. 1823 P13/39 Downland 18a. land. 1828 P13/23 Carricks Hill Ho, bldgs + 36a. 1829 P6/21 Bodiam Castle Castle + 20a. ------1836 P8/63 Cobly Ho, bn + 24a. 1836 P13/14 Cricketting Field 9a. land. 1836 P8/50 Pt Brightling Down 10a. land. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 2. Sussex County Magazine, Vol 29 (1955) pp.463-469. 3. ESRO SAS/RF/1/91-126. 4. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Tithe Book. 5. ESRO SAS/RF/1/382-384. 6. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 7. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 8. ESRO AMS 5692/1. 9. ESRO ASH 207. Court book of Burghurst manor. 10. BL ADD MSS 34787 fo. 200r. + ESRO SAS Box 4 Roll 10. 11. ESRO SAS/RF/1/380. 12. ESRO AMS 5692/1 - Abutment to Churchlands. 13. VCH Sx. Vol.9, p.224. 14. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. 15. BL Add Mss 5670, f. 65 - Drawing of Rosehill Park in 1784. 16. SRS Vol. 76 'The Fuller Letters' 17. ESRO W/A5/24 - Will of Michael Martin of Brightling. 18. PRO PCC 35 Cobham, PROB 11/89 - Will of Thomas Isted of Hastings. 19. SAC Vol.104 pp.63-87; Vol.106 pp.73-88; Vol.107 pp.14-24 - 'The Fullers of Brightling Park, Parts 1-3'. 20. ESRO AMS 3501 - Map of Rosehill Park, 1797. 21. ESRO AMS 5692/1 - Survey of Burghurst Manor, 1540. 22. SAC Vol. 121 pp.129-147. 23. SRS Vol. 76. p.xxiv. 24. 'Fuller - The life & times of John Fuller of Brightling' by Geoff Hutchinson. 25. ESRO RAF/F/4/2 - Lease of wasteland dated 1582. 26. See outdated abutments to P8/77 in 1598. BRIGHTLING - BRIGHTLING DOWN [P8/50] In 1761 Brightling Down was considered by the Pelham family to be demesne of the manor of Dallington [4], but earlier documents prove that it was originally part of Dallington Forest, and as such was demesne of Burwash Manor. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1753-1753 356a. Down In 1753 a lease was made of part of the down (18a.2r.06p) and this part had then been enclosed into John Fuller's park. Abutments are given as follows:- W = Brightling Down; N,E = highway; S,SW = John Fuller's park + land bought by Fuller from William Coney [7]. As the acreage of the down in 1761 was 337a. (see below), the earlier acreage would have been 356a. <1761-1768+ 338a. Down Described in a survey of 1761 as 337a.3r.36p of pasture, being a large piece of waste, very rough and overgrown with furze. It had a highway running through it in several ways and Mr Fuller DETAILS OF BUILDINGS Apart from isolated leasehold and freehold cottages built upon land taken out of the down (and dealt with under their own entries) there were no buildings upon the down prior to its purchase by Fuller in 1768. Between 1768 and 1780 Fuller built an isolated house called The Huntsmans House. The house is not shown on a plan of the down made between 1766 and 1778 [9], but it is shown on a map made in 1780 [10]. By 1797 the house had been merged into the park, at which date it still stood [8]. There is reference to the sign of The Huntsman in 1745 (see P8/49) but this presumably relates to an adjacent house. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS - BRIGHTLING [1] 1702-1725 £2 'The Down' LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS - DALLINGTON [2] 1711-1840 £2 'The Downe' or 'part of Brightling Down' DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1700-1767 PELHAM ESTATE Overlords of the Rape of Hastings. Henry Pelham Esq sold this property in 1767 [3]. 1767-1768 ASHBURNHAM ESTATE Lord Ashburnham purchased this and other property in 1767 and sold Brightling Down on to Rose Fuller the following year [3]. 1768-1840+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE See P8/49. [1,2,3,5,6] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1711-1725+ John Noakes [1,2] Called 'senior' in 1725 [1]. He was assessed with Thorpe for the property in 1714 [2]. He did not live in either Dallington or Burwash [1,2]. <1734-1755+ Step Smith Of Dallington [1,2,3] <1761-1761+ Robt Randoll Esq Of Dallington. He held by lease @ £5 p.a. [4]. <1775-1840+ [6]. Dallington Land Tax paid by the owner. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 2. ESRO Dallington Land Tax. 3. ESRO SAS/RF/9/118-124. Title deeds. 4. ESRO SAS/FB/116 - Pelham survey, 1761 5. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + Acc 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 6. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 7. ESRO RAF/F/4/4. 8. ESRO AMS 3501 - map of Rosehill Park, 1797. 9. ESRO Acc 2452/15 - Map of Brightling Down, no date, but 1768x1778. 10. ESRO AMS 6106 - Map of Netherfield Hundred, dated 1780. BRIGHTLING - THE GLEBE [P8/51] This property = demesne of Brightling Prebendal Manor. There is no house upon the glebe, Glebe House being a wayside cottage for which see P8/24. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1635-1839+ 152a. land The boundaries of the glebe have remained constant. The glebe terrier of 1635 describes the property as 3 score acres of pasture & 4 score acres of woodland. Abuts:- W = land of Rich Purchin called Bugsell; N = Hrs of John Goodman called Twyfords; E = Nehamiah Panton, gent & Hrs of Michael Hawkins; SE = Hrs of John Easton called Sperewell; S = highway Brightling to Battle [10]. A map of The Glebe dated 1710 shows the land in detail [1]. Described in the tithe award of 1839 as 152a.0r.13p plainland and woodland [8]. DETAILS OF HOUSE No House Although part of Glebe House (P8/24) now extends onto the glebe, historically there was no house upon the glebe. In the glebe terrier of 1635 it is stated that there was 'neither a parsonage house in our memory' [10]. DETAILS OF BARN <1635-1635+ No Barn In 1635 the glege terrier states 'To the glebe there is no barn, neither has there been for 60 years [10]. 1665 Barn Built Parson Lord records in 1665 that he agreed with Laurance Noakes, junior to carry a barn for 14/-. This barn Lord had bought 15/6/1665 of Noakes for £5, Noakes having bought it about a year before from James Friend of Brightling for £7:10:00. Noakes was to carry the barn to the place where Lord intended to set it, together with the other barn that Lord bought of Christopher Young for £7:11:00. Lord had paid Noakes a further £1:04:00 for carrying this second barn to Brightling at 8 several carryings, being 3/- per load [6]. On 4th-5th of August 1665 Lord paid Laurance Noakes, junior and his brother John Noakes, for levelling the ground on the waste by the Shackeley Field for the building of his new barn [6]. On 19th September 1665 Lord acquired a leg of mutton for the company at the rearing of his barn. The two barns were clearly being 'canabilized' and erected as one [6]. 1710 Barn's location shown The barn is shown on a map of 1710 as aligned NE-SW, standing on the waste to the south-west of Glebe House [1]. It is therefore NOT the barn which survives today. 18th or 19th C Present barn built The present barn (to the east of the original) was surveyed by ROHAS in 1982. It is of re-used material & difficult to date, but not earlier than the 18th century. The roof is 19th century. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [6] 1702-1707 £40 'Tithes' + £20 'House and Glebe' + £12 woodland. 1715-1735 £60 Being the above entries combined + £12 woodland. 1745-1839 £72:10 + £14:10 woodland. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP - (for details and references see P8/24) <1662-1662 Jos Bennett, clerk 1663-1666+ John Lord, clerk Also vicar of Salehurst [13]. <1708-1708 Will Burrell, clerk. 1708-1737 Will Burrell, clerk. 1737-1746 Will Burrell, clerk 1746-1752 John Burrell, clerk 1752-1789 Will Hayley, clerk 1789-1797+ Will Burrell-Hayley <1805-1850 John Burrell-Hayley 1850-1878 John Burrell-Hayley 1878-1878+ Thos Hayley DETAILS OF TENANCY <1663-1666+ Thos Cruttenden, butcher + Will Pix Each leased part of the glebe from John Lord, clerk [13]. <1702-1708 Will Burrell, clerk. Owner occupier [3,4,2,6,9]. 1708-1737 Will Burrell, clerk. Owner occupier [1,2,4,6,9,11]. 1737-1746 Will Burrell, clerk Owner occupier [3,4,6,9]. 1746-1752 John Burrell, clerk Owner occupier [3,4,6,9]. 1752-1789 Will Hayley, clerk Owner occupier [4,2,5,3,9]. He paid the land tax in 1755 with Mrs Burrell [6]. 1789-1797 Will Burrell-Hayley Owner occupier [3,9]. 1797-1805 Will Morgan Rector of Brightling [3]. 1805-1850 John Burrell-Hayley Owner occupier [8,3,9]. FROM 1785 TO 1805 PART OF THE GLEBE WAS SEPARATELY TENANTED, FOR WHICH SEE BELOW. <1785-1785+ J Cruttenden [6] <1795-1795+ J Craft [6] <1805-1805+ Ben Cruttenden + Will Fisher [6] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO PAR 254/6/8. Map of 1710. 2. ESRO A4919 Deeds to the manor of Brightling Prebend. 3. Rev. G. Hennessy 'Chichester Diocese Clergy List' (1900). 4. Information via C.H.C. Whittick. 5. ESRO CHI 18/1 & AMS 6106 - Map and schedule. 6. ESRO Land Tax Returns - Brightling. 7. ESRO XA5/2. Hearth Tax Returns. 8. ESRO TDE 144. Brightling Tithe Award - map and schedule. 9. VCH Vol. 9 pp. 227-228. 10. ESRO XA23/8 - Glebe terriers. 11. ESRO AMS 5735/53 - Wayside rental dated 1717. 12. ESRO CHI 18/7 - Wayside rental dated 1806. 13. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - tithe book. BRIGHTLING - FREEMANS [P8/52] DETAILS OF PROPERTY c.1300-1433+ Described in c.1300 as land called Heseland with more adjoining. Abuts:- land of Relf de Fonte on one side, land of Robert de la Wise on the other [2]. In 1309 it is described as land and heath called Dionyselond with its appurts. Abuts:- E = highway from Hese Crouch to Battle; S = highway from Worth to Depeford; W = land of Thomas de Worth and Gilbert Jakelot; N = land of Adam Joce and the rector of Brightling [2]. This is larger than the later property, as it includes P8/86. The same description is given in 1341 [2]. A deed of 1433 calls the property the lands and heaths called Grethothe, Holmegrove, and Denyslond in Brightling [2]. <1473- Between 1433 and 1473 P8/86 appears to have been sold off. A deed of 1473 mentions the lands, tenements, rents and services with 2 crofts and all other appurtenances in Brightling. Abuts:- N DETAILS OF HOUSE <1473-1611+ No House The deeds make it clear that until after 1611 these lands were farmed from a house located elsewhere [2]. 1611x1632 House built A house was built upon this site between 1611 and 1632 [2]. 1665 House assessed @ 2 flues Widow Freeman paid 2 flues for this property [7]. c.1800 House rebuilt? The present house on the site, located within the walls of Brightling Park, appears to be a rebuild of c.1800, though it has not been viewed internally. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [1]. 1745 £4:15 1755-1765 £3:15 for Freemans + £1 'Freemans Field' 1775-1839 £4:15 'late Freemans' POOR RATE ASSESSMENT [4] 1663 £6:10. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP DETAILS OF TENANCY <1615-1623 Abr Freeman Owner occupier. He paid 18/- pa tithes for this property [4]. <1625-1625+ Edw Tutty [4]. <1628-1630 Dav Freeman He paid the tithes in 1628. He died in 1630, being buried at Brightling on 26/2/1630. 1633-1633+ Geo Petter He held the property at a rent of £6 per annum by lease dated 1633 [4]. 1642-1642+ Thos Cruttenden, butcher He held by lease of five and a half years from 1642 at £6 per annum [2]. <1663-1664 Thos Freeman [4]. 1664-1666+ Eliz Freeman, widow [4]. She paid the hearth tax [7]. <1745-1765+ Thos Freeman, Weaver [1]. That part called 'Freemans Field' was in the occupation of Brightling Estate from 1755 [1]. <1770-1770+ Laur Leonard + Will Williams + Rose Fuller [2] <1785-1839+ In Owner Occupation [1]. ? Merged into the Park ? SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 2. ESRO SAS/RF/1/208-248. Title deeds. 3. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 4. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book. 5. ESRO Acc 2452/16 - Map of c.1780. 6. ESRO AMS 3501 - Map of Rosehill Park, 1797. 7. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. BRIGHTLING - [P8/53] A leasehold wayside cottage held of the Rape of Hastings, being plot 283. Later = T.A. Plots 631-636, being 3a.3r.37p late part of Nethersdown. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1707-1788+ Cot. + 3r. Described in the will of Elizabeth French made 1707 as a cottage wherein she was then dwelling [4]. Described as a cottage & waste in a rental of 1718 [8]. Described in 1788 as cottage and garden (0a.3r.08p.) [6]. <1780-1836+ Ho + 3a. Shown on a map of c1780 as a cottage + 3 small fields. Part of Stonesdown was enclosed and laid into this property. Shown in detail on a map of 1833 as a house + 3a.0r.04p, of which the original wayside plot comprised 0a.3r.25p [10]. Described in the survey of 1836 as a house + 3a.0r.04p. called Widow Buss's, being plots 503-506 [3]. Described in the 1839 Brightling tithe award as a house + 3a.3r.37p. at Twelve Oaks and a house and garden (0a.1r.22p.) at Stonesdown [2]. DETAILS OF HOUSE <1707 House built The cottage had been built by 1708 [4]. 1839x1898 House demolished The building still stood in 1839 [2] but is shown destroyed on the 1898 O.S. map. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [1]. 1745-1839 £1 'House' in 1745, 'Thomas Busses House' thereafter. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1692 Dan French [8]. <1692-1719 Eliz French [8]. Wife of Daniel French. She held this property at a rent of 1/- [8], and mortgaged the property in 1692 for £60 [4]. Her will made in 1707, proved 1719, left the cottage to her daughter Mary Cruttenden, but Stephen Coney DETAILS OF TENANCY <1702-1702+ Dan French [5] <1707-1715+ Eliz French Owner occupier [4]. Her will dated 1707 makes it clear that she was occupying the property at that date. [5] <1725-1725+ John Craft [5] <1755-1815+ Thos Buss [1] <1825-1833+ Mrs Buss, widow [1,10] <1839-1839+ Robt Marchant + Jos Relf [1,2] Marchant occupied the house and lands, Relf the original cottage to the south [2]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 2. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 3. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + Acc 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 4. ESRO SAS/RF/1/196-200 - Title deeds. 5. ESRO Brightling land tax returns. 6. ESRO CHR 18/1 + AMS 6106. Wayside survey of 1788. 7. ESRO CHR 18/7. Rental of 1806. 8. ESRO AMS 5735/53 - Wayside rental - 1718-1725. 9. ESRO RAF Box 10. 1/11. 10. ESRO Acc 2452 - Map of Fuller wayside plots, 1833. BRIGHTLING - BUTCHERS BARN [P8/54] Freehold of Socknersh manor called pt of Hese als Hesemans, quitrent 3/- [M199/30]. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1660-1660 Until 1660 this formed part of P8/25. 1660-1668+ 40a. land Described in a 'mortgage' of 1660 as 7 pieces of land called Longham, the Pollards field, Pollards field wood, the Thistle Field, the Longcroft, the Stumblett and the Stumblett wood (40a.). Abuts:- N = highway Coopers Green to Robertsbridge; E = land of Thomas Collins called 'Viccleherst', S = lands late John Austen Esq; W = lane called Kentwish als Kent lane [2]. <1680-1762+ Bn + 40a. Shown in a map of the property dated 1680 as a barn + 37a.1r.02 a [6]. Described from 1698 as a barn + 40a [2] Described in a survey of 1836 as a barn + 37a.1r.02p. called Butcher's Barn, being plots 390-396 [3]. Described in the tithe award as a barn + 30a.1r.17p. of plainland + 8a.0r.02p. woodland [4]. Total = 38a.1r.19p. DETAILS OF HOUSE No House There was never a house upon this property. DETAILS OF BARN 1668x1680 Barn Built [2,6] after 1898 Barn Destroyed The barn is shown as still standing on the 1898 O.S. map. