KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF ESSEX 1922.HEMPSTEAD Area 3,591 acres, population (1911) 509.

Private Residents.Atkinson, Ralph Walker, J. P. The Limes.Barker (Revd.)John Drane, Hillside.Revd. Escreet. (retd.)Miss Horsnell, Waterloo Cottage.John C. Taylor, Church Farm.

Commercial.Andrews, Thomas, Farmer. Phillips.Andrews, Charles, Carrier (Tues. & Sat.).Atkinson, Charles, Farmer, Limes Farm.Atkinson, Percy, Assistant Overseer.Blackmore, Mrs. Anna, Farmer, Pollins Cross.Blackmore, Thomas Charles, Farmer, Prentices.Church Army Emigration Colony (Thos. Warner, Superintendant).Coe, George Albert, Crown P.H.Ford, Walter, Boot and Shoe Maker.Foster, Frank, Farmer, Fields Farm.Halls, Arthur and Harry, Farmers, Little Bulls Farm.Halls, Miss Irene, Dressmaker.Harding, George and Son, Farmers.Harding, John, Carrier, (Daily).Haylock, Sidney Jas.,Farmer, Hill Farm.(over 150 acres).Hudson, Mrs. Alice, Shopkeeper.Humphrey, Harold William, Grocer, Post Office.Johnson, Mrs. Louisa, Royal Oak P.H.Ketteridge, Thomas Allen, Farmer, Bulls Bridge. (over 150 acres).Matthews, Benjamin, Farm Bailiff to Sidney Furze esq., Church Farm.Myhill, Norman Cecil, Farmer, Winklow Hall, (over 150 acres).Mynott, Herbert, Farmer,Anso Gallows.Mynott, lames and Thomas, Farmers, Boytons Farm.Pryor, Mrs. Annie, Shopkeeper.Stubbings, Denny, Carpenter.Turner, Sidney, Smith.Watson, James, Farm Bailiff to Church Army Emigration Colony, Ruses Farm.Willings, David, Farmer, Blagdens Farm.Wright, Louis, Farmer, Frenches Farm.

Waterman, Arthur James, Constable.Public Elementary School-built 1825, enlarged 1883 for 108 children.Mrs. Carlotta Ida Alexander, Mistress, Miss Gladys Kate Coe, Infants' Mistress.

Chuch nave rebuilt 1887-8. Samuel Knight, Architect, of London. Cost £1600. Reopened 3rd.May,1888.Lady Augusta Fanny Fane is lady of the manor and principal landowner.

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HEMPSTEAD Area 3,591 acres, population (1931) 416.

Private Residents.Barker, Revd.,Bolitho, Henry Hector, Boytons.Escreet, Rt. In.,The Firs.Haylock, Sidney James, Hill Farm.Reed, WaIter R., Yeoman Cottage.Taylor, Mrs., Church Farm.Walker, Herbert J., Thurgoods.

Commercial.Basham, Cyril Arthur, Haulage Contractor, Bulls Bridge Farm.Basham, Reginald, Farmer, Bulls Bridge Farm. (over 150 acres).Church Army Training Farms, Wm. Aurelius Allen (Supt.), Hempstead Hall, Ruses and Little BullsFarms. (over 150 acres).Drane, John F., Smallholder, Hillside.Fordham, Abraham, Smallholder, The Limes.Freeman, Frank Percy M.C., L.R.C.P. and S. and L.M. Irel., Physician and Surgeon. (Attends Tues.at 11 a.m.)Gibbs, Stanley Ernest, Carrier. (Tues., Thurs., Sat.).Goodwin, Leslie Herbert, Farmer, Frenches Farm.Grey, Leonard George, Farmer, Prentices.Grey, William, Farmer, Wych Tree Farm.Hall, Frederick L., Clerk to Parish Council.Hardy, Herbert, Smith. (Wed. only).Haylock, Sidney James, Farmer, Hill Farm and Winchlow Hall Farm. (over 150 acres).Humphrey, Mary L. (Mrs.) Grocer and Post Office.Marsh, Frank, Baker, Box Cottage.Mugleston, Morris Vernon, Farmer, Hophouse Farm.Mynott, Herbert, Farmer, Anso Gallows.Mynott, Thos.,Farmer, Blagdens.Pallett, Ernest Edward, Farmer, Field Farm.Palmer, William, Smallholder, Oak House.Pryor, Mrs. Annie, Shopkeeper.Rose and Crown P.H. (Chas. Percy Moore).Seggons, In., Farm Bailiff to J.M.Beaton esq., Church and Pollins Cross Farms.Staight, Wm., Farm Bailiff to Church Army Training Farms, Little Bulls Farm.Tamblyn, Jonathan, Farmer, Great Dawkins. (over 150 acres).Turner, Sidney, Farmer, Moss's Farm.

