TH E H ISTO RY O F TH E P A R I S H AN D M AN O R W O O KEY B E ING A C O NTRI B U TIO N TO WARDS A F U TU RE H I S T O RY O F TH E NTY F S O ME R E C O U O S T. B Y T MAS S C O TT HO LME S M A H O , . ' ' f Vzca 7 o the P ams/7 . , f P R E F A C E . HE foll owing little work is an attempt to gi v e to the par ishioner s of V V ook ey such infor mation about the place in which th ey liv e as I hav e een a e to ather to ether s n e am e am on st th em It oes not n ee b bl g g i c I c g . d i d d am o nt to er m h and e t ent r e t o t h n that it m a b e se in u v y uc , y I v u i k y u ful r n o u t th e h stor ofthe ar sh es in the ne h o r hoo For as he r wo ki g i y p i ig b u d . t i h stor h h is re or e in Phe s and o l nson h e e m e to mo e a s t e i y , w ic c d d lp C l i , lp d v p r ofW oo e so th s a an e on the C nt further in the histo y k y , i dv c ou y Histor ians m a he o ther s t o ar s resh s o er es . W hen I ame h er e six ear s y lp w d f di c v i c , y e to ear n all o ofthe as h t r f a o I nat ra es r I t s o o the a e . g , u lly d i d l c uld p i y pl c r s t o fo u r e ster s hese e My fi rst wor k was a ca eful udy R gi . T b gin with the r e n o f een a eth and ar e ont n o s o n to the resent t me I ig Qu Eliz b , c i u u d w p i . next c opie d o u t the Ti tle D ee dsand Leas e Indentu r es ofthe chu r ch end ow m ents and w as the r he e na e to o ba rom a eth to har the , by i lp bl d g ck f Eliz b Ric d ’ m e n om ar n t hese o n that h ad s om e n ormat S e cond s ti . O c p i g I f u d I i f ion c on e ast fiv e en r e s o el h c erning the families ofW o ok ey for th l c tu i . I c uld t l t e nam es ofsom e ofthose who er e n h ere r n that t me and that of o rse w livi g du i g i , , c u , n n And in a t on n was som ething wor th the k owi g . ddi i I fou d that there wer e evid enc es her e in ou r Rec or d s ofW ook ey ofnearly all the Common e s and W aste an s ofthe ar sh hen the s o a e ster Fi ld L d p i . T Epi c p l R gi s at W ells ro e m e th in or mat on on ern n the h r h and the ars an p vid d wi f i c c i g C u c Vic , d the Cathedral Rec or ds gav e me the list ofRectors and also details ofone or two ofthe e tor a eases in the 1 6th ent r hen the ose o s an R c i l L c u y . T Cl R ll d ’ ’ Patent Ro s at the e or o i e as e as the sho s em ora t es ll R c d ff c , w ll Bi p T p li i Papers and the Lay Subs idy Pap er s provide d m e with th e lists ofLor ds of the anor the sa e ofthe h r h an s and the nam es ofman m ore of M , l C u c L d y the nha tants at fer ent er o s The tton at the r s i bi dif p i d . Hu MSS . B iti h Mu seum wer e specially u seful in helping m e to find se v er al inter esting facts on er n n ou r ar sh h h a ts a ter ar s er e st n the c c i g p i , w ic f c I f w d v ifi d by udyi g r na e sters them se es at W e s B u t ofal l the so r es ofn o rm at on O igi l R gi lv ll . u c i f i , V other than those her e in V o ok e none er e so se as the man o rt y, w u ful y C u ol s ofthe anors o fthe sho s of ath and W e s h h ar e now R l M Bi p B ll , w ic r eser e at the r h e s The se on ha ter in p v d A c i pi c opal Library at Lambeth . c d c p th s oo she hem ear al l i b k will w t o what a large extent I am ind ebte d to t . N ly the stoms ofthe anor in the 1 5 th ent r a ar e n m er ofthe e ns cu M c u y , l g u b vill i , and a oo st of e nam es o ta ne r m th e r st and th them g d li fi ld I b i d f o i udy , wi m sear h r a t a l ame t o n end . e ere he r n a so es y c , p c ic l y, c a Th se w t p i cip l urc 57131 01 97 P E ii REFAC . nta ns Now it is c ear tha the h stor ofthe informat ion that this wor k c o i . l t i y m a o nt fthe h stor ofa par ish would b e incomplete unless it gave so e cc u o i y h W e o ht t o b e a e to sa as w e stan in an e ofthe lands ofa p ar is . ug bl y d y fi ld r was e e an of in th e pl ac e wheth er that fi eld fo rmed p ar t ofth e m anor o gl b l d m m r a t m es and not on th s b u t a so t o sa the chur ch fr om im e o i l i ; ly i , l y h wh eth er it was par t ofthe Common Fields ofthe s ettlem ent or oft e waste s or m oors that ha e een en os e and a or t one th n e no n land , v b cl d pp i d wi i w ll k w s B u t th s is not eno h . W e o ht t o b e a e to t ra e the h stor p er iod . i ug ug bl c i y o ner s ofth e an and th e han es ofowner s h that ha e ta en ofthe w l d , c g ip v k \Ve o ht t o b e a e to state s ometh n at an r ate enera as to place . ug bl i g y g lly nants ofthe an s r om t m e to t m e W h o er e the e n t enants the t e l d f i i . w vill i in th e days ofvillenage ? W ho wer e the pr incipal leaseholders when th e ? days ofvillenage had passe d away Of cou rse we cannot say who occupie d r r ot of an for e e t er ta n e no n ots ar o n a pa ticula pl l d , , xc p c i w ll k w pl u d n n h o se all oth er an s o b e r o e n er th e h ea a well k ow u , l d w uld g up d u d d n s e n o ha e s o man ha - a re str s in th e ofthe comm on la d .