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [1]. 1702-1735 £6. Also £1 for woodland. 1745-1839 £7:5 'Heasemans' + £1 for woodland DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1477-1477+ Marg Martin [5] <1660-1668 Will Cooper, yeoman He was of Brightling in 1660 when, with his younger brother, James of Mountfield, he mortgaged this piece of the lands to Walter Everenden, Esq. of Sedlescombe for #250 [2]. It was at this date that these lands were separated from the remainder of the property. Everenden conveyed the mortgage in 1668 to Thomas Cruttenden of Brightling, butcher, who foreclosed on the mortgage in 1698, by which time the 'title' had been inherited by William Cooper Farrant of Bexhill, Yeoman [2]. c1668-1698+ Thos Cruttenden, Butcher [5] The mortgage was conveyed to him in 1668 [2]. He already considered the property as his in 1680 [6], but he did not formally acquired the property until he foreclosed in 1698 [2]. <1702-1720 Eliz Cruttenden, widow [1] Widow of Thomas [2]. She, with her son, Thomas Cruttenden of Brightling, butcher, sold the property in 1720 [2]. 1720-1725 Will Hicks, Gent. Of Robertsbridge. He acquired the property for £300 [2] and sold it in 1725 [2]. 1725-1735+ Hen Wickham, yeoman [1] He was of Brightling when he acquired the property for £270 [2]. He died in possession [2]. <1737-1762 Will Wickham, yeoman [1] Son of Henry, he had inherited by 1737, when described as of Brightling [2]. By 1762 he was of Ninfield, in which year he, with his wife & son, sold the property, having first barred the entails [2]. 1762-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [1,3,4] Acquired by Rose Fuller in 1762 for £658 [2]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1702-1707+ Mr Hicks [1]. Of P8/7 <1715-1715+ Eliz Cruttenden Owner occupier [1]. <1725-1735+ Hen Wickham [1] <1745-1755+ Will Wickham [1] <1785-1815+ Will Gregson, jnr [1] <1825-1839 Will Lester [1] 1839-1839+ John Roberts [4] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 2. ESRO SAS/RF/1/348-378 - Title Deeds. 3. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300 Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 4. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 5. SAS Budgen 11 - Socknersh manorial documents. 6. ESRO - Map of this property, date 1680. BRIGHTLING - STONES DOWN [P8/55] Copyhold of Burwash manor called Nethersdown. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1605-1665+ Part of P8/3. See P8/3, with which this property was then owned. <1725-1780+ 60a. land Described in a court roll of 1725 as a parcel of copyhold land, pasture and wood called Nethersdown (40a.). Same description given until 1762, when called Nethersdoun als Stones Down (40a.) [3]. Shown on a map of the property in c.1780 as 61a.2r.30p called Stones Down [6]. The abutments are as before, so this must represent a more accurate measure of the same lands. <1836-1836+ MERGED All but 7a.1r.26p. of this land had by 1836 been merged into Brightling Park (P8/49). The 7a. were in the same ownership and were leased to the tenant of P8/15 [4]. DETAILS OF BUILDINGS POOR RATE ASSESSMENTS 1663 £7 'Nethersdown' LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [1] 1702 £3:10 'The Down' 1707-1735 £3 'The Down' 1745-1839 Merged with P8/62 DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1605-1664+ Part of P8/3 This property initially formed part of P8/3 (qv). James Stone was the owner in 1664 [2] <1725-1725 Will Manser He surrendered the property in 1725 [3]. 1725-1735 Hen Wickham, yeoman Of Brightling in 1725 when he acquired this property [3]. He made his will 16/1/1729 and died holding the property (will proved 18/6/1735) [3]. In his will he calls himself a farmer [3]. His will mentions sons, William and Henry, son-in-law Thomas Cruttenden, grand-daughters Mary and Elizabeth, both under 21 [3]. 1735-1762 Will Wickham Son of Henry and Elizabeth [3]. He inherited under the terms of his fathers will [3]. In 1760 he mortgaged the property and in 1762 he surrendered it [3]. 1762-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [1,4,5] The property was acquired by Rose Fuller in 1762 [3]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1605-1663 See P8/3 [2] 1664-1664+ Jas Stone + Laur Noakes [2] <1702-1702+ Dan French [1] <1707-1735+ Hen Wickham [1] <1745-1839+ MERGED Merged with P8/62. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 2. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Tithe Book. 3. ESRO SAS/RF/1/183-189. 4. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 5. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. BRIGHTLING - CHURCHLAND [P8/56] DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1476-1745+ 14a land Called Levetts Land (14a.) in the will of 1476 [7]. Described in a survey of 1540 as 'the Churchland of Brightling, called Levetts Land, whereof one piece contains 5 acres, a meadow plot contains 3a.1r., another plot contains 2 acres and another parcel contains 2r., all lying together'. Abuts:- E DETAILS OF BUILDINGS No Buildings There have been no buildings upon this property since at least 1476. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [1] 1702-1725 £7 'Churchlands'. 1735 £5 'Churchlands' 1745-1839 £6 'Churchlands' DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1476-1476 John Bates By his will dated 1476 John Bates order the foeffees of his lands to deliver to 18 of the 'sadest and discreetest' men of the parish these lands, which were to be held to the use of the church of Brightling forever [7]. <1755-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE Although officially owned by the parish, the property was effectively merged into Brightling Estate [1,3,4] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1540-1540+ Rector of Brightling [5]. <1611 Thos Pye, clerk. [6] <1632-1632+ John Little, clerk [6] <1663-1666+ Thos Cruttenden, butcher [2] <1702-1715+ Eliz Cruttenden [1] <1725-1745+ Jos Cruttenden [1] <1755-1839+ MERGED Merged into Brightling Estate [1,4] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 2. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Tithe Book. 3. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 4. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 5. ESRO AMS 5692/1 - Burghurst manorial survey - 1540. 6. See abutments to P8/42. 7. VCH Vol. 9 p.232. 8. ESRO PAR 254/24/1. BRIGHTLING - PART OF TOLLHURST [P8/57] Freehold tenement called of Hollingrove Manor called 'Gotyns', qr 1/8d [M114/9] [3]. Also known as Raynes als Raynesland [7]. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1629-1839+ Ho. + 4a. Described in a deed of 1629 as a messuage, garden, orchard + 4a. land called Goodhin. Abuts:- S,E highway Brightling to Depeford Bridge; N,W = lands of Increase Collins called Hollingrove [3]. Described by parson Lord in 1663 and 1664 as a house & land called Raynes or Raynesland [7]. Described in the 1839 tithe award as a house and 4a.1r.16p., being plots 622-625 [2]. DETAILS OF HOUSE The house upon this site has every external appearance of being of late 18th or 19th century date. It is now in two occupations - neither half has been viewed internally. <1629 House There was already a house upon this site by 1629 [3]. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 2 flues John Tollhurst paid 2 flues for this property [8]. POOR RATE ASSESSMENT 1663 £3 'Raynes or Raynesland' LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [1]. 1702-1735 £2:10 'Part of Tollhurst' 1745-1839 £3 DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP 1608-1608+ John Harmer [5]. His heirs held the property in 1614 [3]. <1629-1629 Thos Collins, gent. Of Socknersh. He sold the property in 1629 [3]. 1629-1629+ Rich Martin, husbandman Of Burwash in 1629 when he purchased the property for £56 [3]. <1663 Jo Wilson Of Hurst Green. According to parson Lord he sold the property to Thomas Cruttenden [7]. <1663-1665+ Thos Cruttenden, butcher [7] <1755-1755+ Isac Axhill [6] <1785-1825+ Thos Hermitage [1] <1839-1839 Hen Hermitage [1] 1839-1839+ Thos Hermitage [2] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1663-1666+ John Tollhurst [8]. He lived in the house with his son and an old retired mercer called Stephen Smith [7]. Old John Tollhurst and his son were employed by parson Lord working on the glebe [7]. <1702-1702+ Rich Veness [1] <1707-1707+ Dan French [1] <1715-1715+ Eliz French [1] <1725-1765+ Isac Axhill, Jnr Owner occupier [1] <1775-1825+ Thos Hermitage Owner occupier [1] <1839-1839+ Thos Hermitage + Will Croft Hermitage occupied the house and garden and William Croft the land [1,2]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 2. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 3. ESRO SAS/RF/1/338 - Abutment. 4. HPL B. 159. Title deed. 5. ESRO SAS Bx 4, Roll 10 + BL Add Mss 34787 fo.200r. 6. BL Add Mss 34787, fo. 232r. 7. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Lord's Tithe Book. 8. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. BRIGHTLING - COLDHARBOUR [P8/58] DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1663-1839+ Ho + 14a. Parson Lord described this property as 'land called Harry Downe which he uses hard by the house in which he lives which is called Coldharbour' [4]. Described in 1839 tithe award as a house and 14a.0r.09p., being plots 313-319 [3]. DETAILS OF HOUSE The present house upon this site appears from the exterior to be of 19th century date. <1663 House There was a house upon this site by 1663. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 2 flues. John Hunt was assessed for this property at 2 flues [5]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [1] 1702-1735 £5 'Gillets' in 1735 1745-1839 £6 'Coldharbour' DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1752-1839+ SOCKNERSH ESTATE [1,2,3] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1663-1666+ John Hunt [5]. He was paying 2/- for half a years tithes [4]. <1702-1707+ Rich Williams [1] <1715-1715+ Mrs Williams, widow [1] <1725-1725+ Will Gillet + Thos Saxby [1] <1735-1839 Farmed with Socknersh [P8/12] 1839-1839+ John Holloway + Sweetman + Franks As owner, John Holloway occupied the lands. The house and garden was occupied by Sweetman and Franks [3]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 2. ESRO SAS/RF/8/169 & 174. 3. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 4. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book. 5. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. BRIGHTLING - THE PURCHASE [P8/59] DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1700-1768 42a land Described in a survey of 1761 as a piece of pasture called The Purchase, being a very rough piece of land. At the end of the lease it ought to be worth £5 [3]. 1768-1768+ 61a land In 1753 Fuller leased a 18a.2r.06p part of the downland [6], and in 1768 when he purchased The Purchase, he also purchased this leasehold part outright. Both parts are described in the sale of 1768 as an enclosed piece of Brightling Down containing 45a. called The Purchase, adjoining Brightling Down in occupation Stephen Smith. Also included in the same sale a piece of land (16a.) formerly part of Brightling Down but since laid into and making part of the Park [2]. <1797-1839+ MERGED Merged into Brightling Park (P8/49) [4,5,7]. DETAILS OF BUILDINGS LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [1] 1702 £1:10 'The Purchase' 1707-1735 £2 'The Purchase' in 1707. 1745-1765 £2:10 'The Purchase' 1775-1839 Merged into Brightling Park & assessed with The Down DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1700-1767 PELHAM ESTATE [3]. Overlord of the Rape of Hastings. Henry Pelham, Esq. sold this property in 1767 [2]. 1767-1768 ASHBURNHAM ESTATE Lord Ashburnham purchased this and other property in 1767 and sold Brightling Down on to Rose Fuller the following year [2]. 1768-1840+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE See P8/49. [2,4,5] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1702-1755+ Step Smith [1,2] Of Dallington. <1761-1761+ Robt Randall, Esq He held by lease @ £2 p.a. [3] <1775-1839+ MERGED Merged into Brightling Park [1]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 2. ESRO SAS/RF/9/118-124. Title deeds. 3. ESRO SAS/FB/116 - Pelham Survey, 1761. 4. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 5. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 6. ESRO RAF/F/4/4. 7. ESRO AMS 3501 - Map of Rosehill Park, 1797. BRIGHTLING - [P8/60] Wayside waste held of the Rape of Hastings, being plot 294. This = T.A. Plots 99-101, in 1839 = 5a.1r.18p. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1718-1839+ Ho + 5a. Described in a rental of 1718 as a cottage and two wastes [8]. Described in a survey of 1788 as 2 cottages, garden and 2 little meadows (4a.1r.33p) [6]. Described in a renewed lease of 1819 as a messuage or tenement with yard, gardens + 2 pieces (4a.2r.10p.) in Brightling. Abuts:- E = highway Woods Corner to Brightling; S,N = John Fuller, Esq; W = Henry Bourne and John Fuller [2]. Described in a survey of 1836 as 2 houses (presumably under one roof) + 5a.1r.18p. called 'Enfranchised Waste', being plots 23-26 [4]. Described in the 1839 tithe award as a house + 2a.2r.07p. + 2a.3r.11p. (total = 5a.1r.18p.) called Late Bannisters or Freemans [5]. DETAILS OF HOUSE The present house upon the site is a central entry brick structure of early 19th century date with end chimneys. <1718 House There was already a cottage upon this site by 1718 [8]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [1] 1707-1765 £1 'part of Brightling Down' 1755-1765 1775-1839 £2 'late Bannisters' from 1805. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1718-1732+ John Hack <1737-1769+ Thos Hack, farrier [9,10]. Of Brightling [3]. <1785-1788+ Mtha Banister [1] Of Brightling in 1788 [6]. she held the property by a 30 year renewed lease dated 1786 at 15/- per annum [6]. <1795-1795+ John Fisher [1] 1797-1797+ John Pinyon He held by renewed lease for 21 years, granted 1797 [7]. <1805-1805+ John Bourne [1] <1806-1806+ Hen Bourne + Thos Freeman They held the property by a renewed lease of 1797 for 21 years [7]. <1815-1815+ Thos Freeman, yeoman [1,2] <1819-1819 Will Baker, gent He was the sole executor of Thomas Freeman, deceased, and was described as of Ticehurst in 1819 when on 1/5/1819 he received a new lease of the property for 21 years at £3 per annum [2]. He assigned the lease on 1/6/1919 [2]. 1819-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [1,2,4,5] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1707-1732+ John Hack [1,8] 1735-1769+ Thos Hack, farrier [1,3,8,9] Owner occupier [3]. <1775-1775+ Will Church [1] <1785-1785+ Mtha Bannister [1] <1795-1805+ Will Fisher [1] <1815-1815+ Thos Freeman [1] <1825-1825+ Thos Relf, jnr [1] <1839-1839+ Geo Farmer + A E Fuller [1] Farmer occupied the house + 2a.2r.07p., Fuller occupied the Great Meadow being 2a.3r.11p [5]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 2. ESRO SAS/RF/9/61-62. 