Theydon Bois 1848 Whites directory
THOYDON-BOIS, or Theydon Bois, a scattered village on the north side of the vale of the river Roding, and on the east side of Epping Forest, has in its parish 538 inhabitants and 1718 acres of land, partly in the forest. It is 3 miles S. of Epping, and was held by Peter de Valoines, at the Norman Survey, and afterwards by the Tany, Wroth, and Elrington families. Mrs. Hall-Dare is now lady of the manor ; but Henry Elwes, Esq. owns Thoydon Hall estate ; and other parts of the parish belong to Lady Puller, J. Powell, Esq. , and several smaller copyholders, subject to arbitrary fines.
The Church (St. Mary,) was rebuilt in 1843 at the cost of £2200, and is a neat edifice in the Norman style. It was appropriated to St. Bartholomew’s Priory, in Smithfield, by William de Bosco, and at the dissolution the tithes were granted to Edward Elrington, Esq. Mrs. Hall-Dare is now impropriator of the rectory, and patroness of the perpetual curacy, valued in 1831 at only £64. 3s. 2d., though it has been augmented by Queen Anne’s Bounty. The Rev. G. Hambleton is the incumbent, and has a good residence, built in 1840 at the cost of nearly £2000 , by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, who have recently augmented the living. The glebe is 7A. , and the tithes were commuted in 1848. A National School was built here in 1840 at the cost of £300. The Poor’s Land, l½A., now let for £1 10s was given by an unknown donor, who also gave to the poor, a yearly rent charge of £2 out of Thoydon Hall estate.
Crow Joshua, vict. Bull
Durham Robert, baker
Hambleton Rev. George, M.A., Parsonage
Hampton James, grocer
Styles Thomas, brick & tile maker
Wedderell Daniel, blacksmith
FARMERS.
Dosson Thomas
Groombridge James
Hampton William
Hooper George, Thoydon Hall
Larter William
Palmer George Andrew
Phillips Matthew
Smith John
Wedderell William
Young Mary