Church Lane

Laurence Rostron researched the history of Church Lane, Lacey Green. In 2018 he published the report "The Origins and History of Church Lane Lacey Green" . . (A copy of this report is archived in Lacey Green Village Hall)

Extracts from the report follow :-

1901 Census - Occupants of Properties in Church Lane, Lacey Green

1910. A Record of Valuations made by the Commissioners of the Inland Revenue in accordance with the provisions of Part 1 of the Finance (1909/10) Act 1910. Division of Aylesbury.

Name-------------------Owner---------------------Occupier----------------Description----------------------------------- Acre-Rood-Pole

Gracefield................Lady Ely.......................Lady Ely.....................House, Garden, Buildings & Premises...4.0.33

Gracefield Cottage...Lady Ely.......................E R Stevens..............Gardeners Cottage pt. Gracefield..........0.2.28

Court Cottage...........Peter Floyd..................Thomas Hickman.....Cottage & Premises................................0.0.10 see Court Cottage for family histories

Well Cottage.............Peter Floyd..................Mrs Parslow.............Cottage & Premises................................0.0.12

Well Cottage.............Peter Floyd..................Maria Janes.............Cottage & Premises................................0.0.6

Well Cottage.............Peter Floyd..................George Brooks........Cottage & Premises................................0.0.25

Lane Farm................John Forrest.................Harold Hickman......House, Building, Premises & Land.......48.1.20 see Lane Farm

Indoor Tennis Court...Rev. W. Robson .........Rev. W. Robson .....Covered Court and Premises ................2.3.25

Green Hedges..........Sarah Dell................... Sarah Dell...............House, Gardens & Premises................. 0.0.12

Lane Cottage............Lady Ely.......................George Hickman.....Cottage & Premises.............................. 0.0.2

Wimble End.............. Red. W. Robson..........Dr. Fagge...............House, Gardens & Premises...................0.1.9

Black Firs.................. Eliza Hawes................Eliza Hawes...........Cottage & Premises................................0.0.20t

Park Cottage..............Lady Ely.....................John Baker..............Cottage & Premises................................0.0.12

Crown Cottage...........Lady Ely.....................Thomas Weller....... Cottage & Premises................................0.0.12

Church Cottage..........Lady Ely.....................Jesse Hawes..........Cottage & Premises................................0.0.22

The Crown.................Messrs Weller & Co...Sarah Parslow........Beer House and Premises.......................0.1.3

Church & Graveyard.. Vicar & Wardens.......Rev. W. Robson.....Church & Graveyard................................2.1.3

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. The tenant of Lane Cottage was W E Harwood from October 1915 to at least September 1925. Rent 2s/6d per week.

1923 Ordinance Survey Map. Properties in Church Lane

Current Name(2018)...Name in 1923....................Details of Property

Grace Cottage ...........Gracefield Cottage .....Cottage and garden

Court Cottage . ..........unknown ....................Cottage and garden

Well Cottage .... .........unknown.....................Cottage and garden

Well Cottage ..... ........unknown ....................Cottage and garden

Lane Farm ......... ........Lane Farm ................ Farm House, Buildings and Lane

Indoor Tennis Court ....Indoor Tennis Court....Indoor Tennis Court

Green Hedges .... .......unknown.....................Cottage and garden

Lane Cottage ....... ......unknown ....................Cottage and garden

Wimble End ................Wimble End ...............House and garden

Black Firs ...................Home Sweet Home ....Cottage and garden

Park Cottage ..............Park Cottage ..............Cottage and garden

Crown Cottage............Crown Cottage ...........Cottage and garden

Crown Cottages..........Crown Inn ...................Public House

Church Cottage..........Church Cottage ...........Cottage and garden

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. In 1930 Lane Cottage was sold to Mrs Amy Goodey of West Hendred, Wantage. In 1934 Amy Goody sold Lane Cottage to Peter Chance of Wimble End

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. The Thatched House was built in 1939 but requisitioned almost immediately by the Royal Air Force to house an officer and his family during the Second World War. It returned to private ownership after the war and it has remained so since then.