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°Chapman Chas. W. Irmr.Helions fm°Chapman Eliz. Maria (Mrs.), farmr.

Hall farmChapman Wm. Piper, farmer,New hoCheesman Wm. Geo. Marquis of

Gran by P.HClaydon George, beer retailer, Pig &.

Whistle°Collen Alexander, farmerCooper A.lbert, farmer

Cooper Bennett, farmer, Rolls farmElev James, blacksmithEmson Fredk. horse dlr. Wiggins fmGermany Herbt. nurseryman, Hope

nurseries°Haylock John Edwd. frmr. Copy fmHumphrey WilIiam, poultry dealerJncohs Eliza (Mrs.), Three Horse-

shoes P.RMedcalf Rt , poultry farmer, BohlowMizen Ernest, farmer, Drapers farm

Mynott Wait. farmr. Perry AppletonPntrick In. farmer, Jacob's farmPercival S. Herbt. bldr. clerk to

Parish Council, Pale greenRowe Harrv Thos. grocer, Post officeSills Jas. D. farmer, Whites farm°Stephens Wm. frmr. Lanchley's frmWillis Jack, bakerWiseman Fredk. farmer, Boarded

Barn farmWoodley Ralph, farmer, Moss's farm

HEMPSTEAD is a village and parish, 7 miles south-west from Haver-hill station on the Colne Valley line and7 east from Saffron Walden station on that branch ofthe London and North Eastern railway; 7 north fromThaxted and 47 from London, in thc Saffron Waldendivision of Freshwell, rural district and county courtdistrict of Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden ruraldeanery, arch deaconry of Colchester and Chelmsforddiocese. The church of St. Andrew, formerly a chapelattached to Great Sampford, is an ancient edifice ofrubhle in the Gothic stylc, consisting of chancel, withHarvey chapel, nave, aisles and south porch; the towerhaving fallen on Saturday, 28 Jan. 1882, doing muchdamage to the church; of the 5 bell", one, the tenor,was shattered by the fall; the remaining four arehung in the churchyard, near the east end of thechurch: the tower was rebuilt in 1933 at a cost of£5,000: beneath the chancel and vestry is the vault of'the Harvey family, where, until 1883, reposed theremains of the celehrated Dr. William Harvey, the dis-coverer of the circulation of the blood, but in thatyear they were removed into the Harvey chapel andplaced in a marble sarcophagus presented for thispurpose by 'the Royal College of Physicians, of whichhe had been a fellow: in the chapel is also amonument to his memory, with bust and an inscrip-tion in Latin recording his death at the age of 80,3 June, 1657: here also are various other memorialsto this family from 1661 to 1830, including 'twomedallions or white marble with portraits in bas-relief, hy Roubiliac, to William Harvey, of WinchlowHall and Chigwell, d. 14 Decemher, 1742, and Elizabeth,his wife; another marble monument to WilIiam Harvey,of Roehampton, and Bridget, his wife, 1719-61, and amemorial to Capt. Edward Harvey, Coldstream Guards,and eldest son of Admiral Harvey, who fell at Burgos,II October, 1812; Sir Eliab Harvey K.C.B. Admiral ofthe Blue, also interred here, d. 20 Feb. 1830: there arehrass effigies of civilians, c. 1475 and 1480, without in-scriptions, and others to Thomas Huntingdon esq. ob,1492, and Margaret (Tyrrell), his wife; to William Mor-dant, chief prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas,ob. 1518, and his wife, Anne (Huntington), with 10 sonsand 6 daughters; a civilian and his wife, c. 1530, with4 sons and 5 daughters, and an inscription to RichardWestley, ob. 15r8, and his wife Joan: the church, withthe exception of the chancel, Harvey chapel and tower,was entirely rebuilt in 1887-8, under the direction ofMr. Samuel Knight, architect, of London, at a cost ofover £1,600, raised by subscription, and was re-opened 3May, IB88: the new pulpit, reading desk and lectern are

