Title deeds of Glory Farm, Penn and other properties of the Bovingdon family

These documents refer to Glory Farm and properties in Winchmore Hill, Penn and other properties owned by the Bovingdon family. The family owned lands in both Penn and Ruislip (Middx) and acquired more land by marriage

D209/1-20 Lands at Glory Farm, Winchmore Hill, Penn, Amersham, Coleshill and Chesham, included in the post-nuptial settlement of William Bovingdon, 1632. 1340-1738

D209/21-24 Messuage and lands called Hitchin, Winchmore Hill, Penn. 1695-1710

D209/25-40 Houses and closes of land in Winchmore Hill, Penn, including Fagmans Garden. late C13-1722

D209/41-70 Messuage and lands called Nottocks Green or Egham Fields, Penn. 1619-1766

D209/71-80 Miscellaneous lands in Penn. 1336-1720

D209/81-92 A messuage (or bay of buildings) in Amersham. 1653-1715

D209/93-96 Various messuages and lands in Amersham. 1661-1799

D209/97-98 Messuages in Beaconsfield. 1734-1824

D209/99-105 Cottage and land in Todway Spring, Farnham Royal. 1667-1739

D209/106-107 Messuages in Farnham Royal. 1769-1788

D209/108-111 Various properties in Chilton, High Wycombe, Aston Clinton, Chesham and Penn. 1686-1818

D209/112-130 Property in Middlesex. 1653-C20

D209/131-135 Wills and probates of the Arundel family. 1657-1766

D209/136-142 Records of the Winter family 1714-1805

D209/143-147 Family history notes. C20

D209/148-161 Miscellaneous items 1663-C20

It has not been possible to completely restore the original order of these documents. On their arrival at the Record Office they were partially in bundles, but on examination these bundles were discovered to be completely arbitrary and were dismantled. Previous to their deposit the deeds were sorted and some of their order destroyed.e.g. leases and the corresponding releases were separated. Such leases and releases have been reunited, also wills and bonds that obviously relate to a particular property have been placed with that property. Where this has not been possible they have been placed under a separate heading e.g. wills and probates of the Arundel family. Where it is not clear from the description of a piece of land that it is part of Glory Farm, then this too has been placed under a different heading.

Notes on the documents made during previous sorting (some of which identify documents incorrectly), have been placed at the end. These notes are in the same hand as the family history notes included earlier. The deeds were contained in C20 envelopes, on which descriptions of the documents were written. Many of these descriptions were inaccurate and the envelopes were disposed of.

Some difficulty has arisen in describing the properties as the boundary between the parishes of Penn and Amersham has been altered. The 1st edition six inch ordnance survey map shows the boundary as passing up the centre of Winchmore Hill, whilst later maps show a move to the east. The parish stated in the description of the document is that given in the document.

The spelling of Winchmore Hill has been standardised to the modern version, but field names have been retained in the original spelling. The depositor retains the originals of the photocopied deeds.

<span class="wrapper"><p>Records of the Bovingdon family of "The Glorie", Winchmore Hill, Penn, Bucks</p> <p>Contains more details of the history of the property, written using this collection of documents and a detailed family tree</p> <p>Box file 20</p> <p>Some account of those called variously Bovington, Bovingdon, Buffington, Bofanton, Boufingetone even Boveington and beyond</p> <p>A family history of the Bovingdon family including those at Penn. Searchroom shelves, outsize family trees</p> <p>J Gilbert Jenkins A History of the Parish of Penn 1935</p> <p>Contains many references to Winchmore Hill and the Bovingdon family.</p> <p>For a transcript of the inventory of William Bovingdon of The Glory, 1700 (transcript c1900), commentary on inventory, and conjectural sketch plan of The Glory, made 1983, see D/X 988</p></span>

Records are open for consultation unless otherwise indicated

The depositor should be notified of any external use of these documents for either exhibition or publication.

The depositor is a descendent of Charles Butcher and Mary Bovingdon, who was the daughter of Thomas Bovingdon.

The Glorie was described as a mansion house in 1632 and in 1700 an inventory of the goods of William Bovingdon, decd., at The Glory was made. A typed commentary and a sketch plan of the house at that time have been constructed.(D/X 988) The house is believed to have been rebuilt by Thomas Bowler Bovingdon on his marriage in 1799. The Glory Farm remained in the Bovingdon family until it was sold by Thomas Bovingdon (1804-1878) to Thomas Grove of Penn, who was linked to the family by marriage. Part of the land described below has become part of the Egham Fields Housing estate, the deeds of which are held. (D/X 921)