3. ESRO SAS/RF/9/124 - abutment. 4. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + Acc 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 5. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 6. CHR 18/1 + AMS 6106 Survey of wayside waste - 1788. 7. CHR 18/7. Rental of 1806. 8. ESRO AMS 5735/53 - Wayside rental of 1718-25. 9. ESRO AMS 5887 - Wayside rental of 1732. 10. ESRO ASH 500-502 - Wayside rentals of 1737-1761. BRIGHTLING - BEAKS [P8/61] Freehold tenement of Socknersh manor called Pt. Twyfords, quitrent 5/-. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1663-1665+ In 1663 Parson Lord describes this property as 'a farm called Beakes, which lies hard by the farm called Perrymans' [3]. <1736-1736+ MERGED By 1736 these lands were merged into Perrymans Farm (P10/87), but are described in a deed of that date as 5 pieces of lands (30a.) parcel of a tenement called Twyford in Brightling. Abuts:- S,W = lands of Laurance Noakes called Beakes (pt. P8/33); N,E = other lands of this owner called Perrymans (P10/87) and other lands of Laurance Noakes; S,E = other lands of Laurance Noakes being the residue of Twyfords (pt. P8/33) [2]. The above lands included 15a. called Chilleys Wood, which was mortgaged in 1740 [2]. DETAILS OF HOUSE There is no record of there having been any buildings upon this property. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [1] 1702-1745 £6 But from 1715 part of P10/87. 1755-1839 £7:5, but part of P10/87. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1616-1616+ Between 1616 and 1625 Nath. Leader sold these lands off from the other part of Twyfords (P8/33) thereby forming this property [4]. <1625-1625+ John Dawe [4] <1640-1650 Jas Dawe He sold the property to Thankful Hepden [3,4]. 1650-1650+ Than Hepden [4] <1663-1707+ Anth Chilley [1,4] Of Hurst Green in 1663 [3]. <1715-1839 MERGED See P10/87. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1637-1641 Jas Dawe [3] <1663-1663 Jos Reed [3] 1663-1665+ Geo Sweetman Part of this property was in 1664 in the hands of Mr Hepden [3]. <1702-1707+ Rich Bentley [1] <1715-1839+ MERGED See P10/87. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 2. ESRO SAS/RF/8/42. 3. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book. 4. SAS Budgen 11. BRIGHTLING - PART OF TOLLHURST [P8/62] Tenements of Hollingrove Manor called Depeford als Depeford Pond [M114/16] and Selms als Shelves als Shelvesford [M114/17]. DETAILS OF PROPERTY For earlier descent see P8/74. It is described in Lord's tithe book as Shelford als Thetford Pond [4]. <1836-1839+ 12a. Land Described in a survey of 1836 as 8a.2r.16p. called Tollhurst Meadow + 3a.2r.24p. called Wickhams Brook in the parishes of Brightling and Dallington [2]. Described in the 1839 tithe award for Brightling parish as 8a.2.16p. [3]. DETAILS OF BUILDINGS No Buildings There are no references to there ever having been any buildings upon this property. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [1] 1702-1735 £3 'Part of Tollhurst' 1745-1839 £7:5 'Tollhurst & Stonesdown' 1755-1765, 'Tollhurst' 1775 onwards. For Stonesdown see P8/55. POOR RATE ASSESSMENT [4] 1663 £5. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1608 Mich Hawkins His heirs held the property in 1608 [5]. <1663-1663+ Thos Cruttenden, butcher [4]. <1707-1715+ Eliz Cruttenden, widow [1] <1725-1735+ Hen Wickham [1]. <1737-1762 Will Wickham [1,5]. Wickham's estate was sold to Fuller in 1762 (see other properties) <1762-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [1]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1663-1663+ Laur Noakes, junior He was also the tenant of P8/U42 [4]. <1707-1715+ Eliz Cruttenden [1] <1725-1735+ Hen Wickham [1] <1745-1755+ Will Wickham [1] <1765-1839+ Land Tax paid by the owner [1]. 1839-1839+ Anth Turner He was also tenant of Brightling Place (P8/7) [3]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 2. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 3. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 4. ESRO PAR 254/6/7. Lord's tithe book. 5. ESRO SAS Bx4, Roll 10, + BL Add Mss 34787. BRIGHTLING - COBLY [P8/63] Freehold of Hollingrove Manor called Cobly. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1340-1340+ Land Described in a grant of 1340 as a piece of land called 'Cobbelee' in Brightling. Abuts:- W = land of Roger Furmer; E = land late Walter Prinkle; S = highway Dallington to Battle; N = The Forest of Dallington [5]. <1605-1638+ MERGED From before 1605 until after 1638 this property formed part of Giffords in Dallington - P13/28. It had been sold off from that property by 1684. For details see P13/28. <1684-1732+ Barn + 23a. Prior to 1719 the property was split into two moieties. One moiety was described in a deed of 1719 as 8 acres called Cobly + 3a of wood adjacent the last. Abuts:- S = highway; E = late Geof Glydd; N = Jas Stone; NW = other moiety of Cobly [2]. The other moiety was described in a deed of 1721 as 3 pieces of land and one of wood, being 12a. called Cobly. Abuts:- S = road; W = late John Gyles, clerk, deceased; N = late James Stone; E & S = other moiety of Cobly [2]. The sale of the entire property in 1721 describes it as a barn, land and wood (24a.) called Cobly [2]. Same descriptions in mortgages of 1721-1732 [2]. <1737-1793 Ho, bn + 24a. The mortgage of 1737 is the first to make reference to a messuage on the property: otherwise the description is the same in earlier documents [2]. A deed of 1793 describes Cobly as a cottage, barn and 24a. [2]. 1793-1839+ Ho, bn + 34a. Woodland called Cobly to the west of this property had been acquired by Ashburnham Estate as part of the demesne of Penhurst manor. It was now merged with this property called Cobly and both were sold together in 1836 [2]. Described in a survey of 1836 as a Cottage, barn + 33a.3r.20p called Cobly Farm, being plots 630-640 [3]. Described in the 1839 Brightling tithe award as cottage + 33a.3r.20p. [4]. DETAILS OF BUILDINGS 1732x1737 Cottage built A cottage was built upon this property between 1732 and 1737 [2]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [1] 1702-1735 £3 'The Cobly' 1745-1792 £3:15 'Cobly' 1793-1839 £3:15 'Cobly' + £2 'Cobly Wood'. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1340-1340 Rog Mitchell He, with his wife Juliana and son Thomas, granted the property away in 1340 [5]. 1340-1340+ John Sacry He was granted the property with his wife Joana [5]. <1719 Dan French, yeoman Of Brightling [2]. <1719-1721 Dan French + Thos French Daniel and Thomas were grandsons of Daniel French of Brightling, deceased. Daniel, described as of Northiam, yeoman, sold his interest in the property for £80 in 1719, whilst Thomas, described as of Northiam, wheelwright, sold his half to the same purchaser for £50 in 1721 [2]. 1719-1721 John Cruttenden, yeoman He is described as John Cruttenden the elder of Northiam, yeoman, in 1719 when he purchased the first moiety. He acquired the second moiety two years later [2]. Having acquired both halves he sold the property [2]. 1721-1721+ Jas Veness, yeoman Of Brightling in 1721 when he purchased the property for £150 [2]. Veness took out a mortgage to purchase the property, and in 1724 the mortgage was assigned. In 1732 a further sum was raised on mortgage and in 1737 the property was remortgaged by James and his wife Elizabeth (of Brightling) to Thomas Madgwick of Dallington, Esq [2]. 1740-1754 Thos Madgwick I, Esq Of Dallington in 1740 when he acquired the property [2]. The acquisition probably represents the foreclosure of the mortgage. For details of ownership see P13/28 - Giffords Farm. 1754-1755 Thos Madgwick II See P13/28. 1755-1779 John Madgwick, mercer See P13/28. 1779-1793 Thos Madgwick III [1] See P13/28. The property was sold to Ashburnham with Giffords Farm [2]. 1793-1836 ASHBURNHAM ESTATE [1,2] 1836-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [1,2,3,4] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1702-1702+ Dan French [1] <1707-1707+ Hen Wickham [1] <1719 Edw Ford [2] <1715-1715+ Thos Madgwick, gent. Outdweller [1] <1719-1719+ Robt Madgwick [2] <1721-1721+ Dav Selmes [2] <1725-1725+ Jas Veness [1] Owner occupier [2]. <1735-1755+ Isac Veness [1,2] <1765-1775+ Land tax paid by owner [1]. <1785-1795+ Thos Veness [1] <1805-1815+ Hen Ticehurst [1] <1825-1839 Thos Marchant [1] 1839-1839+ John Tippett [4] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 2. ESRO ASH L.871 3. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 4. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 5. HPL B 9. Title deed. BRIGHTLING - ROUNDEN WOOD [P8/64] This property formed part of Great Worge Farm for much of its life - see P8/9. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1568-1568+ 115a. wood A survey of 1568 describes the property as 84a. called Rounden, of which 5a. is arable or pasture in the middle of the wood. It contains a very good quarry of limestones whereof in times past have been made very good lime. Abuts to property:- S = Michael Martin; N = J Hays 'Garnewood'; W = Thomas Glydd junior's 'Shipshaw'; E = Michael Martins 'Blackland'; NE = Richard Ledders 'Twyfordes'. Also 30a.3r. wood called The Combe. Abuts:- E = highway Brightling Down to Burwash; W,S = John Hepdens Robertsbridge copyhold; N = John Hay held of John Pelham, Esq [2]. DETAILS OF BUILDINGS No Buildings There are no records of there ever having been buildings upon this property. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [1] 1702 £2 1707-1735 £4 This includes the Woodlands on P8/69. 1745-1839 £5. Called 'Roundend Wood' in the later returns. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1500-1618+ Ownership as P8/9 [2]. 1750-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [1] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1568-1568+ Thos Glydd Also tenant of Great Worge P8/9. He held the property at will [2]. <1702-1702+ John Fuller, gent [1] <1707-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [1] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Brightling land tax returns. 2. BL ADD CH. 45194 fo.76. Survey of 1568. BRIGHTLING - (WAYSIDE COTTAGE @ 12 OAKS) [P8/65] Leasehold waste of Hastings Rape, being tenement 292 [TA plots 574-578] DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1740-1740+ Cot + 2r. Described in a renewed lease of 1740 as a cottage and 2 pieces of waste (2r.). Abuts:- N,E,S, = Brightling church to Darvell Hole highway; W = Stonesdown [8]. <1780-1839+ 3 hos + plot Shown on a map of 1780 as three wayside cottages [6] Described on a survey as a cottage + 0a.1r.33p [5]. Shown on tithe map as 3 detached cottages, each built upon a wayside plot arranged in a row [3]. DETAILS OF BUILDINGS <1740 Cottage There was a cottage upon this site from 1740, and perhaps before. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [1] DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP 1692-1692+ Rich Weston, labourer He received a lease of this property in 1692 [8]. It was not known whether this was a renewed lease or a new grant. <1740-1821 Thos Freeman He received a renewed lease in 1740 for 40 years @ 2/- [7,8], another renewed lease dated 1782 for 21 years @ 5/- [5] and another renewed lease in 1804 for 21 years at 7/6d [8]. This entry obviously represents more than one generation of Thomas Freeman. The executors of the last Thomas Freeman assigned the lease for #110 in 1821 [8]. 1821-1839+ Jas Tippet [3]. He acquired an assignment of the lease in 1821 [8]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1839-1839+ Various [3]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Brightling land tax returns. 2. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300 Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 3. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 4. ESRO CHR 18/7 Rental of 1806. 5. ESRO CHR 18/1 - Survey of 1788 6. ESRO AMS 6106 - Map of 1780. 7. ESRO ASH 500-502 - Wayside rentals 1737-1761. 8. ESRO ACC 2452. BRIGHTLING - GREAT JACKLETTS [P8/66] Assarthold tenement of Burwash manor called Jackletts or Great Jackletts [M36/77] DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1663-1839+ MERGED Already merged into P8/78 by 1663 [5]. Described as land in a rental of 1673 [2]. Described as 30a land in rental of 1726 [3]. Described in rental of 1772 as 60a land called Jackletts. DETAILS OF BUILDINGS There is no record of there having ever been any buildings upon this property. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1755-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [1] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1673 Geo Baker Esq. [2] <1663-1745+ MERGED See P8/78 [1,2,3,5]. <1755-1839+ MERGED Merged into Brightling Park (P8/49). SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 2. ESRO ASH 165 - Rental of Burwash manor. 3. ESRO ASH 166 - Rental of Burwash Manor, 1726. 4. ESRO ASH 167-174 - Rentals of Burwash Manor. BRIGHTLING - AT DEPFORD POND [P8/67] Leasehold Wayside Cottage held of the overlord of Hastings Rape - T296. DETAILS OF PROPERTY 1604-1688+ Cot + 2a. When the lease was granted in 1604 the property was described as a little piece of waste. Abutments:- W = copyhold of Michael Hawkins called Downlands; S = Freehold of Michael Hawkins called Deptford Ponds; E,N = Highway Brightling church to Battle. Almost certainly a cottage was built with little delay [1]. In 1663 parson lord stated that this cottage was built upon the hoathy ground ...... [11]. The assignment dated 1681 describes the property as a house + 2a. [1], though a mortgage of 1685 again calls it a cottage + 2 pieces (1a.) and quotes the 1604 abutments [1]. <1788-1788+ Cot + 17p. Described in a survey of 1788 as a cottage and garden (0a.0r.17p) at Darvell Hole [4]. Same description in 1806 [6]. <1809-1809+ 3 hos + 4r. Described in a new lease of 1809 as 3 dwellings with 4 rods of land belonging in Brightling. Abuts:- N,E = highway Brightling Street to Darvel Hole; W,S = John Fuller, Esq [7]. <1836-1839+ 3r. lands Described in a survey of 1836 as a garden (0a.2r.26p.) late Rose Fuller, yeoman, at Darvell Bridge being plot 515 [5]. Described in the tithe award as 2r.26p. land [3]. DETAILS OF HOUSE c1604 Cottage built There was no cottage upon the land when granted in 1604 [1], but it was probably constructed without delay. 1662-1665 Cottage assessed @ 1 flue Clement Davis was assessed for this property at 1 flue [12]. 1809x1836 Cottage destroyed [5,7] POOR RATE ASSESSMENT [11] 1663 £2 LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [2] 1702-1725 £1. Called 'House' in 1702. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP 1604-1604+ Jas Waterman, carpenter He held by a new grant dated 1604 for a term of 200 years @ 12d p.a. [1]. <1647-1647 Rich Cruttal, yeoman. He had purchased the assignment of the lease from the assignee of James Waterman. In 1647 he assigned the lease for £44 [1]. 1647-1676+ John Bryant, husbandman Of Brightling when he acquired the property in 1647 and died holding it. By his will dated 7/1/1676 he left the cottage to his son, John Bryant of Beckley [1]. He assigned the lease in 1681 [1]. 