of oak, skilfully carved by the Rev. John Esereet, curatehere r877-I9"5, who also executed the carving on thesouth porch; tho onk was given by C. F. W. Fane esq. :the church has 293 sittings: in 1889 the churchyard wasenlarged hy the addition of over 500 square yards 0/land. The register of baptisms and marriages datesfrom the year 1664; burials, 1665: among the entriesof baptisms is that of Richard, son of John and MaryTurpin, 21 Sept. 1705, afterwards notorious as ".DickTurpin," the highwayman. In the centre of the villageis a circle of 8 (formerly r r) trees, known as "Turpm'sor Tuppiu '8 ring," and at one time an inclosure forcock fighting; close by is a picturesque tha~ched ~ot-tage, the traditional birthplace of the notorious high-wayman, and there is also the ancient Rose and Crowninn which was frequented by him; at Dawkins farm,in this parish, is preserved a portion of. the oak inwhich 'I'urpin took refuge from his pursuers. Theliving is a vicarage, annexed to that ?f Great Samp-ford, joint net yearly value £400, With 19 acres ofglebe and residence, in the gift of All Souls' Gnild, andheld since 1921 by the Rev. Thomas Percy ConyersBarker B.A. of St. Chad's Hall, Durham. The rectoria!tithes are in the hands of the Ecclesiastical Commis-sioners and yield about £700 yearly. The vicaragehouse, a "'ood residence of brick, erected in 1884-5, ata cost of £r ,585, stands ahout a quarter of a mile northof the church in an acre cif ground given hy C. F. W.Fane esq. The Methodist chapel here was erected in1853, and has 50 sittings. Charities amounting 'toabout £16 yearly, left by John Proud, ot Hemp-stead, and others, have been lost; there are fourhouses, huilt in 1862 by Miss Rutland for the lateMisses Green, for poor people of the parish; each in-mat" has to pay a small rent, which is used for repairs.The land is chielly owned by the farmers. The estateknown as Hempstead Hall, has been presented to theChurch Army, and is now called "The Church AImyEmigration Colony," established for the purpose oftraining the unemployed in farm work, with a view totheir emigration to Oanana. The soil is loam; subsoil,cIay. The chief crops are wheat and harley. The areain 3,591 acres; the population in 1931 was 416.Post &; Tal. Call Office. Letters from Saffron Walden.

The nearest M. O. office is a't Great Sampford ". T.office, at Radwinter

Police StationCarriers to Walden.-Stanley Gibbs, tues. thurs. ". satOmnibus, Haverhill to Walden, passes through on tues.

". to London, returning same day

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PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Culley Florence (Mrs.), farmer,(For T N's see general list of Private Frenche's farm

Residents at end of book.) Drane In. F. smallholder, HillsideBarker Rev. Thomas Percy Oonyers °Foster Frank farmer,'I'he Field farm

B.A. (vicar), Vicarage Fordham Ahraham, smallholder, TheEscreet Rt. In. The Firs LimesReed Waiter R., Yeoman cottage Freeman Frank Percy M.C., L.R.C.P.Taylor James C. Church farm &:; S. &; L.M.lrel. physcn. &:; surgn.