1944 Architect's Map. Properties in Church Lane

Current name(2018)..Name in 1944.................Description

Grace Cottage ..........Gracefield Cottage ..........Cottage and garden

Court Cottage ..........Court Cottage ..................Cottage and garden

Well Cottage .............unknown .........................Cottage and garden

Well Cottage .............unknown .........................Cottage and garden

Well Cottage .............unknown .........................Cottage and garden

Lane Farm ................Lane Farm ......................Farm House, Buildings and Land

Hambe Close ............Indoor Tennis Court ...... Commercial Export Property

Green Hedges ......... unknown .........................Cottage and garden.

Lane Cottage ............Lane Cottage .................Cottage and garden

Wimble End .......... ...Wimble End ....................House and garden

Trillium ...............Tor Cottage .....................Cottage and garden

Black Firs ................ .unknown .........................Cottage and garden

Park Cottage .............Park Cottage ..................Cottage and garden

Crown Cottage ..........Crown Cottage ...............Cottage and garden

Crown Cottages ........Crown Inn .......................Public House

Church Cottage ........Church Cottage ...............Cottage and garden

The Register of Voters in 1945. Named Properties in Church Lane, Lacey Green

Current Name (2018).............Name in 1945 ..............Voters ......................................................................................Remarks by researcher Laurence Rostron

Grace Cottage ..................... Gracefield Cottage ......Norman King. Alice King

Court Cottage ......................Court Cottage ..............Albert G Gomme

Well Cottage ........................unknown ......................unidentified................................................................................Well Cottage not listed.

Well Cottage ........................unknown ......................unidentified ...............................................................................Well Cottage not listed

Well Cottage .......................unknown ......................unidentified ...............................................................................Well Cottage not listed

Lane Farm ... .......................Lane Farm ...................Frederick Wathen. Louisa Wathen

Hambe Close ......................Export Company ..........Clara Pickard ............................................................................Not known if her home or just her voting address

Green Hedges .....................unknown ......................unidentified ...............................................................................Green Hedges not listed

Lane Cottage .................. Lane Cottage ...............Frederick Bennett. Mabel Bennett

Wimble End .........................Wimble End .................unidentified ...............................................................................Wimble End not listed

Trillium ................................Tor Cottage ...................unidentified ..............................................................................Tor Cottage not listed

Thatched House .................Thatched House .......... Kathleen Lloyd .........................................................................House not shown in 1944 map, but it was built 1939

Black Firs ............................unknown .......................unidentified ...............................................................................Black Firs not listed

Park Cottage ......................Park Cottage .................Harry Barefoot. Constance Barefoot. Barbara Barefoot.

Crown Cottage ...................Crown Cottage ..............unidentified ..............................................................................Crown Cottage is not listed

Crown cottages ..................Crown Inn .....................Emily Brown. Gladys Kirby. Alice Macey. Nancy Phillips

Church Cottage ..................Church Cottage .......... .James Smith. Mabel Smith

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.Hiawatha Cottage .........Hedwig Whitehead ....................................................................Surely a different name for an unidentified cottage.

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. Grace Cottage - previously Gracefield Cottage - it was built in the period 1877-80 and was the gardeners cottage for Gracefield until 1949 when the estate was divided up and sold and Grace Cottage became an independent owner/occupied property. It is thought to have been extended in the 1930's and again, significantly, in 1969.

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. Lane Farm appears to have ceased to be a working farm in 1954, when it was sold as three lots. Since then the house & outbuildings have been an owner/occupier residential property.

