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BEACHAMS, BEECHAMS, BEAUCHAMPS,1086 BEDESHAMS, 1558 BEACHAM, 1615 BECHAMS:

WOOD, LANE AND FIELD. THE NAME DERIVES FROM BEDESHAM, A MANOR MENTIONED IN THE DOOMSDAY BOOK AND ADJACENT TO THE MANOR OF ESWALTE/ESWELLE. BEDESHAMS POSSIBLY DERIVES FROM THE O. E. BAETELES (OR SIMILAR PERSONAL NAME) AND HAM; BAETEL’S SETTLEMENT OR HOMESTEAD. AN ANCIENT MANOR BELONGING THE MANOR OF WINGHAM CENTRED ON WHAT IS NOW ‘WHITE HOUSE FARM’, IN EASOLE STREET.

DOOMESDAY BOOK 1086.

OSBERT, THE SON OF LETARD, HOLDS OF THE BISHOP, BEDESHAM. IT WAS TAXED AT ONE YOKE AND A HALF. THE ARABLE LAND IS...... IN DEMESNE THERE IS ONE CARUCATE, WITH ONE VILLEIN AND FOUR BORDERERS. IN THE TIME OF KING EDWARD THE CONFESSOR , IT WAS WORTH SIXTY SHILLINGS, AND AFTERWARDS THIRTY SHILLINGS, NOW FIFTY SHILLINGS. GODIFA HELD IT OF KING EDWARD. IN THE SAME MANOR TEN THANES HELD OF OSBERT HIMSELF ONE SULUNG AND HALF A YOKE, AND THERE THEY THEMSELVES HAVE FOUR CARUCATES AND AN HALF. IN THE TIME OF KING EDWARD THE CONFESSOR IT WAS WORTH ONE HUNDRED SHILLINGS, AND AFTERWARDS THIRTY SHILLINGS, NOW SIXTY SHILLINGS.

A SURVEY OF ARCHBISHOP PECHAM’S KENTISH MANORS

1283-85.

PUBLISHED BY KENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY IN 2000. ARCHIVE REF.: DA 1000A, ALSO ARCH. CANT. VOL XXXI PAGE 169. VISITATIONS.

SOUTH NONINGTON (BEDESHAMS OR BEACHAMS).

SIMON AND JOHN SONS OF ROBERT SHAMELES HOLD 25 ACRES 1 VIRGATE FOR WHICH THEY PROVIDE 2 BOON-WORKERS AND 2 CARTERS, UNDERTAKE 1 AVERAGIUM AND MAKE 1 SEAM OF MALT.

ROBERT OF FINGESTHERE AND JOHN HIS BROTHER HOLD 25 ½ ACRES FOR WHICH THEY PROVIDE 2 BOON-WORKERS AND 2 STACKERS, UNDERTAKE 1 AVERAGIUM AND MAKE 1 SEAM OF MALT.

THE HEIRS OF ROBERT SHAMELES AND ROBERT SHAMELES HOLD 4 ACRES OF PASTURE FOR WHICH NO CUSTOMS ARE OWED.

JOHN STORM, ALFRED AND REYN’US HOLD 5 ACRES AND ALSO 3 ACRES 3 VIRGATES FROM THE TENEMENT OF HUMBOLD FROM WHICH RICHARD SHAMELES HOLDS ANOTHER 2 ½ ACRES. FOR THESE 13 ACRES 3 VIRGATES THEY PROVIDE 2 BOON-WORKERS AND 2 STACKERS, UNDERTAKE 1 AVERAGIUM AND MAKE 1 SEAM OF MALT.

SAYENA OF ACKHOLT HOLDS 11 ½ ACRES FROM THE LANDS OF SEDEMAY AND 5 ACRES 3 VIRGATES FROM THE LAND OF GEREMUND , FROM THE SAME LAND THE HEIRS OF WILLIAM SON OF ALEXANDER AND JOHN SON OF ALEXANDER HOLD 3 ACRES 3 VIRGATES. FOR THESE 23 ACRES THEY PROVIDE 2 BOON-WORKERS AND 2 STACKERS, UNDERTAKE 1 AVERAGIUM AND MAKE 1 SEAM OF MALT.