1681 John French Of Brightling. He purchased the assignment in 1681 and sold the same year [1]. 1681-1685 Thos Croucher, collier Of Brightling in 1681 when he acquired the property [1]. He granted the property in 1685 to David Selmes [1]. 1685-1688 Dav Selmes, husbandman Of Brightling in 1685 & 1688. He purchased the property with the aid of a £15 mortgage from the previous owner [1] and sold it in 1688 [1]. 1688-1688+ Rich Skinner, founder Of Dallington when he purchased the assignment for £36 in 1688 [1]. <1718-1739+ Will Skinner [8,9,10] <1742-1788+ Thos Veness, labourer Of Brightling [4]. He held by renewed lease of 1742 for 40 years at 5/- [4,10]. <1806 Sam Veness [7] <1806-1809+ Eliz Veness, widow She inherited from her husband and received a new lease of the property 1/11/1809 for 21 years at 10/- per annum [6,7]. <1814-1814 Jas Veness, labourer Of Brightling in 1814 when he assigned the lease for £70 [7]. 1814-1814+ Rose Fuller, lime burner Of Brightling in 1814 when he acquired the property [7]. <1836-1836+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [5] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1662-1665+ Clem Davis, labourer [11,12] <1788-1788+ John Russell + John Atkins [4] <1839-1839+ Will Russell [3] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO SAS/RF/1/190-195 + 347 - Title deeds. 2. ESRO Brightling land tax returns. 3. ESRO TDE 144. Brightling tithe award. 4. ESRO CHR 18/1 + AMS 6106 - Pelham Wayside map - Netherfield Hundred. 5 ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300 Survey of Brightling Estate 1836 6. ESRO CHR 18/7. Rental of 1806. 7. ESRO SAS/RF/9/112-114. Title deeds. 8. ESRO AMS 5735/53 9. ESRO AMS 5887. 10. ESRO ASH 500-502. 11. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Lord's tithe book. 12. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. BRIGHTLING - HENRYS FIELD [P8/68] DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1660-1663 Ho, smithy + 6a. Described in a mortgage of 1660 as a house, smiths shop, barn, + 2 pieces (6a.) called 'Henris Field'. Abuts:- E = Crouchfield; S = highway Robertsbridge to Brightling; W = lane from highway to Socknersh; N = Wylands Wood. It is possible that this description is a quote from a 1657 mortgage [2]. Lord states in 1663 that the house and shop were then down (ie. demolished) and the lands were farmed with Holmans P8/46 [1]. 1665-1665+ MERGED The lands were merged with Scallands Farm in Salehurst P40/7. DETAILS OF HOUSE 1531x1660 House built There was no house on this land in 1531 (see P8/46]. A house existed upon the site by 1660 [1]. 1662 This house is not assessed in the 1662 hearth tax returns. It was either exempt, or already down. 1660x1663 House destroyed Writing in 1663 Parson Lord states concerning Thomas Butler that he paid 'also for his other land where Old Joe Coleman lived, the house and shop being now down wherein Will Winter the son lived and because the house and smiths shop are now down he abates me 1/- per annum for it. It is called Henrys Field' [1]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1531-1665 Owned with P8/46, which see for details of ownership. In 1665 Harrys Field was sold to Mr Edward Braban of Salehurst, and it was then merged with P40/7. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1663 John Coleman [1] <1663-1665 Thos Butler Also tenant of P8/46 [1]. 1665-1665+ MERGED [1] Part of P40/7. The tenant in 1666 was John Bowden [1]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO PAR 254/6/7. Lords tithe book. 2. ESRO AMS 5729/91. BRIGHTLING - MUDWALL [P8/69] Tenement of the manor of Burghurst called Bugshill and Slottenhurst quitrent 1/6d [M35/95], tenements of manor of Netherfield called Cruttalls, being a tenement and 1a., quitrent 1/6d [M164/21] + Croft and garden qr. 1/8d [M164/22-23] + tenement of Hollingrove manor called Plotlands quitrent 3/4d [M114/8] + DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1403-1403+ That part called Bokesell and Schotyngham were in 1403 described as 2 pieces of land together with a suitable road to the same near to the cemetery of Brightling. It is clear from the deed that at that date it was held of the manor of Socknersh at an annual rent of 13/4d [10]. It will be noted from the header that this land was later held of the manor of Burghurst. <1540-1561+ That part of the property called Bugsell and Shotinghams (30a. land) held of the manor of Burghurst are described in the survey of 1540 with the following abutments:- S = lands in same ownership called Jollies and lands of John Freeman called Watkins (P8/89); S,W,N, = lands in the same ownership called Brightling Land (see P8/87); N,E = prebend of Brightling (P8/51); E,S = lands in the same ownership held of Hollingrove manor (part of this property). Also included is a way leading into the said lands at the eastern side of the churchyard [7]. For a description of the other lands within the manor of Burghurst held in 1540 by Michael Martin (the owner of this property) see P8/87 & P8/82. This property is described in the will of Michael Martin in 1561 as a tenement and land called Burleys, Brightling Land, Bugsell, Shattingham and London on the northern side of the road from Brightling Down to Robertsbridge [15]. This suggests a single house and farm at this date. c1561-1704+ Ho + 73a. According to the will of Michael Martin all the lands mentioned above should have been inherited by his son Michael, but it is clear from other documents that Brightling Land and London were inherited by the owner of P8/87 (qv). Described in Lords tithe book in 1663 as a house & lands called Plotts Bugsell, Cruttals & Burleys [3], but it is clear from other entries in the tithe book that there were other houses associated: for these see P8/94 and P8/95. Described in conveyance of 1704 as a messuage, garden and 1 piece called 'Plots' in Brightling + 2 messuages, 2 barns, 2 gardens + 73a. in 9 pieces in Brightling. Abuts to all:- S = Brightling to Battle road + John Fuller; E = Brightling glebe; N = Laurance Noakes; W and N = Mr Drake and Mr Brockmans 'Roundend' + John Fuller [2]. For the other houses see P8/94 and P8/95. According to the 1836 Brightling Estate map this property comprised Plots 3-17 + part of 1, the later by this date now laid into the park [2]. <1797-1839+ Hos, + 87a. Sometime before 1797 the road from Brightling church to Brightling Down was diverted through this farm, all the lands of this farm to the south of the new road being merged into the park, whilst all the lands to the north (including some not previously part of this farm) were formed into the new Mudwall Farm [9,11]. The farm was described in a survey of 1836 as a house, cottage, + 86a.2r.27p. called London's Mudwall, being plots 3-17. The cottage was apparently quite recent, being described as built upon part of Churchyard Field. It probably replaced either P8/94 or P8/95 [9]. DETAILS OF THE HOUSE <1663 House Already constructed by 1663. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 5 flues. Thomas Purchin is assessed for this property in hearth tax at 5 flues [12]. c1797 House relocated. The original house was sited to the west of Brightling church. Probably when the road was diverted and the site of this house merged into Brightling Park, the house was rebuilt upon its present site on the old tenement of Bugsells and Shottinghams. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [1] 1702 £16 + £2 for woodland. 1707-1839 MERGED with P8/49. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP 1403-1403+ Will Arlham He, with his wife, Joanna, were granted this property by Sir Alan Bouxhull, at that time lord of the manor of Socknersh [10]. <1540-1561 Mich Martin [7]. He was also the owner of Smiths tenement DETAILS OF TENANCY <1622-1622+ John Wimble + Abr Holstock + Rich Portreife They all paid tithes for parts of Purchin's land in 1622 [3]. <1626-1635 Step Sharpe He paid #2 tithes for this property from 1626 to 1635 [3]. <1636-1642+ Rich Purchin He paid the tithes for this property from 1636 onwards [3]. Richard paid 5/- towards the relief of the Irish Protestants in 1642, the joint 8th highest contribution out of 83 parishoners [13]. <1663-1666+ Thos Purchin, yeoman [3] <1702-1702+ Will Pont [1] <1707-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE This farm became the Home Farm for Brightling Park als Rose Hill Park. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO Brightling land tax returns. 2. ESRO SAS/RF/1/23-27. Title deeds. 3. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Tithe Book. 4. SAS Budgen 11 - Socknersh manorial documents. 5. ESRO ASH 533. Netherfield manorial documents. 6. ESRO SAS Box 4 roll 10 and BL ADD Mss 34787 fo. 200r. - Hollingrove manorial documents. 7. ESRO AMS 5692/1 Survey of Burghurst manor 1540. 8. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 9. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300. Survey of Brightling Estate 1836 10. HPL B 27. 11. ESRO AMS 3501 - Map of Rosehill Park, 1797. 12. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns 13. PRO E179/191/390. 14. BL Add Mss 34787 fo.200r 15. ESRO W/A5/24 - Will of Michael Martin of Brightling, 1561. BRIGHTLING - [P8/70] Wayside held of the Rape of Hastings being Tenement No. 282 DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1718-1806+ Cot + 2r. Described by parson lord as 'a house or cottage over against Laurence Noakes junior's house, on a green called Fishers Green [10]. Called a cottage & waste in 1718 [9]. Described in 1788 as a cottage + 0a.2r.30p. Described in a detailed rental and survey of 1788 as a cottage and garden (0a.2r.30p.) held by 200 year lease dated 1598/9 at 6d per annum [1,2]. In 1791 an assignment referred to the property as a cottage and 2r. of waste ground lying between Sperwell and John Freemans house on the north side of the street from Brightling church to Darfolde and abutting E to the street from Hollingrove Green to the said street and compassed on every side by the said street [3]. It is not clear whether John Freemans house is a 1599 or 1791 quote. Described in a rental of 1806 (quoting the lease of 1801) as a cottage and 0a.2r.00p. of ground [6]. Described in a survey of 1836 as a cottage in two occupations + 0a.2r.23p. adjacent Sperwell, being plot 495 [4] DETAILS OF HOUSE The present house upon this site is a typical early 19th century Brightling Estate building. c.1600 Cottage The cottage was probably built soon after the 1598 grant [1]. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 1 flue Nic Selmes was assessed for this property at 1 flue [11]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [7]. 1702-1735 £1 1745-1785 Not identified 1795-1839 £1. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP 1599-1599+ Alex Roff, husbandman Of Brightling in 1599 when he acquired a 200 year lease of the property from Thomas Pelham, Esq, lord of the Rape of Hastings [3]. <1718-1718+ John Selwyn [9]. 1797-1819 Thos Freeman, Gent. [6] Of Brightling in 1797 when he acquired the residue of the lease [3]. He acquired a new lease from the overlord in 1801 for a term of 21 years @ 5/- pa. rent [3]. He died holding the property in 1819 [3]. 1819-1820 Jas Newington, yeoman. He was the nephew of Thomas and Elizabeth Freeman [3] and was of Burwash in 1820 when he assigned the property [3]. 1820-1840+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [5] The lease was acquired by John Fuller in 1820 for £115 [3]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1663-1665+ Nic Selmes, labourer [10,11] <1702-1735+ John Selmes He paid the land tax with Stephen Smith in 1702, thereafter by himself [7] <1795-1805+ Thos Skinner [7] <1815-1839+ Jas Skinner [5,7] <1839-1839+ Thos Church + Jas Skinner [5] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO CHR/18/1/T282. Rental of 1788. 2. ESRO AMS 6106. Map of Netherfield Hundred waste. 3. ESRO SAS/RF/9/46,53-56 - Title Deeds. 4. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300 Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 5. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 6. ESRO CHR 18/7 Rental of 1807. 7. ESRO Brightling land tax returns. 8. ESRO AMS 5887 - Wayside rental of 1732 9. ESRO AMS 5735/53 - Wayside rental of 1718-1725. 10. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Lord's tithe book. 11. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. BRIGHTLING - (Part of CARPENTERS) [P8/71] DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1721-1721 Part of P8/U14 (qv). 1721-1721+ Plot Described in the initial conveyance of 1721 as 12 rods of land containing 6 rods in length and 12 rods in breadth. Abuts:- E = Vicarage Land; S = the yard of Issac Holman (ie. other part of this property); W = Lane leading to lands of John Fuller Esq; N = John Fuller's Bugsell [1]. <1763-1817+ Ho. Described in an assignment of 1763 as above but including the messuage or dwelling house erected by Nicholas Russell thereon [1]. Presumably the house was erected soon after Russell acquired the property in 1721. Same description as in 1763 was given in 1817 [1]. <1836-1839+ MERGED [2] House destroyed and lands merged into P8/75. DETAILS OF HOUSE <1721-1721 No House [1] c.1721 New house built [1] 1817x1836 House demolished [1,2]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS Either un-assessed or not yet identified. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1721-1721 Until 1720 this property formed part of a leasehold premise called Carpenters (P8/U14), but in 1721 the owner of that property, Issac Holman of Brightling, carpenter, divided off this plot and conveyed it [1]. 1721-1721+ Nich Russell, tailor Of Brightling in 1721 when he acquired a hundred year lease of the property at 5/- per annum [1]. <1763-1763 Rchl Russell, widow Rachel was the wife of Nicholas. In 1763, after her death, her executor (Rev. William Hayley) assigned the lease for £32 [1]. 1763-1800 John Cruttenden, butcher He acquired the residue of the lease in 1763 [1]. He made his will 24/3/1777 proved 19/4/1800 [1]. <1817 Thos Cruttenden Thomas was the brother of John Cruttenden and in 1777 was occupying one of John's houses at Brightling Street, but whether this property or P8/43 is uncertain. Thomas died holding this property and his heirs assigned the remainder of the lease in 1817 [1]. The heirs are listed as John Cruttenden, of Brightling, carpenter, Elizabeth wife of Stephen Coppard, of Dallington, tailor, Mary, wife of Jesse Curley, of Brightling, cordwainer, Hannah Cruttenden, of Brightling, spinster and Sarah, wife of William Grigg, of London, painter, being the children of Thomas Cruttenden, deceased [1]. 1817-1840+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [2] The residue of the lease was conveyed to John Fuller for £132 in 1817 [1]. DETAILS OF TENANCY No details currently know. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO SAS/RF/8/70-73. Title deeds. 2. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300 Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. BRIGHTLING - ABBLETTS [P8/72] DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1663-1745+ Ho + 8a. Described in parson Lord's tithe book in 1663 as 'the litte farm called The Abletts' [6]. Described in a sale of 1745 as a messuage, garden, orchard + land (8a.) called Abbletts [2]. <1753-1753+ Ho + gdn. 7a.3r. of land called Tippetts (ie. this property) was included with Place Farm by 1753. The house survived as a tenement, garden & orchard called Old Squires [5]. <1836-1839+ MERGED House destroyed and lands merged with P8/7 [3]. DETAILS OF HOUSE <1662 House There was a house upon this site by 1662. 1662-1665 House assessed at 1 flue John Rolf was assessed for this property at 1 flue [9] LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [4]. 1715 £3:10 1725-1745 £3:10 1755-1805 £1 'house' + £2:15 'Tippetts land' 1815-1839 Merged with P8/7 DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1663 Laur Rolf [6]. <1717 Thos Easton His heirs are given as owning this property in an abutment in 1717 [1]. <1686-1717+ Dan Manser [7,8] <1736-1745 Jas Tippett, husbandman He had mortgaged the property to Laurance Noakes in 1736 and in 1745 he sold it to Noakes for £23 in addition to the £93:12:0d due on mortgage [2]. 1745-1840+ PLACE ESTATE Purchased in 1745 by Laurance Noakes and merged into Place Estate, for which see P8/7 [2]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1663 Laur Rolf [6] <1634-1639 John Rolf, husbandman He paid 4/- tithes for abletts in 1634 & 1635 [6]. He died in 1639 [10]. <1662-1664+ John Rolf, husbandman He paid the hearth tax retirns 1662-1665 [6,9] <1702-1707 Mrs Craft, widow [4] <1715-1725 John Tippett [4] <1735-1755+ Jas Tippett, husbandman He sold the property in 1745, from which date he occupied only the house, all the plainlands being merged with P8/7 [4] <1753 Isac Holman [5]. <1765-1839+ All merged with P8/7. [4] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO SAS/RF/8/74 - abutment. 2. ESRO SAS/RF/8/80 - title deed. 3. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300 Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 4. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. 5. See P8/7 - footnote 3. 6. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - tithe book 7. Abutment to P8/30 (qv). 8. ESRO Acc 2452 - Abutment on map of Brightling Place. 9. ESRO XA5/2 - hearth tax returns. 10. ESRO W/A26/11 - will of John Rolfe, senior, of Brightling. BRIGHTLING - DENNIS LAND [P8/73] Initially a part of P8/52 (qv). DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1746-1746 2a. land Described in a deed of 1746 as 2a. called Dennis Land. Abuts:- S,N = other lands of John Fuller; W = Church lands called Levetts (ie. P8/56) [1]. 1746-1840+ MERGED Merged into Brightling Park (P8/49) [1]. DETAILS OF BUILDINGS There is no record of any buildings upon this property. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1746-1746 Thos Freeman, weaver Owner of P8/52. Of Brightling when he sold the property [1]. 1746-1840+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE John Fuller, Esq of Brightling purchased the property in 1746 for #20 [1]. DETAILS OF TENANCY SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO SAS/RF/1/160. BRIGHTLING - [P8/74] This property is immediately to the north of P8/57 and is shown on the Stonesdown map. The details given below include P8/62. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1614-1614+ Ho + 15a. Described in a deed of 1614 as messuage, garden, + 5a. called Godhyn als Pages. Abuts:- S,W = highway Brightling to Battle; N = Hollingrove; E = heirs of John Harmer called Gotyns (P8/57). Also 10a. called Shelners, Depeforde and Depeford Pond in Brightling and Dallington and extending from Depeford Bridge on the east to the Forest on the west [1]. <1654-1737+ Barn + 15a. Described in a deed of 1654 as a barn + 5a. called Godehyn als Pages (bounds as in 1614) + 10a. called Shelners, Depeford and Depeford Pond [1]. Same description in a settlement of 1737 [1]. <1780-1836+ MERGED By this date the property was merged with Tollhurst (P8/62). It is shown on a map of 1780 as 4a.2r.26p. without any buildings [2]. The survey of 1836 calls it 4a.2r.35p. called Pitfield, being plot 514 [3] DETAILS OF HOUSE <1614 House There was a house upon this property by 1614 [1]. 1614x1654 House destroyed By 1654 the house had been demolished [1]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS This property was assessed with other lands in the same ownership (see index). DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1605 Mich Hawkins, yeoman Called senior in 1614, by which he was already dead, as was his son, Michael Hawkins, junior [1]. Both are described as late of Hastings [1]. <1605-1605 Mich Hawkins, yeoman Of Hastings at his death [1]. He willed the property to his sisters, Jane, Mary and Joan [1]. Joan's interest was purchased by John Atkins [1]. <1614-1614 Mich Hawkins, heirs of In 1614 Jane, wife of John Atkins of Penhurst, yeoman and Mary, wife of Thomas Orgles, of Fletching, yeoman, being sisters and heirs of Michael Hawkins, junior, conveyed this property for £101 [1]. 1614-1614+ Fran Morrell, husbandman Of Penhurst in 1614 when he purchased the property with his son, Richard [1]. <1654-1654 Rich Morrell Son and heir of Francis [1]. He sold the property in 1654 [1]. 1654-1654+ Thos Cruttenden, butcher Of Brightling when he acquired the property in 1654 [1]. <1707-1715+ Eliz Cruttenden See P8/62. <1736-1762 Will Wickham He made a settlement of the property in 1737 upon his intended marriage with Mary Quaife. He conveyed the property in 1762 [1]. 1762-1840+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE Purchased with other property, by Rose Fuller in 1762 [1]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1614-1614+ Sim Coleman [1]. <1707-1739+ For tenancy see P8/62. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO SAS/RF/1/338-341 + 361. Title deeds. 2. ESRO ACC 2452/24. Map of c.1780. 3. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300 Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. BRIGHTLING - (PT CARPENTERS) [P8/75] This is where the school is. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1712-1712 Not formed until 1712 [1]. 1712-1839+ Ho + 1a. Described in a sale of 1714 as a piece of land called Carpenters (1a.) upon which between 1712 and 1714 a messuage or dwelling house and a carpenters shop had been erected [1]. Abuts:- N = land of John Fuller called Bugsell (P8/69); E = Parsonage Lands (P8/51); S = lands of Cruttenden (P8/43), Joseph Grant and Widow Collins (P(/16); W = lane leading to the lands of John Fuller [1]. Described in a lease of 1754 as a house, shop, yard and field (1a.) [1]. Same description in 1783 [1]. Described in the survey of 1836 and 1839 tithe award as a house and garden (1a.0r.23p.) at Brightling Street [2,3]. DETAILS OF HOUSE The present house upon this site appears to be of 19th century date. <1712-1712 No house [1]. 1712x1714 New house built [1]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [4]. <1745 Land tax entries not yet identified. 1745-1839 £1 'late Holmans' from 1765. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1712 Edw Wilson, clerk Of Rye [1]. He sold the property to John Fuller when he sold P8/69 [1]. As early as 1609 this property was owned with Mud Wall P8/69. For ownership before 1712 see P8/69. <1712-1712 BRIGHTLING ESTATE John Fuller of Rose Hill sold this piece of land for £20 in 1714, though Holman had been in possession since 1712 [1]. 1712-1748 Isac Holman, carpenter Of Brightling in 1712 when he acquired the property [1]. He mortgaged the property for #40 in 1722 [1], and this mortgage was still running in 1743 when Robert Holman of Brightling, carpenter, eldest son of Issac Holman, senior, intended marrying Susannah Waters of Brightling. Issac, Robert and Susannah made a new mortgage of the property in 1747 [1] and in 1748 appear to have conveyed the reversion of the property to the Brightling Estate, or possibly the estate advanced a mortgage on the property [1]. <1783-1783 Robt Holman, heirs of Susannah Evenden (wife of Richard Evenden, of Warbleton, lath cleaver), Elizabeth Holman of Brightling, spinster, Sarah Holman of Newington Butts, Surrey, spinster, being the daughters of Issac Holman, junior, and the nieces and co-heiress of Robert Holman deceased, conveyed the property in 1783 [1]. 1783-1840+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [1,2,3,4] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1745-1745+ Isac Holman [4]. 1754-1755+ Isac Holman, junior [4]. He held by a lease of 4/4/1754 granted by his father, Issac Holman, senior for the term of the life of the said Issac Holman, junior [1]. Issac, junior, was to provided his father with meat, drink, washing and lodging etc. Issac the father, promised to do his son all sorts of reasonable service, as a carpenter of his age and infirmities will permit [1]. It was further agreed that 40/- per year should be paid to Susan Holman, wife of Robert Holman until the death of Issac Holman senior [1]. <1765-1775+ J Cruttenden [4]. <1783-1785+ Dav Honeysett [1,4] <1795-1795+ In hand - land tax paid by the owner [4]. <1805-1815+ Will Lester [4]. <1839-1839+ Thos Marchant [3]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO SAS/RF/8/17-30. Title deeds. 2. ESRO SAS/RF/15/10 + ACC 2300 Survey of Brightling Estate 1836. 3. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. 4. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. BRIGHTLING - [P8/76] This is located immediately to the west of Rose Hill Park (P8/49). DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1509-1657+ Ho + 1a. Described in a deed of 1509 as a messuage with appurtenances. Abuts:- N = highway; E,S,W = lands late Richard Kenne. These abutments are infact a quote from a deed of c.1341 (see P8/52). Also included in the 1509 deed is P8/52 & P8/89, both of which were lands only and were farmed with this property [6]. Described in a deed of 1657 as a messuage, stable, garden lying before the messuage, 2 closes (heretofor one, one lying behind the messuage, the other at the western end) total 1a. Abuts:- N = highway Brightling Down to Robertsbridge; E,S = Lands and outhouse of Edward English; W = Croft called Bakers Garden (P8/77). Edward English retained a right of way to repair his outhouse [1]. The same description as in 1657 is given in 1702 and 1719 [1], but described as a messuage, shop, slaughter house, stable, garden and premises in 1721 [1]. The sale of 1722 included the assignment of part of a lease of a wayside strip granted to Thomas Isted, gent (of P8/49) in 1582 for 200 years @ 6d. The part assigned in 1722 was 'so much DETAILS OF BUILDINGS <1509 House There was already a house upon this site by 1509 [3]. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 5 flues Anne Bennet was assessed for this property at 5 flues [5]. 1722x1764 House destroyed It seems likely that the house was pulled down soon after 1722 and merged into Brightling Park [1,4]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [4] 1702-1715 £1 1725 onwds Not located - probably merged into P8/49. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1511-1511 Thos Freeman, wheeler See P8/52. [6] 1511-1531 Agns Freeman, widow See P8/52. [6] <1582-1598+ John Freeman [2,3]. He also owned P8/77. <1657-1657 Edw English, Esq Of Brightling in 1657 when he sold the property [1]. 1657-1657+ Anne Bennet, widow She was already tenant of the property when she purchased it for £120 in 1657 [1]. <1702-1702 Jos Bennet, clerk He was of Hastings in 1702 when he and his wife, Elizabeth, conveyed the property [1]. 1702-1719 Will Foster, butcher Described as William Foster, of Dallington, butcher, in 1702 when he purchased this property for £45 [1], but of Brightling, butcher, in 1719 when he and his wife, Mary, sold the property [1]. 1719-1722 Thos Cruttenden, butcher Of Brightling in 1719 when he purchased the property for £140, with the aid of mortgage from John Fuller, of Brightling, Esq [1]. The property was sold to John Fuller in 1722 [1,3]. 1722-1840+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE The property was acquired by John Fuller, Esq in 1722 [1]. There is a settlement concerning the property dated 1764 [1]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1657-1665+ Anne Bennet, widow She became owner occupier [1,5]. <1702-1702+ Rich Store [4]. <1707-1715+ Will Foster, butcher Owner occupier [1]. <1721-1721+ Thos Cruttenden, butcher Owner occupier [1]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO SAS/RF/1/41-52 + 205-207.2. 3. ESRO RAF/F/4/2 - Assignment of a lease of wayside land. 4. ESRO Brightling land tax. 5. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. 6. ESRO SAS/RF/1/208-248 - Deeds of this & other properties. BRIGHTLING - BAKERS CROFT [P8/77] DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1598-1629+ 2r. land Described in a deed of 1598 as a croft called Bakers Croft (0a.2r.). Abuts:- N = highway Brightling church to Brightling Down; E,S = land and garden of John Freeman (ie. P8/76); W = land of Thomas Isted (see P8/49 & 87) [1]. Same description in 1604 and 1629 [1]. <1638-1638+ 2 Hos + 1r. Described in a settlement of 1638 as 2 messuages with the plot of ground on part of which the said messuages are erected called Bakers Garden (0a.1r.) [1]. <1644-1735+ Ho + 1r Described in an agreement of 1644 as a messuage (singular) and premises called Bakers Garden [1]. A mortgage of 1651 describes it as the messuage or dwelling house in which Thomas Sanders, gent, then lives, together with one end or outlet then built to the same on the west end of the messuage and the close and pound to the said messuage belonging adjoining to the messuage of Henry English, Esq. Also a moiety of the orchard of fruit or garden lying next to the messuage divided by rose bushes and gooseberry bushes. And also one half of the said fence of roses and gooseberrys called Bakers Garden [1]. A deed of 1655 calls the property a messuage, garden and orchard called Bakers Garden [1]. Same description in 1658, 1659 [1]. Parson Lord describes this property in 1663 as a house called Freeman's Croft near the Churchland [2]. The house is described in the will of John French, of Brightling, mercer as the messuages (plural) in which he was dwelling together with the lands belonging [1]. The house, orchard and garden are mentioned in the will of Robert Cover in 1735 [1]. When sold in 1735 the property was called a messuage or tenement called Bakers Garden, with outhouses, gardens etc. Abut:- E,S,W, = John Fuller; N = highway Brightling Down to Brightling church [1]. c1735 MERGED Merged into P8/49. DETAILS OF HOUSE <1598-1629+ No house See above [1]. 1629x1638 House built See above [1] 1662-1665 House assessed @ 2 flues. John French was assessed at 2 flues for this property [3]. c1735 House demolished Soon after 1735 the house was destroyed and the lands merged into Brightling Park [4]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [4]. 1702-1725 £1 1735 onwds Lost - probably merged with Brightling Park (P8/49) DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1598-1598 Edw Michelborne, Esq Of Clayton when he, with Ninien Burrell of Welsfield, gent, conveyed the property in 1598 [1]. 