Pilley, Hampshire
Encyclopedia
Pilley is a small village in the civil parish
of Boldre
, in the New Forest
national park in Hampshire
, England
. Pilley is located 2 miles north of the port of Lymington
.
, in Hampshire
. The west end of the village is known as Pilley Hill, and the east end as Pilley Bailey. Pilley is home to Boldre War Memorial Hall, and an Anglican
chapel dedicated to Saint Nicholas
. The village also has a primary school (named after William Gilpin), and a pre-school.
The village has one inn
called the Fleur de Lys. The inn claims to be the oldest in the New Forest, and to have been serving drinks since 1096. A list of landlords going back to 1498 is viewable by the entrance.
of 1086. Before 1066 the lands had been held by Edric, Alfric Small, and Algar. By 1086, much of the land had been taken into the New Forest
with the exception of some land held by Alfric Small and Hugh de Quintin. By 1316 the Pilley family were established here, as Roger de Pilley appears as joint owner with John de Wereburn of the vill of Pilley. During the 15th century record is found of small estates held by various families, and in 1505 the manor was in the possession of Roger Filey, who left as heir a niece Joan, aged nine years. In 1547 John Filey sold the manor to John Mill. It remained in the Mill family into the 17th century, but it then passed through various hands until the late 18th century, when the manorial rights probably lapsed.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Boldre
Boldre
Boldre is a village and civil parish in the New Forest district of Hampshire. It is situated inside the New Forest National Park borders, near the Lymington River, and is about two miles north of Lymington...
, in the New Forest
New Forest
The New Forest is an area of southern England which includes the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in the heavily-populated south east of England. It covers south-west Hampshire and extends into south-east Wiltshire....
national park in Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, England
England
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. Pilley is located 2 miles north of the port of Lymington
Lymington
Lymington is a port on the west bank of the Lymington River on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. It is to the east of the South East Dorset conurbation, and faces Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight which is connected to it by a car ferry, operated by Wightlink. The town...
.
Overview
Pilley is a village located just east of the village of BoldreBoldre
Boldre is a village and civil parish in the New Forest district of Hampshire. It is situated inside the New Forest National Park borders, near the Lymington River, and is about two miles north of Lymington...
, in Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
. The west end of the village is known as Pilley Hill, and the east end as Pilley Bailey. Pilley is home to Boldre War Memorial Hall, and an Anglican
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
chapel dedicated to Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas , also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra . Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker...
. The village also has a primary school (named after William Gilpin), and a pre-school.
The village has one inn
INN
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called the Fleur de Lys. The inn claims to be the oldest in the New Forest, and to have been serving drinks since 1096. A list of landlords going back to 1498 is viewable by the entrance.
History
Pilley is listed three times in the Domesday BookDomesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086. Before 1066 the lands had been held by Edric, Alfric Small, and Algar. By 1086, much of the land had been taken into the New Forest
New Forest
The New Forest is an area of southern England which includes the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in the heavily-populated south east of England. It covers south-west Hampshire and extends into south-east Wiltshire....
with the exception of some land held by Alfric Small and Hugh de Quintin. By 1316 the Pilley family were established here, as Roger de Pilley appears as joint owner with John de Wereburn of the vill of Pilley. During the 15th century record is found of small estates held by various families, and in 1505 the manor was in the possession of Roger Filey, who left as heir a niece Joan, aged nine years. In 1547 John Filey sold the manor to John Mill. It remained in the Mill family into the 17th century, but it then passed through various hands until the late 18th century, when the manorial rights probably lapsed.