Although owned by english heritage, the building consists of many private apartments. Woodham mortimer, essex genealogy familysearch wiki. Essex census surname index tz genealogy familysearch wiki. Feb 02, 2010 my sister and i have tried to find out more about our greatgreatgrandfather william barker who was a coachman in theydon mount presumably at hill hall two of his daughters were baptised there in 1836 and 1838, the next child was baptised in 1841 in marylebone, london. There have been 12 property sales on theydon mount. The parish of theydon mount contained a dwelling called hill hall as early as the c15.
The manor of theydon mount continued to be held by the hampden family until the widow of the last sir john, phillipa, married thomas smith 151277 in 1554. The village is notable for the grade i listed elizabethan mansion, hill hall. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and. A unit may cover just the town or village, but it may include a big surrounding area. The word mount derives from the hill on which it is located. Finally they found a home in norton heath, ongar, essex for the rest of the war. The flats were comfortable, but not absurdly expensive, and their inmates climbed stairs cheerfully. Church of st michael the archangel, theydon mount, essex. Theydon bois, garnon and mount were recorded in the domesday book as taindena and teidana. These are all the names of all the administrative units which we have associated with theydon mount, and you must judge whether all or even any of them are variant names for the. This is the complete history of a building that began as a hunting lodge, late in the eleventh century and that grew to be the principal house of the manor of theydon mount in essex, a small country retreat within easy reach of london. Church of england diocese of chelmsford stapleford tawney with theydon mount about us there has been a church in theydon mount since the middle ages, but in 1612 the parish. Hill hall is an elizabethan mansion located in theydon mount near epping, essex, england.
Ongar hundred victoria county history 9780712907774. Hill hall, an elizabethan mansion stands on a hill four miles east of epping in the hamlet of theydon mount. Tq 49 ne theydon mount mount road 6380 church of st michael the 20267 archangel. The whole of the 1881 census of essex has been surname indexed and is available on all computers at the website under records search.
The living is a rectory, annexed to that of tawneystapleford, in the archdeaconry of essex, and diocese of london, rated in the kings books at. Epping town is situated in the south west of essex about 17 miles north east of london. Apart from the nomination of the surveyors of highways for 171992 at vestries held first in december and at a later period in september, the books. Miss burke had previously been headteacher at chigwell row primary. Every sunday of the month holy communion book of common prayer at 8. Since our office and factory are in a rural area, our staff travel to work individually by car and we have enough space to maintain social distancing, so in consultation with our staff, we have decided to remain open for business unless government policy changes. The present hill hall was built by sir thomas smyth between 1569 and 1575, probably on the same site, and it remained in the hands of the smyth family until the early years of the c20. Oilette, picturesque counties, printed in england, comes opt. History of theydon mount, in epping forest and essex. Parish government and poor relief, a history of the county of essex. First world war fallen the high country history group is preparing a book to commemorate the beginning of the first world war with a comprehensive record of those who died and are remembered from the four parishes of greensted, stanford rivers, stapleford tawney and theydon mount. To architectural historians, this was indeed a fall from grace for. Theydon mount is a village and civil parish in epping forest, essex, england.
Paul drury explains what archaeologists were able to rescue from the burntout husk. The name theydon garnon comes from the family of gernon. Theydon mount electricity utility pole, essex, england. High easter, essex genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Published book details from the loughton and district historical society. The units covering this place tab lists units whose boundaries contained theydon mount. Post town and money order and telegraph office, epping. Prittlewell, essex genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Theydon mount has been called theydon paulyn, theydon lessington, and theydon briwes in the past. Forthcoming services at st marys theydon bois theydon. We meet most fourth thursdays in the month at toot hill village hall from 8. Property details for broadhill barn colemans farm theydon.
By 1770, muilman in his history of essex records that sir edwards son. The third parish bearing the name thoydon, with the distinctive title of mount, is united with that of stapleford tawney. Church of st michael the archangel is a grade i listed building in theydon mount, essex, england. Theydon garnon or gernon, essex genealogy heraldry and history. St marys apcm documents 2018 theydon parishes church of. The village is 2 miles sse of epping station on the g. N garden 14 tl 496 019 0 0 18 smyth, sir john whitbread, thomas theydon mount.
Theydon garnon is a village and civil parish in epping forest, essex, england. Hillhall, the seat of sir william bowyer smijth, bart. Hill hall, brick kiln and deserted manorial settlement of. Nov 25, 2011 an extract from the peoples history of essex written by d. Theydon garnon or gernon, a village and a parish in essex. This huge mansion has its own forest next to it and. The oldest parts of all saints church, theydon garnon, date. Roxwell, essex genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. The parish of theydon mount contained a dwelling called hill hall as early as the 15th century. High easter or easter high, is a parish in dunmow district, essex. In terms of property types, flats in theydon mount.
My father has lived opposite hill hall and in the village of theydon mount longer than any other residents so knows a little about its history. These are the 10 most expensive properties sold across. The name theydon is thought to mean valley where thatch material grows. Entitled theydon mount, hill has captured a classic scene, evocative of traditional english country life. Aug 18, 2009 in 1969, fire raged through this exceptional elizabethan house. Welcome to the blog of the high country history group covering the parishes of greensted, stanford rivers, stapleford tawney and theydon mount in essex, england.
Early c20 gardens by reginald blomfield and philip tilden, retaining late c17 features, set within an c18 park for which humphry repton produced a red book in 1791. Records of baptism for people born in and around theydon mount between 1564 and 1963. In 1777 the parsonage house of theydon mount was shown as lying between the church and hill hall. The church was built on the site where it is because an old road to london ran past the site of the church the monks walk. Among the parish books are constables accounts 17191868 with details of the.
