Upper Woodway
From Lacey Green History
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
end of map
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