18th Century – Badwell Ash Heritage

The White Horse, Badwell Ash

1.The White Horse Inn Today There has been an Inn on this site since a building was erected in the C16, almost 500 years ago. […]

A History of Parkers Farmhouse

Before Parkers Farmhouse was built It is difficult to establish what was here before Parkers Farmhouse existed simply because the house is named today after […]

Church Cottage, Badwell Ash

Church Cottage 2024 Church Cottage is situated on the south side of The Street in Badwell Ash immediately opposite St. Mary’s Church. From the exterior, […]

St. Mary’s Churchyard and Richer Road Churchyard Extension Headstone and Tomb Research – 2022

No written grave records exist for the burials in either the Churchyard surrounding St. Mary’s Church or oldest part of The Churchyard Extension, dating from […]

A History of Taxation in Badwell Ash

You’re probably thinking that this is a subject to avoid! But, to a Historian, the tax schedules can give a unique insight into who lived […]

The Great Fire of Badwell Ash

It is believed that in 1723 there was a “great fire” in Badwell Ash that destroyed a significant amount of the original medieval village. There […]

Badwell Ash Windmill

» Dowload PDF Document There was a windmill in Badwell Ash for over 140 years until circa 1930 when it was taken down. The mill […]

William Hovell 1715 – 1769 “…a Doctor of Physick”

William is the oldest memorial/grave inside the church. William was related to Rollo, the first Norman Lord of Normandy in the C1 and his descendants have been traced as far as New Zealand.

St. Mary’s Church Badwell Ash

“What would you be, you wide East Anglian sky, Without church towers to recognise you by” John Betjeman A Brief History There was possibly an […]