ROBERT SON OF WALTER LAP AND JOHN AND WILLIAM HIS BROTHERS HOLD 2 ½ ACRES; RICHARD SHAMELES AND HIS PARTNERS HOLD 2 ½ ACRES FROM THE LAND OF SNEYNOT. FOR THESE 5 ACRES THEY PROVIDE 1 BOON-WORKER AND 1 STACKER AND UNDERTAKE 1 FOOT- AVERAGIUM.

THE HEIRS OF WILLIAM SON OF ALEXANDER AND THEIR PARTNERS HOLD 7 ACRES FROM THE LAND OF ASKETYN FOR WHICH THEY PROVIDE 1 BOON-WORKER AND 1 STACKER AND UNDERTAKE 1 FOOT-AVERAGIUM.

THIS HAMLET CONTAINS 99 ½ ACRES OF GAVEL-LAND AND 4 ACRES OF PASTURE. THE GAVEL-LAND PROVIDES 10 BOON-WORKERS, 8 STACKERS, 2 CARTERS, 4 AVERAGIA, 2 FOOT-AVERAGIA AND 4 SEAMS OF MALT. THE PASTURE OWES NO SERVICE.

PAYMENTS TO THE ARCHBISHOP.

JOHN STORM (OF STOURMOUTH) FOR MESSUAGE, 1 HEN. ALFRED STORM (OF STOURMOUTH) FOR THE MESSUAGE, 1 HEN. REYNARD STORM (OF STOURMOUTH) FOR THE MESSUAGE, 1 HEN. RICHARD SHAMELES OF DENNESLAND, 1 HEN. SIMON SHAMELES & PARTNERS, 1 HEN. JOHN MOBILI [?], & PARTNERS FOR GEREMUND, 1 HEN. HENRY LE LAP & PARTNERS, 1 HEN. RICHARD SHAMELES FOR MESSUAGE, 1 HEN. IN TOTAL 8 HENS.

 

1469.SURVEY OF WINGHAM (MANOR).

  1. AKHOLTE 116 ACRES +
  2. SOUTH NONYNTON 97 ACRES +.

OLD PYTTE ‘SOMEWHERE BETWEEN NORTH NONYNTON FARM AND ROAD.

  1. NORTH NONYNTON 355 ACRES +
  2. KETHAMPTON 237 ACRES OF THE MANOR OF RATING +.

1558. EDWARD BROWNE OF WORDE (WORTH) JUXTA SANDWICH, YEOMAN, CONVEYS TO THOMAS HAMON OF NONNYNGTON, GENTLEMAN.

ALL THAT MESSUAGE OR TENEMENT CALLED BEACHAM SITUATED IN NONNYNGTON, WITH ALL BARNES, HOUSES AND EDIFICES, NOW IN THE OCCUPATION OF THOMAS HAMON AND ALL.... RENTS, SERVICES, ...ECT...CONTAINING 50 ACRES.

1615. A MESSUAGE AND LAND IN NUNNINTON KNOWNE OR REPUTED BY THE NAME OF BECHAMS AND HELD OF DOVER CASTLE BUT BY WHAT PART OF FEE IS NOT KNOWNE. WORTH 26/- 8d PER ANNUM (THIS TYPE OF FEUDAL HOLDING INDICATES AN INDEPENDENT MANOR AS OPPOSED TO JUST A FARM. ALTHOUGH THE DOCUMENT IS WRITTEN SOME 60 YEARS AFTER THE HAMMONDS PURCHASED THE PROPERTY THE MENTION OF THE FEE WAS STILL THOUGHT RELEVANT).

1663. BEECHAMS, THE FIELD SO CALLED, USED TO MAKE AND BURN BRICKS.

A LEASE OF 1663 CONCERNING THE RENTING OF LAND BELONGING TO WILLIAM HAMMOND OF ST. ALBAN’S COURT EXCLUDES ‘THE LIBER TO MAKE AND BURN BRICKS IN THE FFIELD CALLED BEECHAMS’.

 
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