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. Well Cottage - previously White Gates - in 1955 the three Well Cottages were purchased and converted into one cottage named White Close. After being purchased again in 1971 the property was renamed Well Cottage

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. Nancy Hawes died in 1956. Home Sweet Home was purchased by Ted Saunders, demolished and replaced by a bungalow which he called Black Firs. After his death, his family demolished the bungalow and in 1997 they built the existing house.

The Register of Voters in 1960. Named Properties in Church Lane, Lacey Green

Current Name(2018)..............Name in 1960 ...............Voters .....................................................................................Remarks by researcher Laurence Rostron

Grace Cottage .......................Grace Cottage ..............John Ritchie. Rosamund Dewdney

Court Cottage ........................Court Cottage ...............Albert G Gomme. Geoffre Gomme. Ethel Gomme

Well Cottage ..........................White Close ..................John Aird. Eva Aird

Lane Farm .............................Lane Farm ....................Wilfred Abel Smith. Emily Abel Smith. Lucy Abel Smith

Hambe Close ....................... Commercial Property .....xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Green Hedges ..................... Green Hedges ................Peter Pounds. Doris Pounds.

Lane Cottage ........................Lane Cottage .................unidentified .........................................................................Lane Cottage is not listed

Wimble End ..........................Wimble End ...................William Rhodes. Gloria Rhodes

Trillium ..................................Tor Cottage ....................Andrew Oliver. Doris Oliver.

Thatched House ...................Thatched House ............Walter Snelling. Edyth Snelling

Black Firs ..............................unknown ........................unidentified .........................................................................Black Firs is not listed

Park Cottage .........................Park Cottage .................Harry Barefoot. Constance Barefoot

Crown Cottage ......................Crown Cottage ..............Elizabeth Betts

Crown Cottages ....................Crown Inn ......................Emily Brown. Wilfred Brown

Church Cottage .....................Church Cottage .............Herbert Albiston

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. In 1962 Richard Alistair May purchased Lane Farm from Roger Edward Thompson and the Rt. Hon. Robert William Evelyn Rockley.

1967 Police Plan of Church Lane, Lacey Green. Property Names Listed

Number Name

69 ............April Cottage

70 ........... Hendre. Research note by Laurence Rostron. Now (2018) known as Ridgemont

71 ............Grace Cottage

72 ............Court Cottage

73 ...........White Close

74............Lane Farm

75 ...........Green Hedges

76 ...........Wimble End

77 ...........Tor Cottage

78 ...........Thatched House

79 ...........Black Firs

80 ...........Park Cottage

81 ...........Crown Cottage

82 ...........Church Cottage

................Crown Inn. Research note by Laurence Roston. Shown on the plan but not numbered

................Lane Cottage. Research note by Laurence Rostron. Not shown on the plan and not described

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. April Cottage - a relatively new property that was not shown on the 1960/61 Ordinance Survey Map, but appears on the Police Plan dated 1967. This suggests that it was built in the 1960's and has been extended in recent years

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. Ridgemont - previously Hendre - this is a new property that was not shown on the 1960/61 Ordinance Survey Map but appears on the Police Plan dated 1967. This suggests that it was built in the 1960s

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. In 1970 George and Molly Ward purchased Lane Cottage.

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. In 1971 John Frederick Plowman purchased Lane Farm from Richard Alisair May

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. In 1984 David and Sheila Clay purchased Lane Farm from John Frederick Plowman.

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. Allied Breweries sold The Crown Inn in 1972. It was demolished and three Crown Cottages were built to replace it.

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. !, 2, and 3 Crown Cottages were built in 1973/4 on the site of the Crown Public House

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. A new Vicarage was built off Church Lane in 1982

The Register of Voters in Church Lane, Lacey Green in 1987. Named Properties.

Current Name(2018).....Name in 1987..............Voters

Grace Cottage ..............Grace Cottage ..............Laurence Rostron. Linda Rostron. Jane Rostron.