However, the smyths as lords of the manor certainly treated it as their own, crowding the chancel with lifesize effigies and the walls with memorial tablets and funeral. Smith, thomas i 1577, of ankerwyke, bucks and hill hall, theydon mount, essex. St marys apcm documents 2018 please find below all documents for the next st marys apcm, to be held on wednesday 25th april 2018 in st marys. A very fine, detailed early 20th century landscape view in oil, by the listed artist w. Smith returned to his country house and his books, no doubt imagining that his days in office were. It has sometimes been thought that st michaels was a private chapel for hill hall, but it has been the only parish church for theydon mount since at least the th century.
The living is a rectory, annexed to that of tawneystapleford, in the archdeaconry of essex, and diocese of london, rated in the kings books. The village stands on an eminence, at pincey brook, 4 12. A portion of the town of epping, called hemnall or back street, and the epping railway station are included within the parish. Fhl book 942 k22l 1994 parish records national burial index records 1538 2005 coverage, find my past, accessed 11 april 2012. Vestry minute books of theydon mount survive for the period 17151942. Theydon mount, essex genealogy heraldry and history. Theydon bois photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. This page has videos of services, hymns, prayers which are updated at least weekly. N garden, sheds tl 496 020 0 0 28 smyth, sir john nightingale, james theydon mount par. In 2001 there were people living in theydon garnon. From there they were moved to budworth hall, ongar, essex. Church records at hertford bound diocesan records for the period 1877 to 1914 are held at the hertfordshire archives and local studies at the county. By this time the union of theydon mount and stapleford tawney had rendered one of the rectory houses redundant.
The house was originally built for sir thomas smith during the reign of elizabeth i to replace a 12thcentury house on the same site. Hatfield broad oak, or hatfield regis, is a village, a parish, and a subdistrict in dunmow district, essex. Astride a ridge, about 100m above sea level, it is separated from the. The present hill hall was built by sir thomas smyth between 1569 and 1575, probably on the. Her new surroundings were somewhat different from what she had been used to as her new office. Since 1952, hill hall, at theydon mount, in essex, had been a womens open prison whose unwilling guests included christine keeler. In the 19th century the rectors lived at stapleford tawney and the house at theydon mount was evidently demolished.
Woodham ferrers or woodham ferrish st mary, is a parish with a village, in chelmsford district, essex. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Her familyof 8 were taken to a scouts hut in theydon bois, essex. This is the complete history of a building that began as a hunting lodge, late in the eleventh century and that grew to be the principal house of the manor of theydon mount in essex, a. Astride a ridge, about 100m above sea level, it is separated from the outer suburbs of london by the forest which bears its name. The parish of theydon garnon is in the diocese of chelmsford. Online recorded andor streamed services allow us to worship during this period of coronavirus covid19 induced isolation. The history of all saints church theydon parishes church. In 2001 there were 163 people living in theydon mount. From fiddlers hamlet roads run east to theydon mount and west to stewards. Woodham ferrers, essex genealogy familysearch wiki.
The most expensive house to be sold in essex last year was high warren in theydon mount. The 17th of april 1956 was an extremely significant date in the history of theydon bois primary school as it saw miss e. Theydon bois or thoydonbois, is a parish in epping district, essex. Theydon bois, garnon and mount theydon bois, garnon and mount was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of ongar and the county of essex. The many histories and articles describing the fight to save epping forest from. Hill hall open to the public special events in epping. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a family history center or at the family history library. The village of theydon mount sits in the epping forest district of essex, england. Fairstead, essex genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki.
Smith, thomas i 1577, of ankerwyke, bucks and hill. Mary, is a parish in the district of sudbury and counties of essex and suffolk. The parish, which includes the hamlet of mount end, has an area of 632 hectares and a population of 163 people. Thoydon mount, a parish in the hundred of ongar, county of essex, 4 miles s. Prittlewell, is a village, a parish, and a subdistrict, in rochford district, essex. Thank you for your continued support in these difficult times. For a breakdown of missing years, see national burial index coverage.
Ii 3, mount end theydon mount, epping forest, essex, cm16 ii 5 and 6, mount end theydon mount, epping forest, essex, cm16 ii barn to left of brook farmhouse theydon mount, epping forest, essex, rm4 ii barn to north west of sawkins farmhouse theydon mount, epping forest. The village is 1 mile n of southend railway station and has a postoffice under chelmsford. This table contains the family history film and book. The cab made off as theydon ran up a short flight of steps. Historic development the parish of theydon mount contained a dwelling called hill hall as early as the c15. It was at this date that hill hall became the manorial house, the preelizabethan manor at mount hall becoming secondary, eventually serving as a farmhouse. Listed buildings in theydon mount, epping forest, essex. It lies just to the north of the river roding adjacent to a roman road, now set to the immediate south east of the crossing of the m11and m25. Theydon parishes recorded services theydon parishes. Construction was carried out over several intervals 15678, 15723 interspersed between smiths stints as ambassador to france. We are a collection of 4 churches around the villages of epping, theydon bois, theydon mount and stapleford tawney.
The domesday book of 1086 gives brief details of eppinga, a small community consisting of a few. Burke pictured right circa 1974 appointed as headmistress. For example, in england and wales rural districts units with rd or rsd suffixes may even exclude the places they are named after. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet.
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