1598-1598+ John Freeman, yeoman He was of Brightling when he acquired the property in 1598 [1]. <1604-1604 Rich Freeman, yeoman He was of Brightling in 1604 when he leased the property out to Robert Wood, husbandman, of Brightling for 101 years at a rent of 1d per annum [1]. He died holding the property [1]. 1605-1616 Abr Freeman Of Brightling in 1605 and 1616, the latter being the date at which he conveyed the property. Michola Freeman, widow of Richard Freeman, quitclaimed her interest in the property in 1629 [1]. 1616-1629+ Rich Skinner Of Brightling in 1616. He died holding the property [1]. <1638-1638+ Brgt Skinner, widow Bridget was the widow of Richard Skinner and she, with trustees, settled the property in 1636 on herself for life with remainder to her 4 sons, John, James, Richard and William [1]. <1645-1645+ John Skinner, carpenter Of Brightling in 1645 when the trustees released the property to him [1]. <1651-1655 Jas Skinner, Of Brightling, wheeler, in 1651 by which time he was the 'owner' of the property. In that year he mortgaged it to John Wimble, of Brightling, yeoman [1]. In 1655, when described as of Brightling, carpenter, James conveyed the property [1]. 1655-1659 Will Cook, gent Of Brightling in 1655 when he acquired a 999 year lease of the property for 5/- + a pepper corn rent, but of Burwash, gent when he sold the property for £100 in 1659 [1]. Quitclaims on the property were acquired in that year from Josias Barham, of Woodchurch, Kent, yeoman; Richard Skinner, of Dallington, founder; William Skinner, of Brightling, carpenter; and William Morris, of Dallington, yeoman [1]. 1659-1715 John French, mercer Of Brightling in 1659 when he acquired the property [1]. At his dead he had grandsons, John, Thomas and Stephen (the sons of John French, deceased). Grandsons, John, Edward and Stephen (sons of Edward French, deceased). His will was made 23/5/1713, proved in PCC 31/5/1715 [1]. 1715-1725+ Thos Cover He held in the right of his wife, Elizabeth, daughter of John French. Under the terms of John French's will, his son, Robert was to inherited after the death of Elizabeth [1]. <1735-1735 Robt Cover He inherited the property upon the death of his mother as per the terms of his grandfather's will. His father was still alive when he made his will in 1735 (proved 1735) when he left his property to his father and sister, Elizabeth [1]. They described as of Mountfield, mercer and of Brightling, spinster, sold the property in that year to John Fuller [1]. 1735-1840+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [1] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1629-1629+ Bdgt Skinner, widow [2]. 1629+ Rich Skinner [2] <1644-1645+ Step Smith, tailor By agreement dated 1644 Stephen was to have the tenancy of the property for 4 years at an annual rent of 4/- [1]. He was to deliver up with the property at the end of the term an iron furnance standing in the brewhouse together with a joined chest [1]. <1651-1651+ Thos Sanders, gent. [1]. <1663-1715 John French, mercer [2,3]. Owner occupier [1] In 1702 John French was assessed in land tax £12 for money at interest [4]. 1715-1725+ Thos Cover [4] <1735-1735 Robt Cover Owner occupier [1]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO SAS/RF/1/53-90. Title deeds. 2. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book. 3. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. 4. ESRO Brightling land tax. BRIGHTLING - CRADDOCKS FARM [P8/78] Freehold tenement of the manor of Haselden called Hardings als Hordens als Stammers Land [M108/21]. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1647-1647+ Ho, bn + 26a. Described in a settlement of 1647 as a messuage or tenement called Hordens als Stammersland + barn, garden and 5 pieces of land (now 8 pieces) containing 26 acres. Abuts:- N = highway Dallington to Brightling church; W,S = Brightling Down and The Jackletts; E = a close called Sandhurst Cross [1]. <1663-1663+ Ho, Bn + c.60a. By 1663 30 acres of land called Jackletts (P8/66) had been merged with this farm [2]. The combined total (though all described as Jackletts) was given in 1772 as 60 acres [4]. In 1711 there was a dispute between John Fuller of Brightling Esq and James Little DETAILS OF HOUSE <1647 House There was a house upon this site by 1647 [1]. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 5 flues James Little, gentleman, was assessed for this property at 5 flues [7]. c.1745 House demolished The house was demolished when Rosehill Park was formed. POOR RATE ASSESSMENTS 1663 £10 'Craddocks' + £5 'Jackletts'. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS [6]. 1702-1735 £12 1745-1839 £14:10 'Littles' DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1614-1619 Rich Craddock [2] He was buried at Brightling on 19/1/1619 [2]. <1642-1700 Jas Little, gent [5,8]. Of Brightling in 1647 when he made a settlement concerning this property on his intended marriage with Anne Cheale, spinster, of Brightling [1]. In 1663 Little told Lord that Craddocks Farm had been bought by him from one Craddock, and that it is called in the writings 'Hardinges'. By 1663 he also owned Jackletts. [2]. James Little's death was presented in 1700 [3]. 1700-1745 Jas Little, yeoman Eldest son of James. He was styled 'gentleman' in 1700, but yeoman of Brightling in 1711 and in 1745 when he sold the property [1,2]. 1745-1840+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE John Fuller, Esq, acquired the property in 1745 [1]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1614-1619 John Woodsell From 1614 to 1616 he paid £1:10:0 tithes for Craddocks & Churchlands, but in 1620 15/- tithes for Craddocks only [2]. 1620 John Tutty [2] <1622-1622+ Abr Holdstocke In 1622 he paid £1:12:0 tithes for Craddocks + part of Purchin's land [2]. <1642-1665+ Jas Little, gent. Owner occupier [2,7,8]. He paid 2/6d (being the joint 13th highest out of 83 parishoners who contributed) towards the relief of the Irish Protestants in 1642 [8]. <1702-1745 Jas Little, yeoman [1,2,6] 1745-1839+ MERGED Merged into Brightling Park (P8/49). SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO SAS/RF/1/161-165. 2. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Tithe Book. 3. ESRO SAS/RF/1/379-381 4. ESRO ASH 167-174. 5. ESRO ASH 331 - Rental of Haselden Hanor, 1693. 6. ESRO Brightling land tax. 7. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. 8. PRO E179/191/390. BRIGHTLING - [P8/79] Wayside waste held of the Rape of Hastings being plot 293. This property has not been located on the pre 1788 wayside rentals. Therefore there must be a U reference which relates to this cottage. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1717-1839+ Cot + gdn. Cottage shown on a map of 1717 upon a wayside plot [1]. Described in a survey of 1788 as a cottage and garden (0a.0r.27p.) [2]. The renewed lease of 1803 calls the property a cottage and waste (0a.1r.32p.) [3]. By 1839 there were several houses on the plot, by then called 0a.1r.04p. [4]. DETAILS OF HOUSE The present house on the site has only been viewed from the exterior. It could have work of pre 1750 date within it. It is not large, even after having been doubled in size during the late 18th or 19th century. <1717 House The cottage existed by 1717 [1]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS Unknown The land tax entries DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1786-1788+ John Marchant, labourer Of Brightling in 1788 [2]. He held by a 20 year lease dated 1786 at 5/- [2]. <1803-1806+ Thos Freeman, jnr He held by a renewed lease dated 1803 for 21 years [3]. <1839-1839+ P Carley [4] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1788-1788+ Williams [2] <1839-1839+ Sus Collins + Others [4]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO ACC 2452. Map of 1717. 2. ESRO CHR 18/1 + AMS 6106 - rental and map of 1788. 3. ESRO CHR 18/7 Rental of 1806. 4. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling. BRIGHTLING - [P8/80] Leasehold waste of the Rape of Hastings, plot 280. This property was at Twelve Oaks. DETAILS OF PROPERTY 1629-1839+ Ho + 2r. Described in a new lease of 1719 as a piece of wasteland with a house built thereon (2r.). Abuts:- S,W = highway Brightling to Battle; E,N = lands called Hollingrove [1]. DETAILS OF HOUSE The present house upon the site is a typical stone built Brightling Estate house of the early 19th century. c.1629 House built The house was probably constructed very soon after the initial grant of 1629 [1,7] 1662-1665 House assessed @ 1 flue. Daniel Selmes was assessed at 1 flue for this property [8]. E 19th C House rebuilt. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP 1629-1629+ Anne Aynett She held by a lease dated 5/1/1629 for 90 years at 2/- per annum [1,7]. <1715-1715 John French He died holding the property [1,3]. 1715-1725+ Thos Cover, mercer [3,4]. Of Brightling in 1720 when he acquired a new lease of the property for a term of 40 years at a rent of 5/- [1]. Thomas was the executor of John French [1]. <1732-1788+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [2,5,6] The estate acquired a new lease of this property in 1763 for 40 years @ 5/- [7]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1662-1665+ Dan Selmes, labourer He was described as poor in the hearth tax returns [8]. <1719-1719+ Will Pont [1] <1763-1763+ Edw French [7] <1788-1788+ Will Skinner [2] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO SAS/RF/8/32 and 99. 2. ESRO CHR/18/1 + AMS 6106 - Survey of 1788. 3. See P8/77 for details. 4. ESRO AMS 5735/53 - Wayside rental, 1718-1725. 5. ESRO AMS 5887 - Wayside rental, 1732. 6. ESRO ASH 500-502 - Wayside rentals 1737-1761. 7. ESRO RAF/Bx10/1/4. 8. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. BRIGHTLING - [P8/81] Wayside waste adjacent Hollingrove. This property was initially held of the overlord of the Rape by a 99 year lease dated 1620 [1]. This is plot 281. DETAILS OF PROPERTY 1620-1839+ Cot + 1r. Described in an assignment of 1652 as a cottage lately erected on the waste in the Kings highway between Brightling and Battle abutting upon lands called Hollingrove, with a garden plot adjoining (0a.1r.) [1]. Similar description in renewed lease of 1730 [1]. DETAILS OF HOUSE The present house upon the site is a typical stone built Brightling Estate house of the early 19th century. c.1620 House built The house was probably constructed very soon after the initial grant of 1620 [1]. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 1 flue James Higham was assessed for this property at 1 flue [6]. E 19th C House rebuilt. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP 1620-1620+ Ambr Slater He held by 99 year lease dated 18th December 1620 [1]. <1652-1652 John Wimble, yeoman Of Brightling in 1652 when he assigned the lease of this property [1]. 1652-1665+ Jas Higham, husbandman Of Brightling in 1652 when he acquired the residue of the lease for #26 [1]. In the hearth tax returns he is called a labourer [6]. <1705-1705 John Higham, yeoman [3] Of Brightling in 1705 when he granted the lease to his wife Mary, together with all the goods, chattels and contents of the cottage; she to hold for her life [1]. 1705-1730 Mary Higham, widow She acquired a renewal of this lease for 40 years at 3/- on 1/9/1720 [1]. In 1730 she assigned the remainder of the lease [1]. 1730-1730+ Hen Wickham [4,5] He acquired the lease in 1730 for £24 [1], and died in possession [1]. <1763-1763 Will Wickham Son and heir of Henry Wickham [1]. He assigned the lease in 1763 [1]. 1763-1840+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE Rose Fuller acquired the lease in 1763 for £18 [1,2]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1662-1665+ Jas Higham, labourer He was classed as poor in 1665 [6]. <1705-1705 John Higham Owner occupier [1]. <1788-1788+ John Relf [2]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO SAS/RF/1/201-203 2. ESRO CHR 18/1 - Survey of 1788. 3. ESRO AMS 5735/53 - Wayside rental - 1718-1725. 4. ESRO AMS 5887 - Rental of 1732 5. ESRO ASH 500-502 - Wayside rentals - 1737-1761. 6. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. BRIGHTLING - SPERWELL [P8/82] Freehold of the manor of Burghurst. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1540-1640 Bn + c.22a. Described in survey of 1540 as certain lands called Sperwell. Abuts:- E,S = highway Hollingrove Green to Downland Cross; S = lane from Downland Cross to Brightling Church; W = Prebend lands; N = Simon Hawkins [3]. Described in a grant of 1576 as a barn + 3 pieces of land (20a.) called Sperewell. Abuts:- E,S = highway Hollingrove Green to Brightling church; N = Michael Hawkins; W = Rectory lands [1]. Described in a sale of 1584 as barn + 24a. called Spearwell [1]. Same description in 1640 but 26a. [1]. 1640-1839+ MERGED Merged into Hollingrove (P8/13). DETAILS OF HOUSE There is no reference since 1540 to there having been a house upon this property. POOR RATE ASSESSMENT [2] 1663 £5. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS Assessed with P8/13. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1540-1561 Mich Martin Of P8/49 at his death (qv). By the terms of his will this property was to descend with P8/49 [3,4] <1576-1576 Sim Coleman, senior Of Brightling in 1576 when he granted the property to his son [1]. 1576-1576+ God Coleman Son of Simon. Goddard held the property with his wife, Margaret [1]. <1584-1584 John Coleman, yeoman John Coleman was another son of Simon Coleman [1]. John was of Catsfield in 1584 when he sold the property [1]. 1584-1584+ Thos Easton, husbandman Of Catsfield when he purchased the property for £112 [1]. Some deeds called him Austen, others Anesten [1]. <1640-1640 In 1640 Robert Master, tanner of Hythe + Alice his wife, the only daughter and heir of William Anesten the son and heir of Thomas Anesten, late of Catsfield, husbandman, together with Anne Roper, late wife of said Thomas Anesten, sold the property [1]. 1640-1640+ Inc Collins, Esq. [2]. Increased was the younger son of Collins of Socknersh. When he purchased the reversion of this property (after the death of Anne Roper) for £120 in 1640 he was of Moates Bulwarke near Dover [1]. Increased Collins already owned Hollingrove Farm (P8/13) with which this property was then merged [1]. 1640-1839+ MERGED See P8/13. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1584-1584+ Rich Carpenter [1] <1614-1622 John Roffe [2] <1634-1636 John Cruttenden [2] 1637-1638+ Jos Cruttenden [2] <1640-1640+ Rich Gresham Also tenant of Hollingrove (P8/13). [1] <1663-1663+ Rich Noakes He was also the tenant of Hollingrove P8/13 [2]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. HPL B. 113, 117, 2. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book. 3. ESRO AMS 5692/1 - Burghurst survey, 1540. 4. ESRO W/A5.24 - Will of Michael Martin of Brightling, 1561. BRIGHTLING - [P8/83] Freeholds of the manor of Socknersh called Gyles quitrent 3/- [M199/25] and Pale Lands quitrent 1/- [M199/26]. