Talk:Spains Hall

A fact from Spains Hall appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 3 April 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the site of Spains Hall, an Elizabethan house near Finchingfield in Essex, has been owned by only three families since the Domesday Book was compiled in 1086?

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Is it worth noting that the Brockett family, were Lords of the Manor of Spains, 1698-1906?This genealogy states that John Brockett bought the manor of Willingdale Spain in 1698: the Willingdale parish was divided between two manors, Spains Hall being in Willingdale Spain. He and his heirs were lords of the manor, but not resident in the Hall. The engraving is of 1833. --Wetman 07:57, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, now. It seems that the church of Willingale Spain was built by the same Harvey D'Espania / Hervey de Ispania / Hervey de Spain in the 12th century, about half a mile from his manor house at Spains Hall in Willingale in Essex. The D'ou family arrived in Willingale and added a new and larger church next door, Willingale Doe, in the 14th century. Each church had its own parish until they were united in 1929. More explanation and images here.

It seems that the last "Spains Hall" Brocket, Mary (1827-1906), married "prominent Victorian" Charles Pix Meryon (1814-79), Mayor of Rye from 1871 to 1879,[1] and Speakers of the Confederation of the Cinque Ports;[2] their only child died at one year.

However, it is clear that Spains Hall near Finchingfield passed through the Ruggles and then the Ruggles-Brise family since 1760.

It seems that there are at least three Spains/Spain's/Spaynes Halls in Essex - see this, which also mentions a "Spaynes Hall" even further north in Great Yeldham

Maps for Spains Hall near Finchingfield, north of Braintree, and Spains Hall near Willingale, west of Chelmsford, perhaps 20 miles further south. -- ALoan (Talk) 18:27, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Whew! no wonder I was confused. --Wetman 19:41, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Logically speaking, it's actually only two families -- 1) de Ispania / Kempe; 2) Ruggles. But I know logic is irrelevant. :) Doops | talk 00:03, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]