If you like the idea of doing some original research, whether it be discovering the history of your house or who your ancestors were , perhaps you would like to join one of the working parties we are setting up under the umbrella of the Henfield History Group?
Our first project is to study the parliamentary survey of Henfield made in 1647.
We plan to plot names of houses and farmsteads relating them to information given on the tithe map and hence build up a picture of people and settlements
relating it the tithe map.
There are already have a core of 6-8 people taking part and
new members are always welcome. Our next meeting is on Tuesday morning.
Here is part of a modern map marked with the field names from the Henfield Tithe Map
We hope to put together a valuable resource for local and family historians
Survey of the Manor of Stretham , Henfield 1647
Here is an extract
At the Court of survey for the Manor of Streatham in the County of Sussex summoned and hold upon the sixteenth day of the month of Aprill. anno Dom, 1647 at the Towne of Henfield and thence adjourned to the Manor house at Streatham to be continued and held upon the seventeenth day of the said month of Aprill. thereto adjourned end continued to be held upon the eighth day of Juno thento next and immediately' ensuing at. the Manor Farm House of LX Streatham aforesaid the presentment and answer of homage whose names are written to such entitled as were then and there given in charge by Hen, Packham Esqre. Steward of the Manor of Streatham and Wm. Arthur Sharley Esqre. W. John Ovaten, Gent., Rich. Bowton, Gent. Peter Glyde Gent, commisionere appointed by' the trustees of Parliament to Survey this Mannor Streatham among many then and warrented by ordinance of Parliament made to authorize the sale of the land. of Archbyshop and byshop and bearing date the 16 of November 1646 is as followeth viz.
Inprimis we present that this mannor of Streatham lyeth within the Diocese of Chichester and Deanery of Lewes and within hundred of Tipnoke and half hundred of Windham and in the severall parishes of Cowfold Henfield Seale and Slaugham and that divers other manners 1ye intermixed therewith and adjoining thereto in the ad. severall. parishes videdicet the mannor of Woreham the mannor of Wanteley the manor of Moustow the mannor of Beeding and the mannor of Ewehurst and Shermanbury by reason whereof wee finde it the more.difficult to bound the said mannor of Streatham but nevertheless wee say that the said mannor of Streatham in the parish of Seale alias Beeding is thus bounded vize.
We hope to put together a valuable resource for local and family historians