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Azzabuv
This message was updated on 9/10/2005 7:13:33 PM by Azzabuv |
Shipley History
replied on: 1/4/2005 5:41:44 PM In the reign of Henry I (1100 - 1135) the de Gand family gave Shipley to Robert de Muskham as a reward and in return for military service. This family were landowners in Notts. and Robert's son gave the estate to one of his followers, Robert de Vavasour, in return for military service. By 1330 the de Vavasour heiress, Elizabeth, had married into the Strelley family of Strelley near Nottm. and this family were to be the owners of the property for the next 280 years. In the Ilkeston manor, which according to the Lay Subsidies (an early form of taxation) included the township of Ilkeston, Stanton, Kirk Hallam, Little Hallam and Shipley, the most valuable estate appeared to be Shipley. In 1345, Shipley was at 43s 6d (£4.18p) compared to Ilkeston which was worth 18s 6d. (£0.93p) A hundred years later the value of Shipley had increased by 1d (0.4 of 1p. - equivalent to a day's wage for a labourer) whilst Ilkeston was now worth 26s 10d. (2.34p) In 1541, the values had not changed. The only places at that time which were of similar value were West Hallam and Sandiacre. From records it would seem that Shipley was a sporting estate. Robert Strelley claimed to have two deer parks in 1331, though this was disputed and he was only allowed to have one. It was recorded as late as the early 1500s that there was a park keeper at Shipley named Walter. The village of Mapperley, next to Shipley, also belonged to the Strelleys and some of the family lived there. Hugh de Strelley and his wife founded a chapel in the enclosure of their Mapperley mansion and were allowed a chaplain there c.1230. The earliest reference and description of a house at Shipley appears in a document of 1599. This says there was a house, part stone, part timber and plaster, which was large, well seated and dry, some of the rooms being wainscoated. Attached to the house was a brewhouse, a bakehouse, barns, stables, dovecotes, gardens, orchards and fish ponds. A chapel at Shipley is mentioned in the will of Sir Nicholas Strelley, 1430. The village was in two parts. Probably some dozen houses were on the North side of the village street from the Hall. A further ten stood around the common to the East side of the Hill and close to the highway from Ilkeston to Heanor. To the North-West of the Hill were some out-lying buildings and on the grounds between the Heanor Lane, known as Hassock Lane and the Erewash River were two properties - Owlgreaves and Newmanleys. The Park was well watered by two streams and on the Northern boundary was a large dam. There were a number of pools; probably fish ponds. There were religious as well as secular landowners in the area. The most important one locally was Dale Abbey, which had slight connections with Shipley. From a constables presentation of 1540, we know that a road through Shipley went by way of West Hallam and Baldock Mill to the Abbey because in that year it was closed. On the later maps, it's referred to as 'The Old Coal Road' and the remains of an 18th century bridge across the Western end of Mapperley Reservoir marks its route. In 1493, a part of the estate was leased by the Strelleys to the Willoughbys of Wollaton and this seems to indicate that there was a growth of coal mining activities. In Shipley Wood, on the common, there are many bell pits which may well date from this time. By 1600, the woods were worth £4000 and the coal mines £3000. At the same date, there were 30 tenants. Probably one of the most interesting features of the estate by this date was that it was largely enclosed. There were still the remnants of the open fields. Though Strelley had been allowed only one deer park, a survey of the estate made in 1576 mentions the old and new parks. The over and nether cornfields and the dole meadow are mentioned but only accounted for 170 and a quarter acres, out of a total of 1953 and a quarter acres. The Strelley Estate was very large, with property in 31 Notts. and 3 Derbys. Parishes. In 1535, the property was divided. John Strelley had lost two sons in infancy and by his will, his four daughters inherited the major portion and the Manors OF Strelley. Shipley being left to his nephew, Sir Nicholas Strelley. Margaret, the second daughter, had married John Powtrell, of West Hallam and Anne, the youngest, married Sir John Markham, of Kirby Lazaars. Anne received 13 Notts. properties and part of Shipley - namely Owlgreaves, along with part of Langley. The Powtrells received property in 9 Notts. parishes. During Tudor times, the fortunes of the estate began to change. Anthony and Phillip Strelley, successive owners, accumulated debts and by 1600 it was becoming necessary to sell the estate in order to settle these debts. In 1608, things came to a head when Sir Percival Willoughby brought a court case against the Strelley's for money owing and soon after, probably in 1610, the estate was sold to Sir George Peckham - The Asset Stripper. Azzabuv. |
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