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1631-1631+ In 1631 Gyles is called 20a. [1]. <1680-1680+ Ho + c.40a. In 1680 the property is described as 30a. in Brightling called Gyles + 10a. in Brightling called Palelands [1]. Lord describes the property in 1663 as 'but a little farm' [3]. <1731-1731+ MERGED By 1731 the property is mentioned as part of a combined group described as 3 messuages, barns, + 200a. called Browns Noakes, Snatts, Twifords, Beakes, Pailelands + Clinch Land in Brightling and Burwash [2]. DETAILS OF HOUSE <1663 House A house is mentioned in 1663 [3]. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 1 flue Thomas Cutbeard was assessed for this property at 1 flue [4]. <1839 House demolished. POOR RATE ASSESSMENT 1663 £13 [3] LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS 1702 £11 'Glaziers' (But part of P8/22) 1711-1839 Assessed with P8/22. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP - GYLES <1565-1565 Step Hepden He died holding the property and devised it to his son Richard [1]. 1565-1565+ Rich Hepden Son and heir of Stephen, he was 19 years old when he inherited Gyles [1]. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP - PALELANDS <1565-1565 Anth Cooper He died holding Pale Lands and left it to his son Anthony [1] 1565-1565+ Anth Cooper Son and heir of Anthony [1]. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP - BOTH PROPERTIES <1616-1616 Thos Hepden He sold the property in 1616 [1] 1616-1620 John Glazier He purchased the property in 1616. He died holding it in 1620 [1]. <1631-1631+ Thos Glazier [1] <1650-1650 Sam Glazier [1] 1650-1650+ Thos Glazier [1] <1665-1680+ John Glazier [1] Of Hollington in 1665 [3]. <1731-1731+ Laur Noakes [2] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1616-1620 John Glazier Owner-occupier [3]. <1635-1635+ Rich Glazier [3] <1663 Geo Beeching [3] <1663-1663 John Smith + Aust Hyland According to Parson Lord in 1663 'John Smith lives in Burwash next to Joseph Newington's, but uses the farm called Palelands... There is a poor man, one Austin? Hyland, living in the house [3]. 1663-1665+ Thos Cutbeard He held as tenant of John Glazier at a rent of #12. [3,4] <1731-1731+ John Cramp [2]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. SAS Budgen 11 - Socknersh manorial documents. 2. ESRO SAS/RF/8/78. 3. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Tithe Book. 4. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. BRIGHTLING - BEAKES [P8/84] Freehold tenement of Glottenham manor called Beakesland, quitrent 6/8d [M93/8]. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1625-1625+ 38a. land Described in a court book of 1625 as 38a. called Beakesland als Shermans and Horsewood. Abuts:- N = highway Dallington to Burwash; E = land of William Langham called Perrymans (P10/87) and land of said John Daw (P8/61); W DETAILS OF HOUSE <1662 House There was a house upon this land by 1662 [3,4]. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 2 flues Joseph Reed LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS 1702 #8 'Beakes' (but part of P8/22) 1707-1839 Assessed with P8/22 DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1625 John Daw He died holding the property [1]. He also owned the other part of Beakes (P8/61) [1]. <1625-1625+ Jas Daw Son and heir of John [1]. <1689-1689 Phil Hunton, clerk Of Warbleton. He died holding the property in 1689 [1]. 1689-1689+ Jthn Hunton Heir of Phillip (see P45/75 and P45/98). He sold the property between 1697 and 1703 [1]. <1702-1840+ MERGED Between 1697 and 1703 this property was sold to Laurance Noakes, junior, and was merged with P8/22 (qv) [1]. It is known from the land tax that he had already acquired the property by 1702 [2]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1614-1616+ John Dawe Owner occupier. He paid 16/- tithes for this land between 1614 and 1616 [3]. <1662-1663 Jos Reed, weaver [4]. He vacated the property in 1663 [3]. 1663 Geo Sweetman, mason He gave up tenancy Lady Day 1663 and moved to the adjacent property (P8/61) [3]. 1663-1664 John Tutty In 1663 he paid 13/- tithes 'for the farm of Mr Hunton called Beakes in which one George Sweetman, mason, lived' [3]. 1664-1665 IN HAND [3]. 1665-1666+ Will Devall [4]. William was the brother of Thomas Donald of P10/87. He took up the tenancy on 25/4/1665 at a rent of £12 per annum [3]. <1702-1839+ MERGED See P8/22. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ROHAS AMS 21 - Transcript of Glottenham court books. 2. ESRO land tax - Brightling. 3. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book. 4. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. 5. See P8/22 for further details BRIGHTLING - HOLLINGROVE MILL [P8/85] This property is held of the manor of Netherfield at a quitrent of 6/8d. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1511-1610 Mill + 40a. Described in a grant of 1511 as a watermill called the Mill of Hollingrove in Brightling + the lands and tenements of the said mill called Myllondes and Ffoxhylles (40a.) in Battle. Abuts:- N,W = River running from the said mill; N = lands called Mylwysshe; E,S = lands called Derfold [2]. Same description in 1514 & 1535 [2]. 1602-1610 Ho, mill + 100a. A lease of 1602 describes the property as a tenement, barn, wheat mill and malt mill called Hollingrove Mill with the bays etc belonging together with land and wood in Brightling and Battle [2]. When the lease was given up in 1610 the woodland was described as Mountain Wood, Slanke Wood, and Birchen Wood. The total acreage was 100a. [2]. <1663-1666+ Ho, mill + land Described in Parson Lord's tithe book as land lying at or near Hollingrove Mill. Much of the property is in Battle [1]. DETAILS OF HOUSE <1602 House There was a house upon the site by 1602 [2]. 1662-1665+ House assessed @ 2 flues Jamas Gyles was assessed for this property @ 2 flues [4]. <1736 House destroyed [3]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS Assessed with P8/13. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1511-1511 ASHBURNHAM ESTATE Owned as part of Hollingrove (P8/13) [2]. 1511-1511+ John Dobell He received a grant in fee farm of the property in 1511 at a rent of 20/- [2]. 1514-1521 John Hornby He held by grant of fee farm dated 1514 at a rent of 20/- [2]. He assigned the property in 1521 [2]. 1521-1534 Sim Hawkins He acquired the property in 1521 [2]. 1534-1535 Step Longley, husbandman Of Wadhurst when the acquired the property but of Brightling when he sold the property in 1535 [2]. 1535-1541 Thos Brite, Draper Of Lindfield in 1535 when he acquired the property [2]. He sold the property in 1541 [2]. 1541-1541+ John Saunder Of Brightling, when he acquired the property [2]. <1555-1555 Thos Mathew + Thos Woodgate Thomas Mathew was of Rusper in 1555 when he and Thomas Woodgate sold the property back to John Ashburnham, Esq of Ashburnham [2]. 1555-1601 ASHBURNHAM ESTATE John Ashburnham, Esq of Ashburnham purchased the property back in 1555 [2]. 1601-1840+ MERGED From 1555 until after 1840 this property descended with Hollingrove (P8/13) which see for details of ownership. DETAILS OF TENANCY 1555-1555+ Reg Aynot Of Brightling [2]. He held by lease from Thomas Mathew [2]. 1602-1610 John Wells, miller Of Brightling [2]. He held by lease of 1602 made by Nicholas Lusher, Esq and Abraham Edwards [2]. In 1609 he mortgaged the residue of the lease and on 24/3/1610 he received a new lease of the property (with increased acreage) for 13 years [2]. <1616-1623 Thos Hyland [1] 1624-1630 Adam Stevens [1] <1663-1666 Jas Gyles, miller He paid 7/- per half years tithes [1] He was described as poor in 1665 [4]. 1666-1666+ Thos Collins [1] <1736-1839+ MERGED Merged into P8/13. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book. 2. HPL B 70, 71, 84, 85, 93, 100, 101, 147, 148, 3. ESRO RF/8/168-191. 4. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. BRIGHTLING - FREEMANS [P8/86] This property was located to the south of P8/52 and to the north of P8/55 and extended westwards. It was a tenement called Freemans held of the manor of Burghurst [M35/93] and a tenement of the manor of Hollingrove called part Millward [M114/6]. Later, also a tenement called Milwards Hothe. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1540-1540+ That part of the farm held of Burghurst manor is described as a piece of land (12a.) + 2 crofts (3a.) + woodland (20a) lying together. Total = 35 acres. Abuts:- W = Simon Hawkin's Millwards Hoaths (later part of this property); S = Lands of Mr Scorier called Broadstone DETAILS OF HOUSE After 1540 House built As indicated by the 1540 survey, the house was built after 1540 [6]. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 3 flues. Laurance Noakes was assessed for this property at 3 flues, but John Nick paid for one hearth [5]. <1797 House destroyed [7] The house may well have been destroyed by 1702 (see above). POOR RATE ASSESSMENT [1] 1663 £15. In addition to this £15 a further £5 was assessed as tenanted by Mr Pix, for which see P8/49. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1540-1540+ Part of P8/52. <1608-1633 Math Freeman [2,3,4] He consistently paid £1:4:0 pa. tithes for this property between 1615 & 1633 [1]. Mathew was buried at Brightling on 22/3/1633 [1]. <1663 John Freeman Parson Lord informs us that Edward English purchased this property from John Freeman [1]. <1663 BRIGHTLING ESTATE The property was puchased by Edward English and merged into Brightling Estate [1]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1615-1633 Math Freeman [2,3,4] From 1615 until his death he paid £1:4:0 per annum in tithes for this property [1]. He was buried at Brightling on 22/3/1633 [1]. <1663-1665+ Laur Noakes, jnr. He held this property at an annual rent of £20 per annum [1]. He also tenanted property from other land lords. In the hearth tax entry for Laurance Noakes it states that John Nick paid one hearth. Where Nick shared the house with Noakes, or whether this was for another property which Noakes tenanted is unclear [5] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Tithe Book. 2. ESRO SAS/RF/1/208-248 - mainly south abutments to P8/52. 3. BL ADD MSS 34787 fo. 200r. + ESRO SAS Box 4 roll 10. 4. ESRO ASH 207 - Burghurst manorial documents. 5. ESRO XA5/2. Hearth tax returns. 6. ESRO AMS 5692/1 - Burghurst manorial survey - 1540. 7. ESRO AMS 3501 - Map of Brightling Park, 1797. 8. ESRO SAS/RF/1/91-126 9. ESRO AMS 5898/1. BRIGHTLING - SMITHS [P8/87] This becomes part of P8/49. Manor of Burghurst tenement called Smiths Tenement quitrent 4/8d [M35/90] + Brightling Field also held of Burghurst manor quitrent 4d [M35/] + Sperwell also held of Burghurst manor quitrent 3/2d [M35/*] + Jackletts also held of Burghurst manor quitrent 8d [M35/*] + Bugsell and Shottinghams also held of Burghurst manor quitrent 18d [M35/*] + Brightling Lands also held of Burghurst manor quitrent 10d [M35/*] + lands of other manors. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1540-1561 Mess + *a. The property is described in 1540 as a messuage and 33a.2r. called Smiths Tenement + 4a. called Brightling Field (part of Smiths tenement) + 20a. called Brightling Lands + 14a.2r. called Jackletts + 16a. called Sperwell + 30a. called Bugsell and Shottinghams + other lands of other manors, as shown by the abutments [3]. It is not known whether at this date these lands formed one farm DETAILS OF HOUSE <1540 House A house already existed upon the site in 1540 [3]. 1662-1665 No. of hearths unknown Not yet located in hearth tax. The house may already have been down, or it may have been assessed with P8/49. <1745 House destroyed [5]. The house was probably destroyed by 1745 when the park was made. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS Assessed with P8/49. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1540-1561 Mich Martin [1,2] <1561-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [1,2] In 1540 this was probably the principal messuage of the property, but between 1540 and 1561 Michael Martin purchased P8/49 and made it his main house [4]. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1684-1684+ Hen Haslen or Thos Sutton [1] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO SAS/RF/1/91-126 2. ESRO ASH 202. 3. ESRO AMS 5692/1. 4. ESRO W/A5.24 - Will of Michael Martin, dated 1561. 5. ESRO AMS 3501 - Map of Rosehill Park, 1797. 6. ESRO RAF/F/4/2. Lease of 1582, assigned 1722. BRIGHTLING - At FARMERS MARLIN [P8/88] Leasehold wayside property held of the Rape of Hastings, being T.290. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1700-1700+ Cot + 2r. Described in a renewed lease of 1700 as a cottage + 2 pieces of waste (oa.2r). Abuts:- N,E,W = Brightling Down, S = The Purchase [6]. Described in an assignment of the lease in 1720 as abutting N onto the copyhold of Thomas Wimble (ie. P8/36) [7]. Described in a new lease dated 1740 as 2 pieces of waste with liberty to build a cottage for the poor. Abuts:- E,W = Brightling Down; N = Thomas Wimbles copyhold (ie. P8/36); S = The Purchase [6,7]. <1788-1839+ MERGED The plot is described in a survey of 1788 as 'garden laid onto Brightling Park, being 0a.2r.25p.' [4]. DETAILS OF HOUSE <1700 House There was a house on this site by 1700. It still stood in 1720 [6,7]. <1740-1740+ House destroyed. The site was vacant in 1740 [6,7]. After 1740 House built Permission was granted in 1740 to build a cottage for the poor [6,7]. <1788 House destroyed. Assuming that a cottage was built for the poor, it was destroyed by 1788 [4]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1700-1720 Thos Wimble, brickmaker Of Brightling in 1700 when he received a lease of this property for 40 years at 1/- [1,6]. 1720-1761+ Parish Officers [2,3] In 1720 Thomas Wimble assigned the lease for £10 to the Parish Officers of Brightling [6]. They acquired the new lease of the property in 1740 for 40 years at 2/- [7]. <1786-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [4,7] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1700-1700+ Thos Wimble [6]. <1740-1740+ Thos Perry, senior [7] <1786-1839+ MERGED See P8/49. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO AMS 5735/53 - Wayside rental, 1718-1725. 2. ESRO AMS 5887 - Wayside rental, 1732. 3. ESRO ASH 500-502 - Wayside rentals, 1737-1761. 4. ESRO CHR 18/1 - Wayside survey of 1788. 5. ESRO AMS 6106 - Wayside map, 1780. 6. ESRO RAF/F/4/1 - Lease. 7. ESRO RAF Box 10/1/2-3. BRIGHTLING - WATKINS CROFT [P8/89] This property is very closely associated with P8/86. Both properties were initially part of P8/52. This becomes part of P8/49. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1509-1532+ Croft Described in a deed of 1509 as a croft called Watkins Croft. Abuts:- S,W = land late John Reed; N = lands called Bugsell (P8/69); E = land called Jolyes (later pt.P8/69) [1]. A deed of 1531 calls the property a croft of land, as does a deed of 1532 [1]. <1611-1684+ Ho, bldgs + 3a. A deed of 1611 describes the property as a messuage, kitchen, stable, garden, orchard + land (3a.) called Watkins Croft, with a lane leading and belonging to the said piece of land, all at Brighling Hill [1]. Described in a settlement of 1652 as a messuage, kitchen, stable, garden + piece of land called Watkins Croft [1]. Same description in 1684 [1]. 1704-1840+ MERGED In 1704 the property was merged with the newly acquired Mudwall Farm (P8/69) [1]. DETAILS OF HOUSE <1532-1532+ No House [1]. 1532x1611 House Built [1]. 