COMillffiCIA.L. (attends tues. at II a.m)Marked thus ° farm ISO acres or over. Gibbs Stanley, carrier0Basham Regnld. farmer, Bull's Hall Fredk. L. clerk to Parish

Bridge farm. 'I' N Steeple Bump- Councilstead 25 Hardy Herbt. smith

Blackmore William, farmer, Pollins °Haylock Sydney Jas. farmer, Hillcross farm. 'I' N Radwinter 4

0Church Army Emigration Colony Helliwell &; Wood, poultry farmers,(Thos. Warner, supt.). Hempstead High LeaHall &. Little Bulls farm Humphrey Mary L. (Mrs.), grocer,

Coe George Albert, Crown P.H Post office

Marsh Frank M. baker, Box cottMatthews Benjamin, farm bailiff to

Sidney Furze esq. Church farmMogleston Morris Vernon, farmer,

Hophoase farmMurrell In. poultry farmer, Prentices°Myhill Norman Cecil, farmer,

Winchlow hall. T N Radwinter 3Mynott Herbert, farmer,Anso GallowsMynott Thos. farmer, BlagdensPalmer -, smallholder, The OakPryor Annie (Mrs.), shopkprOTamblyn Jonathan, farmer, IJrea\

Dawkin's farmTurner Sidney t farmerWatson James, farm bailiff to Church

Army Emigration Colony,Ruses IrmWillis Charlotte L. (Mrs.), shopkpr

HENHAM (or Henham-on-the-Hill) is a parish, witha halt on the E1senham to 'I'haxted Iine of the Londonand North Eastern railway, I~ miles north-west fromElssnham station on the same railway, 6 north-eastfrom Brshop's Stortlord and 34 from London, in theSaffron Walden division oI the county, Clavering andUttlesford hundreds, Saffron Walden petty sessionaldivision, Stansted rural district, Bishop's Stortfo-·:

county court dis'trict, Newport and Star.sted ruraldeanery, Colchester arch deaconry and Chelmsforddiocese. The church of St. Mary the Virgin is a largeand aucient building of stone in the Perpendicular style,consisting of chancel, nave of four bays, aisles, southporch and an embat'tled western tower with short spire,containing 5 bells and a very fine clock, placed in 1887

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Mynott Wait. farmr. Perry AppietonPatrick In. farmer, Jacob's farmPercival S. Herbt. bldr, clerk to

Parish Council, Pale greenRowe Harrv 'rhos: grocer, Post officeSills Jas. D. farmer, Whites farm0Stephens Wm. frmr. Lanchley's frmWillis Jack, bakerWiseman Fredk. farmer, Boarded

Barn farmWoodley Ralph, farmer, Moss's farm

HELioNS· BuMpSTEAD.

O·Chapnian Chas. W. frmr.Helions fm0Cbapman Eliz. Mar'ia (Mrs.), farmr.

Hall farmChapman Wm. Piper, farmer,New boCheesman Wm. Geo. Marquis of

Granby P.HClaydon George, beer retailer, Pig &

Whistle°Collen Alexander, farmerCooper Albert, farmer

Cooper Bennett, farmer, Rolls farmElev Jarnes, blacksmith .Emson Fredk. horse dlr. Wiggins fmGermany Herbt. nurseryman, Hope. nurseries

0Haylock John Edwd. frmr. Copy fmHumphrey William, poultry dealerJncobs Eliza (Mrs.), Three Horse-

shoes P.HMedcalf Ilt. poultry farmer, BoblowMizen Ernest, farmer, Drapers farm

HEMPSTEAD is a village and parish, 7 miles south; of oak, skilfully carved by the Rev. John Escreet, curatewest from Haverhill station on the Colne Valley line and here 1877-1905, who also executed the carving on the7 east from Saffron Walden station on that branch ef south porch; the oak was given by C. F. W. Fane esq. :the London and North Eastern railway, 7 north from the church has 293 sittings: in r889 the churchyard wasThaxted and 47 from London, in the Saffron "Valden cnlarccd by the addition of over 500 square yards ofdivision of Fresh well; rural district and county court land: ~ The' register of baptisms and marriages datesdistrict of Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden rural from the year ,664; burials, 1665; among the entriesdeanery, archdeaconry of Colchester and Chelmsford of bapbisms is that of Richard, son of John and Marydiocese. The church of St. Andrew, formerly a chapel Turpin, z r Sept. '705, afterwards notorious as ".Dickattached to Great Sampford, is an ancient edifice of Turpin," the highwayman. In the centre of t~,e,vlll.a~erubble in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel, with is a circle of 8 (formerly II) trees, known as ' I'urpin sHarvey chapel, nave, aisles and south porch, t e tower or Tuppius ring," ancl at one time an inclosure forhaving fallen on Saturday, 28 Jan. 1882, doing much cock fighting; close by is a picturesque tha~ched ?ot-damage to the church; of the 5 bells, one, the tenor, trwe the traditional birthplace of the notorious high-was shattered by the fall ; the remaining four are w:y~an, and there is also the ancient Rose a':ld Crownhung in the churchyard, near the east end of the inn which was frequented by him; . at Dawkins fan:;"church; the tower was rebuilt in 1933 at a cost of in this parish, is preserved a portI.on of the oak 111

