. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. HERTFORD HUNDRED Richard Bull left Benwick Hall to his wife Alice for life with remainder to his son Henry ;* Towards the end of the 17th century George Goldesborough held Benwick Hall," and in 1698 it was in the possession of Edward Goldesborough, who conveyed it to Elisha Burgess and Richard ; After this date its descent is lost for a time, but in 1779 it was the property of Elizabeth Willson, ; In 1784. William Willson and his wife Mary conveyed it to Richard Emmott,87 lord of the manor
. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. HERTFORD HUNDRED Richard Bull left Benwick Hall to his wife Alice for life with remainder to his son Henry ;* Towards the end of the 17th century George Goldesborough held Benwick Hall," and in 1698 it was in the possession of Edward Goldesborough, who conveyed it to Elisha Burgess and Richard ; After this date its descent is lost for a time, but in 1779 it was the property of Elizabeth Willson, ; In 1784. William Willson and his wife Mary conveyed it to Richard Emmott,87 lord of the manor of Water- ford Hall. This sale included free fishing in the water of Stapleford. In 1803 Richard Emmott pulled down the house called Benwick Hall to erect a dog It was then described as being 'a com- plete handsome strong brick house.'6' Its exact site is difficult to deter- mine, but it probably stood near Bull's Mill. Some old apple trees here suggest the site of the orchard of the ;1 Besides the general right of commons Benwick Hall had attached to it 2 several acres in Netherfield Common and a strip of 2 acres in Brocket's ; Between 179; and 1803 Thomas Blore, the well-known topographer, resided at Benwick Hall for several years. He collected a vast mass of material referring to the topo- graphy and antiquities of this county, which was afterwards used by Clutter- buck in his ! A manor to which one or two reference; occur, which lay partly in Stapleford and partly in Bengeo and Hertford, is the manor of RUSSELLS. This in 1750 was in the possession of William Willson and his wife Eliza- beth, who were holding in the right of Elizabeth Willson, widow, and William Willson, junior, suffered a recovery of this manor with that of Stapleford in 17 79,0' and William Willson conveyed it to Richard Emmott in ; The church of ST. CHURCH MARY THE VIRGIN stands a little to the east of the village. It consists of chancel 19ft.
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