1662-1665 House assessed @ 3 flues Robert Simmons POOR RATE ASSESSMENTS [2]. 1663 6d. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1509-1511 Thos Freeman He also owned P8/52 [1]. 1531-1532+ John Freeman He also owned P8/52 [1]. <1611-1611+ Abr Freeman He also owned P8/52 [1]. <1652 John Freeman Parson Lord tells us that John Freeman sold this property to Edward English, the owner of Brightling Estate [2]. <1652-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [2] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1662 Thos Holmwood [2] <1662-1664 Robt Simmons, weaver [3]. Parson lord states that Simmons lived in the little house of Edward English by his close, where Thomas Holmwood once lived, which now stands empty [2]. 1664-1665+ Thos Collins [3]. He took up tenancy in 1664 and paid 10/- per half year tithes [2]. <1684-1684+ Hen Haslen or Thos Sutton [1] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO SAS/RF/1/91-126, + 220-227. 2. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book. 3. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. BRIGHTLING - JOYCES [P8/90] This property includes a tenement of Burghurst manor called Jackletts and tenements of Hollingrove manor called Little Josies and perhaps Mabbs, Clippers, Browns and Marvells, though these latter may have been part of P8/87 with which this tenement is closely associated. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1556-1556+ Ho, bldgs + 60a. Described in a settlement of 1556 as a house, barn, kitchen + 60a. called Joyce [3]. <1663-1684+ MERGED. By 1663 this property had been merged into P8/49 - indeed the description of this farm appears to be used as the description of the Home Farm in the late 17th century. It is described in a deed of 1684 as a messuage called Joyce, barns, buildings + 140a. land [1]. Same description in 1703 [1]. These descriptions, which quote from a pre 1663 conveyance, include P8/86, hence the increase in acreage. DETAILS OF HOUSE <1556 House There was already a house upon the site by 1556 [3]. 1662-1665 No. of flues unknown. The house was either assessed with P8/49 in the hearth tax returns, or had by then already been destroyed. ? House destroyed. POOR RATE ASSESSMENTS This property was assessed with P8/49. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS This property was assessed with P8/49. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1556-1556+ John Freeman In 1556 John Freeman, senior, of Brightling, settled this property on trustee for the use of himself for life with remainder to his son, John Freeman, junior [3]. <1663 A deed of 1684 states that the property had been purchased from William Dudley, Thomas Morphew and wife; William Feild; and Richard Reynolds and wife. It is not known when this purchase had taken place [1] though it had occurred by 1663. <1663-1684+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE [1] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1684-1684+ The property is given in 1684 as in the occupation of the owners - by this date they were taking this farm to be the Home Farm [1]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO SAS/RF/1/91-126. 2. ESRO SAS/RF/1/380. 3. ESRO AMS 5898/1. BRIGHTLING - FULLING MILL [P8/91] NOTE:- This property and P8/85 become merged - a later deed DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1521-1521 Mill + 30a. Described in a grant of 1521 as a watermill called the Fulling mill with a certain lane leading from the Down to the said Mill + lands in Brightling. Abuts:- S = lands of John Martin and John Smallfield; W = kings highway; N = Hollingrove; E = lands called Millondes (ie. P8/85). Also a small meadow called Millwish in the parish of Battle. Abuts:- S,W = wood called Derfold; N = lands of John Hornby called Millands (ie. P8/85); E = lands called Golstones. Total = 30a. [1]. <1602-1839+ MERGED See P8/85 DETAILS OF HOUSE No details are known - the site has been vacant since before 1700. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1521-1521 Will Ashburnham He sold the property [1]. 1521-1521+ Edw Page [1] <1602-1839+ MERGED See P8/85. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1602-1839+ MERGED See P8/85. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. HPL B 72, BRIGHTLING - TUTTYS [P8/92] Leasehold waste held of the Rape of Hastings, being T.297. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1684-1684 Wasteland Part of Cacklestreet Green [9]. 1684-1788+ Cot. + 2r. Described in a leasehold grant of 1684 as half an acre of enclosed waste, with the water. Abuts:- E,S = Cacklestreet Green; N,W = Nethersdown [1]. The property is shown as a house and long thin plot called 'Tuttys' on a map of c.1780 [2]. Described in a map & survey of 1788 as a cottage + 0a.2r.12p [3]. Described as a cottage, garden & little meadow in 1812 [4]. DETAILS OF HOUSE 1684x1718 Cottage Built [1]. The cottage was probably built VERY soon after the initial grant of 1684. House Rebuilt The house on the site today appears from the exterior to be a late 18th or early 19th century rebuild. It is at the opposite end of the site to that shown in a map of c1780 [2]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP 1684-1718+ Jos Tutty, tailor Of Brightling in 1684 when he received a lease of this property for 50 years [1,6]. <1725-1757+ John Tutty [7,8] <1782-1788+ Thos Crouch He held by renewed lease date 1782 for 20 years @ 5/-. <1803-1803+ Thos French He held by renewed lease dated 1803 for 20 years @ 7/6d [4]. <1812-1833+ Parish Officers They held the property in 1812 [4,5] DETAILS OF TENANCY SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO RAF Box 10. 1/11 - the deed relates to another property, but quotes the original grant of this property in error. 2. ESRO Acc 2452/24 - Map of Stonesdown, c1780. 3. ESRO CHR 18/1 + AMS 6106 - Wayside survey 1780 & 1788. 4. ESRO CHR 18/7 - Wayside rental of 1812. 5. ESRO Acc 2452 - Abutment on map of Fuller wasteland, 1833. 6. ESRO AMS 5735/53 - Wayside rental of 1718-1725. 7. ESRO AMS 5887 - Wayside rental of 1732. 8. ESRO ASH 500-502 - Wayside rentals 1737-1761. BRIGHTLING - LULLINGTONS [P8/93] Freehold of Sockenersh Manor called Lullingtons [M199/17]. Also until 1634+ a tenement of Hollingrove Manor called 'a meadow @ Hollingrove Gate [M114/19]. DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1576-1634+ 19a land. [1,2,4]. <1667-1839+ 3a. land Between 1625 & 1663 16a. of this property held of Hollingrove Manor were sold and merged with P8/28 (qv). In 1839 the retained part was described as 2a.1r.29p called Snailand, being plots 552 & 553 [5]. DETAILS OF HOUSE No House There are no references of there having ever been a house upon this site. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS 1702-1735 Not yet located 1745-1839 £1:15 'Goodmans' in 1765; 'late Lamberts' 1805-1839. DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1487-1487 John Hert He died holding the property [1] 1487-1487+ Thos Hert He was the heir of John [1] <1512-1512 Rich Cruttall He died holding the property [1]. 1512-1516 Rich Bartholomew [1]. Was he a trustee of Cruttall's widow, or perhaps the widow's second husband? 1517-1517+ Step Cruttall [1] <1576-1606 Mich Hawkins He died holding the property [1]. He was also the owner of adjacent P8/31. 1606-1606+ Mich Hawkins Son & heir of Michael [1]. <1609-1638+ Thos Orgles [3,4]. After Michael Hawkin's death his property was inherited by his daughters, viz. Mary, wife of Thomas Orgles; Jane, wife of John Atkins; and Joan, wife of J Wryland [1]. This property was acquired by Thomas Orgles and his wife, as too was P8/31 (qv). <1680-1680+ Thos Croucher [1] <1785-1795+ John Lambert [6] <1805-1825+ John Holloway [6] <1839-1839+ Thos Holloway [5,6] DETAILS OF TENANCY <1619-1619 Rich Waters He paid 10/- tithes for this property [4] 1620-1621 Jas Star He paid 10/- tithes for this property [4]. 1623-1624 Sam Rolf He paid 10/- tithes for this property [4]. 1630-1631 Sim Friend He paid 9/- tithes for this property [4]. 1633-1634 Will Cooper He paid 8/- tithes for this property [4]. It should be noted that William Cooper was of P8/28 by 1663, and it was with P8/28 that much of this land was merged between 1634 and 1663. <1745-1755+ John Goodman [6] <1765-1765+ Thos Buss [6] <1775-1775+ Rich Buss [6] <1785-1795+ John Ovenden [6] <1805-1825+ Jess Carley [6] <1839-1839+ Thos Holloway [5] SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. SAS Budgen 11 - Socknersh. 2. BL Add Mss 34787 fo. 200r + ESRO SAS Box 4, roll 10. 3. South abutment to P8/32. 4. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Tithe Book. 5. ESRO TDE 144 - Brightling Tithe Award. 6. ESRO Brightling Land Tax. BRIGHTLING - [P8/94] DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1663-1704+ Ho Described by Parson Lord in 1663 as the house he (Richard Hack) lives in which was Richard Purchin's, now Thomas Purchin's land [1]. <1797-1839+ MERGED Merged into Brightling Park [3]. DETAILS OF HOUSE <1662 House House already existed by 1662 [1,2] 1662-1665 House assessed @ 1 flue Richard Hack was assessed for this house at 1 flue [2]. <1797 House demolished [3]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1642-1642+ Rich Purchin [1] See P8/69. <1663-1666+ Thos Purchin [1] See P8/69. <1673-1683+ Eliz Purchin, widow See P8/69. <1699-1704 Edw Wilson, clerk See P8/69. 1704-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE See P8/69. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1663-1665+ Rich Hack, smith He paid 2/- tithes for this property. He was also hiring the churchyard [1,2]. SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Lord's tithe book. 2. ESRO XA5/2 - Hearth tax returns. 3. ESRO AMS 3501 - Map of Brightling Park, 1797. BRIGHTLING - [P8/95] DETAILS OF PROPERTY <1663-1704+ Ho. In 1663 parson Lord describes the part of this house in which John Grant lives as 'over against Thomas Purchin's house' (ie P8/69). DETAILS OF HOUSE 1663 House. A house existed on the site by 1663. 1662-1665 No. flues unknown. The house was either assessed with P8/69, or was exempt. <1797 House demolished [2]. LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS DETAILS OF OWNERSHIP <1663-1666+ Thos Purchin See P8/69. <1699-1704 Edw Wilson, clerk See P8/69. 1704-1839+ BRIGHTLING ESTATE See P8/69. DETAILS OF TENANCY <1663-1666+ Rich Bourne/Bourman + John Grant The house was at this date in two occupations, namely Bourne and Grant. They paid individually for the tithes of the two parts [1]. In 1666 Richard Bourne als Bourman 'the sectory' paid his tithes via his SOURCES Marked [] at the end of each entry 1. ESRO PAR 254/6/7 - Tithe book. 2. ESRO AMS 3501 - Map of Rosehill Park, 1797. UNLOCATED PROPERTIES P8/U1 Now Located P8/U2 OLD SQUIRES Now located. See P8/72. P8/U3 ABLETTS Now located See P8/72. P8/U4 Now located. see P8/83. P8/U5 Now located. See P8/43. P8/U6 HOUNSTOUR Described in a 1673 rental of Burwash manor as a tenement and lands in Brightling owned by Eliz P8/U7 Described in a rental of Burwash manor in 1673 as a tenement and 3a. in Brightling, owned by James Stone, qr. 4/- [ESRO ASH 165]. There is no reference of this tenement after this date - it could have been merged with P8/15 (qv). P8/U8 ARELANDS Now located. See P8/31. P8/U9 SMITHS TENEMENT Now located. See P8/87. P8/U10 Now located. See P8/46. P8/U11 1602 - Will of Febe Sheaffe of Cranbrook refers to Thomas Luck of Brightling, Warp-spinner (he was owed £16:19:00 by Febe Sheaffe. P8/U12 Now located. See P8/67. P8/U13 At Hollingrove Now located. See P8/30. P8/U14 AT BRIGHTLING STREET Now located. See P8/75. P8/U15 Waste near the church A piece of leasehold wayside waste held of the Rape of Hastings. Described in a lease of 1646 as a parcel of waste near the church of Brightling containing 5 rods in length and 1 rod in breadth at the east end and 0.75 of a rod at the west end. Abuts:- S = cottage of Margaret Wyleb, widow; E = a pit or pond. The grant was to Joseph Grant, shoemaker, of Brightling, for a term of 99 years at 6d per annum [ESRO SAS/RF/8/31 and 98]. P8/U16 Now located. See P8/80. P8/U17 Now located. See P8/76. P8/U18 BAKERS CROFT Now located. See P8/77. P8/U19 SHEPPARDS SARES Now located. This is P8/49. P8/U20 SMITHS TENEMENT Now located. This is P8/87. P8/U21 WATKINS CROFT Now located. This = P8/89. P8/U22 JOYCE Now located. See P8/90. P8/U23 HARDINGS als HORDENS Now located. See P8/78. P8/U24 Now located. See P8/42. P8/U25 Now located. See P8/53. P8/U26 Now located. See P8/81. P8/U27 Now located. See P8/45. P8/U28 Probably P8/60. Richard Hack, blacksmith, of brightling at his death in 1686, when he left the dwellinghouse, garden & backside in own occ. to son John Hack; + other end of said house in occ of Thos Luck to wife, Anne, with remainder to son, Thomas Hack [ESRO SAS RF/1/276]. P8/U29 Now located. see P8/74. P8/U30 Lullington Now Located. see P8/93. P8/U31 Adjacent MUDWALL Now Located. see P8/95. P8/U32 Nr OLD HOUSE Described by Parson Lord in 1663 as a 'cottage in the highway a little above Thomas Butler's (ie. above P8/46) in occupation of John Bowden. He and his wife, Hester, paid 6d per half years tithes from 1663-1665 [ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book]. This is either Divers Cottage (P8/10) or the Little Cottage besides Bowdens Wood P8/U33 Now located. see P8/89. P8/U34 Now located. See P8/57. P8/U35 LULLINGHAMS Now located. See P8/28. P8/U36 At the church Described in Parson Little's tithe book in the early 17th century as a house and field at the church gate. The 6/- pa. tithes were paid by Joan Cruttenden, widow, who lived at P8/39. [ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book] P8/U37 Described in Parson Little's book in the early 17th century as a house and backside in the occupation of Widow Grasham, for which Joan Cruttenden, widow, paid 3/6d pa. tithes [ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book]. Is this the same as P8/U36? P8/U38 Now located. See P8/42. P8/U39 Now located. See P8/67. P8/U40 Either P8/18, 26 or 47. Christopher Edwards paid 10/- tithe early in 1665 for John Busbridge's property, but later paid £1/08/00 per half year [ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book]. P8/U41 Adjacent Mudwall. Now located. See P8/94. P8/U42 Now located. See P8/86. P8/U43 Now located. See P8/49 & 86. P8/U44 ABBLETTS Now located. See P8/72. P8/U45 AT FISHERS GREEN Now located. See P8/70. P8/U46 AT HOLLINGROVE GREEN Described by Parson Lord in 1663 as 'Widow Axhill's land lying at Hollingrove Green', for which Richard Noakes paid the tithes, as tenant [ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book.]. P8/U47 Now located. See P8/57. P8/U48 DETAILS OF TENANCY - <1663-1663+ John Waterer <1666-1666+ Thos Cruttenden, butcher. POOR RATE ASSESSMENT in 1663 = £2. [ESRO PAR 254/6/7 Lord's tithe book.] P8/U49 Waste @ village. In 1661 'so much of the waste ground (detailed in P8/87) as the coach house and stable of Thomas Collins stands upon against the lands of Edward English and lately built by Thomas Collins' were assigned to Collins by English [HPL B.165.]. = highway from Brightling church; E = Milwards Hoth; W = Mylwards hothe; S = land of Richard Glydd (P8/64); S