Beggars Bush: A Perambulation through the Disciplines of History, Geography, Archaeology, Literature, Philology, Natural History, Botany, Biography & Beggary

Urchfont, Wiltshire Beggars Bush Furlong 1768

The earliest record is a “Lease for 99 yrs., of land in the common fields, in Cossett field, in Hayfurlong; in Hayfield in a furlong between the Holloways, in Beggars Bush furlong; all in Urchfont”. Read the rest of this entry »

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Upavon, Wiltshire Beggars Bush 1809

An Assignment dated 25th September 1809 includes premises in Beggars Bush Fields and Chisenbury Hill (NA TS21/1259).

The name may be earlier. Read the rest of this entry »

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