Upper Woodway

Research by Joan West.

The following properties on Upper Woodway are taken from a map dated 1970/80. Upper Woodway runs from the northeast where Woodway bends and also meets Little Wardrobes Lane, uphill to the south at the crossroads near The Whip public house.

The far end of the east side is not shown. There are old cottages and a farm there but nothing else on the east side of the road.

On the east side of the road starting at the crossroads by The Whip going northwards down the hill the houses are :-

Valley View on the corner of Loosley Hill and Upper Woodway

Hillcrest

Ashridge

Ridge Vista

Overlea

The Beeches

Beechurst

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Additions since 1980 and also the farm and the old cottages on the east side of the road. Box Cottage

Before it was known as Woodway Farm the land laying within the bend of the lane known as Woodway was rented from the Manor by ? Bearfoot. He had a cottage there and had been allotted extra land nearby when a strip he had in the Common Fields was lost in the Enclosures of Princes Risborough in 1823.

Edward Anderson born 1795 and Mary Ward born 1791 lived at Darvills Hill Farm. See Edward Anderson & Mary,nee Ward

11th June 1824 (taken from the deeds of Darvills Hill Farm) Edward leased from the Manor, ground called 'Collins' 1 acre, at Loosley Row.

Woodway Cottage

11th June 1824. Edward Anderson of Darvills Hill, baker, leased from the Manor ground called "Collins" at Loosley Row of 1 acre, previously Thomas Barefoot's cottage with meadow/orchard of 2 acres and 3 closes of arable of 8 acres called Great Anthony. Little Anthony and Lower Baggs, now 1 close with 2 cottages on it built by Thomas Barefoot on Upper Woodway, Loosley Row in which Thomas Barefoot the younger and William Adams had dwelt. Also allotment in Middle Field of 2 roods, 13 poles.

1881 Census. John Anderson, son of Edward Anderson, farmer of 20 acres at Loosley Row

1889 Death of John Anderson of Woodway Cottage, Loosley.

1939 Register (census). Edward Anderson born 1853 OAP, Lucy J Anderson born1858 OAP, Fanny E Anderson born 1889, domestic servant.

Eli Dormer born 1831 was the son of John & Jane Dormer

Mary Ann Williams born 1828 was the daughter of James & Mary Williams

Eli and Mary Ann married in 1853

Eli and Mary Ann had 4 children as follows :-

George Dormer born 1858

Horace Dormer born 1860

Selina Dormer born 1870

Clara Dormer born 1870 married Edwin Rixon. click Edwin & Clara Rixon for their life story

Eli Dormer started as a sawyer, but by 1891 he was the licensee of a public house on Upper Woodway, Loosley Row. by in the census of 1911, Eli was lodging with Edwin & Clara Rixon, his daughter and son-in-law.

click Dormer for others in this family

Overlea was built on the upper part of Woodway, running up to the Whip Public House crossroads. It is 3 up from the turning into Lower Road and 7 down from the Whip, on the west side of the road.

Mr Fred Brooks is recorded as living there when he died in 1980, click 1980 Fred Brooks