Saffron Walden | Waledana: Geoffrey de Mandeville. Mill, 30 beehives. |
Delightful town which specialized in growing saffron crocuses in the Middle Ages. Audley End, now a magnificent example of 17th century architecture, was built on the ruins of a monastery founded by the Mandeville family.
St. Lawrence, formerly Newland
| Niuuelanda, Niwelant: Holy Trinity, Canterbury; 'W' from Ranulf, brother of Ilger. |
Sometimes called St. Lawrence Newland; two ancient farms.
St. Osyth
| Cice / Cita: Bishop of London; Count Eustace; Thorold from Ranulf Peverel. Mill. 4 cobs, 18 goats. |
Ruins of 12th century priory.
St. Peter's Chapel
| Effecestra / cestre: St. Valery; Wulfmer from Hugh de Montfort. Fishery. 216 sheep. |
Isolated Saxon church.
Sampsons
| Samartuna: Ralph FitzThorold from Bishop of Bayeux. |
Sampsons Farm.
Shalford
| Celdeforda / Esceldeforde / Scaldefort: Otto the Goldsmith from the king; formerly Queen Edith; William the Deacon; Walter Cook. Mill, 5 beehives. 20 goats, 4 cobs. |
Ancient ford.
Sheering
| Seeringa: Peter de Valognes. Mill, 3 beehives. Mule, ass. |
Shelley
| Senleia: Reginald from Geoffrey de Mandeville. |
Shellow Bowells
| Scelda / Scelga: King's land; Eudo the Steward; Lambert from Geoffrey de Mandeville; Geoffrey de Mandeville; Ely Abbey claims from William, who held it from Geoffrey de Mandeville. Beehive. |
Shenfield
| Scenefelda: Roger from Count Eustace. |
With Hutton in Brentwood suburbs; church in wooded arcade.
Shoebury, North and South
| Essoberiam Soberia: Bishop of Bayeux; Swein of Essex and Walter from him. |
Now the hamlet of North Shoebury and Shoeburyness, both part of Southend-on-Sea.
Shopland
| Scopelanda: Count Eustace. 3 cobs. |
Farm; row of cottages.
Shortgrove
| Scortegrava / Sortegrana: Adelulf from Count Eustace; Robert Gernon. Mill, 11 beehives. |
Shortgrove Hall.
Sible Hedingham
| Haingheham / Hedingham / Hidingham: Warengar from Roger de Raismes; Roger Bigot. Mill. |
Watermill; Hawkswood Manor House.
Smallands
| Sonalelant: Nigel from Robert FitzCorbucion. 2 parts of fishery. 2 foals. |
Smalton
| Smaltuna: Aubrey de Vere. |
Smeetham
| Smedetuna: Raines from Count Eustace. |
Smeetham Hall.
Sokens, The
| Aelduluesnasa: Canons of St. Paul's before and after 1066. 2 mills, 2 salthouses, 4 beehives. 22 cattle, 200 sheep. |
Now 2 villages, Kirby and Thorpe-le-Soken, and seaside town of Walton-on-the-Naze.
Southchurch
| Sudcerca: Holy Trinity, Canterbury. 2 fisheries. 4 cobs, 150 sheep, 16 goats. |
Satellite of Southend; 14th century moated hall.
South Fambridge
| Phenbruge: Ely Abbey claims from Reginald the Crossbowman. |
Part of Ashingdon.
South Hanningfield
| Haningfelda: Thorold from Bishop of Bayeux. |
Southminster
| Sudmunstra: Bishop of London. 1700 sheep. |
South Weald
| Walda / Welda: Canons of Waltham before and after 1066; Ralph from Robert Gernon. |
Large; woods and valleys. Rochetts was the home of Nelson's Admiral Jervis, Lord St. Vincent.
Springfield
| Springafelda / -inghefelda: Corp from Robert Gernon; Robert from Ranulf Peverel. Mil, beehive. 2 asses, 14 cobs, 5 foals, 26 cattle. |
Part of Chelmsford; Roman-bricked Norman church. Oliver Goldsmith lived here.
Stambourne
| Stanburna: Hamo the Steward; Geoffrey de Mandeville; Alstran, a freeman, and 12 freemen from Hamo the Steward. Vines, 4 beehives. |
Roman-bricked Norman church.
Stan(e)sgate
| Stanesgata: Ralph FitzBrian from Ranulf Peverel. |
Stanesgate Priory, a Cluniac monastery, of which only 1 wall remains.
Stanford Rivers
| Parva Stanfort / Stanfort: Count Eustace. Mill. 40 cattle, 233 sheep, 4 cobs. |
Large church in farmyard.
Stanmer
Stanstead
| Stanesteda: Hubert from Robert Malet. 2 mills, 8 beehives. 26 goats. |
Stanstead Hall, the surviving wing of mansion probably built by Lord Parr, Earl of Essex, in the 16th century.
Stansted Mountfitchet
| Stanesteda: Robert Gernon. Mill. 16 cattle, 24 goats, 5 asses. |
Town. Earmarked as London's 3rd airport; ancient windmill.
Stanway
| Stanewega: King's land. 3 mills. 260 sheep, 11 cobs. |
Called after the'stone-way', used by the Romans en route from Colchester. The Roman-bricked Norman church was a wayside chapel for pilgrims.
Stapleford Abbots
| Stapleforda / -fort: St. Edmund's Abbey before and after 1066; Robert Gernon and Nigel from him. |
Stapleford Tawney
| Stapleforda / -fort: Siric from Swein of Essex. Mill, 2 beehives. |
Stebbing
| Stab- / Stibinga: Henry de Ferrers; Ranulf Peverel. 2 mills, vines, 5 beehives. |
Traces of a Roman building beneath the green; enormous castle mound built by Ranulf Peverel.
Stebbingford
| Horstedafort: Adam son of Durand Malzor. |
Stebbingford House.
Steeple
| Stepla: King's land; Richard from Eudo the Steward; Henry de Ferrers. 160 sheep. |
In the Blackwater estuary.
Steeple Bumpstead
| Bum(m)esteda: Adelulf de Marck from Count Eustace; 1 man-at-arms from Count Alan; Wulfbert from William de Warenne; 3 freemen from Richard FitzGilbert; Tihel de Breton; Leofwin and Leofmer from Richard FitzGilbert. 4 beehives, mill. |
Entrenchments of ancient stronghold.
Stevington
| Stauintuna / Staumtuna / Steintuna: Hervey from Count Alan; Reginald from Aubrey de Vere; Tihel le Breton; Frodo the Abbot; Baldwin's brother. Beehives. 5 cows. |
Stevington End.
Stifford
| Estinfort / Stiforda / -fort: Barking Abbey; Hugh and FitzThorold from Bishop of Bayeux; Ansger Cook. Church. |
Roman Samian ware was found here.
Stisted
| Stisteda: Holy Trinity, Canterbury. Mill. |
The overlordship was the subject of an 11th century trial between the monks of Canterbury and Bishop Odo, half-brother of the Conqueror.
Stow Maries
| Fenna / Fenne / Phenna: Hugh from Geoffrey de Mandeville and Hugh de Verly from him; man-at-arms from Walter the Deacon. |
Strethall
| Strathala: Hugh from Ely Abbey. Mill, 2 beehives. |
Saxon church.
Studley
| Estoleia: King's land; Hugh de Montfort. |
Sturmer
| Sturmere: Tihel le Breton. 3 beehives, mill. Foal. |
Sutton
| Suttuna: Ascelin, Alfith and Roger from Swein of Essex; Theodoric Pointel. 6 beehives. 160 sheep. |