£5,000: beneath the chancel and vestry is the v ult of which 'I'urpin took refnge from Ins pursuers. Thethe Harvey family, where, until .883, reposed the living is a vicarage, annexed to that ?f Great Samp-remains of the celebrated Dr. Willio.m Harvey, the dis- ford, joint net yeariy value £400, WIth 19 acres ofcoverer of the circulation. of the blood, but in that globe and residence, in the gift of All Souls' Guild, andyear th~y were r~l:noved into the Harvey chapel ~n.d held aince 192I by the Rev. 'l'homas Percy Conyersplaced m a. murrue _ sarcophag-;s pre~o."tei f?f Y!llS Barker B.A. of St. Chad's Hall, Durham. The rectorialpurpose by ~.t1e Royal Colle~e or Physlclaps,. 0< W!I.,en I tithes are in the hands of the Ecclesiastical Commis-he had bsen ~ fello v; 111. th~ chapel IS .also. a stoners and yield about £70.0 yearly. The vicaragell}onu~ent ~o hIS In.'3.mory,. wlth Dns~ r..nd an JnS..C~lp" I LOuse, a good residence of brick, erected in 1884-5, atbion lD LatI~ recording hI.5. ,!:!l~h ca,; .~he•. age 01 ,80" a cost of .£r ,58.,?,stands about a quart~r of a mile north3 Jun~, 1657: here also are . "lIOUo o~?e_', I!l.emo~..a.ls! of. the church 111 an acre of ground given by O. F. W.to .thI~ Iarnily fi'om 16~I to . .'e30, ~nc!:,a!..:g two Fane esq. The Methodist chapel here was erected inm??-sIlwlls of White L maT~le. with pOTO"alusw,.n ~as- r853, and has 50 sittings. Charities amounting torelref, by Roubiliac, .0 W,U,a.m Harvey, of .. mchl~w I about £16 yearly, left by John Proud, or Hemp-~all ~!,d Chigwell, d. 1, December, '742, :-~d Eh1.ate.h, I stead, and others, have been lost; there are fourhIS WlIe; another mar.bl~}~o.nn~ent :r W,].ran1 Harvey, , houses, built in 1862 by Miss Rntland. for the I~teof Roe~lampton, and Bridget, his -";,_0, 1719-.61, and n Misses Green, for poor people of the parish ; each m-memor-ial to Capt. Ed".ard Harvey, Oolds'.-,~am Guards, mate has to pay a small rent, which is used for repairs:and eldest son- of ~~o.llr,,,:l Harvey, who fell at B~.q:;os, The land is chiefly owned by the farmers. The estateII Oc~ober, .I8~?; "~orEliab Harvey K.C.B . ..l.<lmu·a!of known as Hempstead Hall, has been presented to thethe B, e, ~so ll1t.~.r::.dhere, d. zo Feb . .,83°: .there ~re Church Army, and is now called" The Church Armybra.ss .effigIes of C1VIJl3nS, c. 1:475 a-~d I~1~O,WIthout ~p.~ En:i~?'ation Colony," est~bJishC'd for tb~ pUl'P?se ofscr ipt-ions, and other;" to Th{Yi':M ~un •.".gd'1n. asq. ob. trairnng the unemployed III farm work, wibh a view to149~, an~ Margaret (lyrrc:l), 1r;. wife ; to W.tlhall Mor- their emigration to Canana. 'rhe soil is loam; subsoil,dant, ChI2f p:c~hon?taIJ 01 the vo,,:!"t cf Com~on Pleas, clay. The chief crops are wheat and barley. The areaob. 1518, ana h is WIfe,.~,?ne (Hunt~ngt?:l), WIth 10 s,:ns in 3,59I acres; the population in 1931 was 416.and 6 daughters; a civilian and ~IS '~'f~.'c. 1530~;,!~h Post & Tel. Call Office. Letters from Saffron Walden.4 sons and 5 daughters,. and. an..•nscrrpcion to Ilic ••~!C\ The nearest M. O. office is a't Great Samp£ord & 'I',Westley, O? 1518, and his ';Ife .Joan: the church: WIth office, at Radwinterthe exception of the chance" Harvey chapel and cower, P r St tiwas entirely rebuilt in 1887-8. under the direction of 0 lC: a IOn .Mr. Samuel Knight, architect, of London, at a cost of Carr-iers to Walden.-Stanley Gibbs, tues. thurs. & satover £1,6eo, raised by subscription, and was re-opened 3 Omnibus, Haverhill to Walden, passes through on tues,Mar, 1888: the new pulpit, reading desk and lectern are & 'to London, returning same day