April Cottage .................April Cottage ................Anthony Taylor. Ursula Taylor

Ridgemont ....................Hendre .........................Thomas Evans

Court Cottage ...............Court Cottage ...............Geoffrey Gomme. Ethel Gomme

Well Cottage .................Well Cottage .................David Chalkley. Barbara Chalkley

Lane Farm ...................Lane Farm .....................David clay. Sheila Clay. Margaret Clay

Hambe Close ...............Warehouse

Green Hedges .............Green Hedges ...............Philip Dell. Elaine Dell

Lane Cottage ...............Lane Cottage ................George Ward. Mollie Ward

Wimble End .................Wimble End ..................Robert Knight. Carole Knight. Emma Knight. Patrick Knight

Trillium .........................Tor Cottage ...................Frank Dormer. Freda Dormer

Thatched House ..........Thatched House ...........Anthony Blackburn. Davida Blackburn. Corinne Blackburn. Mark Blackburn

Black Firs .....................Black Firs .....................Ted Saunders. Ann Saunders

Park Cottage ................Park Cottage ................Frances Arnold. Matthew Arnold. Clement Brown

Crown Cottage .............Crown Cottage .............Ella Betts

Crown Cottage 1 ..........Crown Cottage 1 ..........Ludlow Sealy. Myra Sealy

Crown Cottage 2 ..........Crown Cottage 2 ..........Michael Pritchard. Sally Pritchard.

Crown Cottage 3 ..........Crown Cottage 3 ..........David Ridgen. Diana Rigden. Richard Rigden

Vicarage .......................Vicarage .......................Rev. Rayond Maynard.

Church Cottage ............Church Cottage ............James Fletcher. Cecilia Fletcher

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. Church Lane, lacey Green, was designated a Conservation Area in 1989

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. Court Cottage was significantly refurbished and enlarged in the 1990s

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. The Spinney was built in 1993 and one of the newest properties in Church Lane

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. After the death of Ted Saunders his family demolished the bungalow Black Firs and in 1997 they built the existing house.

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. In 1998 Tor Cottage was bought. demolished in 2000 and Trillium was built to replace it.

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. In 2000 Craig Tillotson purchased Lane Farm from David and Sheila Clay

2016 Ordinance Survey Map. 22 Properties in Church Lane. All described as 'House & Garden'

1 Summer Hayes------------Mr M & Mrs A Tingey

2 Grace Cottage-------------Mr L & Mrs L Rostron

3 April Cottage---------------Dr G & Mrs Biswas

4 Ridgemont------------------Mr R & Mrs T Treasure

5 Court Cottage--------------Mr L Prentice

6 Well Cottage---------------Mr a & Mrs S Barraclough

7 Green Hedges-------------Mr P & Mrs E Dell. (see Philip & Elaine Dell) and (Public Children's Playground)

8 Lane Farm----------------- Mr C & Mrs C Tillotson

9 Lane Cottage--------------Mrs M Ward

10 Trillium---------------------Mr J & Mrs Story

11 Wimble End---------------Mr M Carter & Ms C Saunders

12 Acorn Cottage----------Mr R & Mrs C Knight

13 The Spinney-------------Mr N & Mrs Z Glenister

14 The Thatched House--Mr M Blackburn

15 Black Firs-------------.---Mr J & Mrs K Black

16 The Vicarage------------The Rev. A & Mrs P Bundock

17 Park Cottage-------------Mr J Pearse & Ms H Bosworth

18 Crown Cottage-----------Mr J & Mrs J Jones

19 Crown Cottage 1--------Mr I & Mrs B Ward

20 Crown Cottage 2--------Mrs M Shrimpton

21 Crown Cottage 3--------Mr M & Mrs A van Reysen

22 Church Cottage----------Mr N & Mrs W Joyce.

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. Summer Hayes had in the 1989 Conservation Area Map been shown to be on the Main Road, Lacey Green.

Research Note by Laurence Rostron. Acorn Cottage was built in 2008 and therefore the latest property to be built in Church Lane