PRIVATE RRSIDJ<:N'!'S.(For T N's see general list of Private

Residents at end of book.)Barker Rev. Thomas Percy Oonyers

RA. (vicar), VicarageEscreet Rt. In. 'rhe Fil'SReed Waiter R., Yeoman cottageTaylor James C. Church farm

COMUERCIAL.Marked thus ° farm IS0 acres or over.°Rasham Regnld. farmer, Bull's

Bridge farm. T N Steeple Bump-stead 25

Blackmore W~J1iam, farmer, Pollinscross

0Church Army Emigration Colony(Thos. Warner, supt.), HempsteadHall &; Little Bulls farm

Coe George A!bert, Crown P.H

Cutley Florence (Mrs.), farmer,Frenche.'s farm

Drane In. F. smallholder, Hillside°Foster Frank, farmer,The Field farmFordham Abraham, smallholder, The

LimesFreeman Frank Percy M.C., L.R.C:P.

&; S. &; L.M.IreL physcn. & surgn.(attends tues. at II a.m)

Gibbs Stanley, carrierHall Fredk. L. clerk to Parish

CouncilHardy Herbt. smith°Haylock Sydney Jas. farmer, Hill

farm. T N Rndwinter 4Helliwell & Wood, poultry farmers,

High LeaHumphrey Mary L. (Mrs.), grocer,

Post office

Marsh Frank M. baker, Box cottMatthews Benjamin, farm bailiff to

Sidney Furze esq. Church farmMugleston Morris Vernon, farmer,

Hophouse farmMurrell Jn. poultry farmer, Prentices°Myhill No-rman Cecil, farmer,

Winch low halL '1' N Radwinter 3Mynott Herbert, farmer,Anso GallowsMynott 'rhos. farmer, BlagdensPalmer -, smallholder, The OakPryor Annie (Mrs.), shopkpr°Tamblyn Jonathan, farmer, Great

Dawkin's farmTurner Sidney, farmerWatson J ames, farm bailiff to Church

Army.E;migration Colony,Ruses frmWillis Charlotte L. (Mrs.), shopkpr

HENHAM(or iIenham-on-the-HiJI) is a parish, witha halt on the E1senham to Thaxtcd line of the Londonand North Eastern railway, 1~ miles north-west fromEisenham station on the same railway, 6 north-eastfrom BIShop's Stortford and 34 from London, 111 theSaffron 1Yalclen divis ion of the county, Clavenng andUttlesford hundreds, Saffron Walden petty sessionaldivision, Stansted rural district, Bishop's fltortfo··:

county court dis'trict, Newport and Sbar.sted ruraldeanery, Colchester archdeaconry and Chelmsforddiocese. The church of St. Mary tho Virgin is a largeand ancient building of stone in the Perpendicular style,consisting of chancel, nave of four bays, aisles, southporch and an embattled western tower with short spire,containing 5 bells and a very fine clock, placed in 1887

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