Blackmore Area Local History
Blackmore. Timeline
Last Updated 24 March 2009
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Blackmore Area Local History |
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Blackmore. Timeline |
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| A Timeline in Local History for the village of Blackmore in Essex. | |||||
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| Home | Blackmore | ||||
| National Event | Year | Local Event | |||
| William I | 1066 | ||||
| Domesday Book | 1086 | Fingrith recorded in Domesday Book, not
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| William II | 1087 | ||||
| Henry I | 1100 | ||||
| Stephen | 1135 | ||||
| Henry II | 1154 | ||||
| 1160 | Land given by Adam & Jordan de Samford, holders of Manor of Fingrith. Authorisation to build Blackmore Priory (Augustinian order) by Richard, Bishop of London | ||||
| 1170 | Likely earliest date of remaining portion of Blackmore Priory | ||||
| Richard I | 1189 | ||||
| John | 1199 | ||||
| 1213 | The Bassett Canon | ||||
| Henry III | 1216 | ||||
| 1232 | King granted to Prior and Canons patent for one Fair a year | ||||
| Edward I | 1272 | ||||
| Edward II | 1307 | ||||
| 1310 | Entry in registers of Bishop Baldock, Bishop of London, regarding the Prior maintaining Divine Offices for the parishioners of Blackmore | ||||
| 1315 | Robert de Vere gave Fingrith land to Blackmore Priory | ||||
| Edward III | 1327 | ||||
| 1349 | Black Death | ||||
| Richard II | 1377 | ||||
| 1397 | Approximate date of Nave Roof at Blackmore Church. Sixteen shields record Earls of Oxford (de Vere family) and Royal Family | ||||
| Henry IV | 1399 | ||||
| 1400 | Date of church bell tower | ||||
| Henry V | 1413 | ||||
| Henry VI | 1422 | ||||
| Edward IV | 1461 | ||||
| Edward V, Richard III | 1483 | ||||
| Henry VII | 1485 | ||||
| Henry VIII | 1509 | ||||
| 1519 | Illigitimate son of Henry VIII born to Elizabeth Blount at Blackmore Priory. Henry Fitzroy died in 1536, aged 17. | ||||
| 1527 | Blackmore Priory dissolved and granted to Wolsey | ||||
| 1529 | Fall of Wolsey | ||||
| 1531 | Blackmore Priory granted to Waltham Abbey | ||||
| 1540 | Waltham Abbey dissolved. Land at Blackmore granted to John Smyth | ||||
| Edward VI | 1547 | ||||
| Mary I | 1553 | ||||
| Elizabeth I | 1558 | ||||
| 1583 | Parishioners v. Smyth. Court case over parishioners right to use Chancel | ||||
| James I | 1603 | ||||
| Authorised Version of the English Bible | 1611 | ||||
| Charles I | 1625 | ||||
| Commonwealth | 1649 | ||||
| Charles II | 1660 | Death of Simon Lynch, curate | |||
| Book of Common Prayer | 1662 | ||||
| Act of Parliament for burial in wool | 1678 | ||||
| James II | 1685 | ||||
| William & Mary (jointly) | 1689 | ||||
| William III (sole ruler) | 1694 | ||||
| Anne | 1702 | ||||
| George I | 1714 | ||||
| George II | 1727 | ||||
| Hardwick's Act: standard format for Marriage Register | 1753 | ||||
| George III | 1760 | ||||
| Roses Act: standard format for Baptism and Burial registers | 1812 | ||||
| George IV | 1820 | ||||
| William IV | 1830 | ||||
| Victoria | 1837 | ||||
| 1841 | Baptist Chapel, School House and rooms built on land owned by Ashley Barrett of Jessops | ||||
| 1877 | Church Restoration. New Board School opened in Blackmore in response to 1870 Education Act. | ||||
| 1894 | Formation of Blackmore Parish Council | ||||
| 1897 | 24 June: Essex hailstorm devastates crops and ruins fruit and vegetables in gardens. OS Map of Blackmore | ||||
| 1898 | Major restoration begins on church | ||||
| King Edward VII | 1901 | Crickett tomb opened. Lady Chapel consecrated | |||
| 1902 | Church Restoration celebrations | ||||
| King George V | 1910 | 1910 Electoral Roll for Blackmore | |||
| Start of First World War. Diocese of Chelmsford created | 1914 | ||||
| End of First World War | 1918 | ||||
| 1920 | Dedication on War Memorial | ||||
| King Edward VIII. King George VI | 1936 | ||||
| Start of Second World War | 1939 | ||||
| End of Second World War | 1945 | Revd. C P Flatt writes 'Guide Book' to 'Church of St Laurence, Blackmore' | |||
| Queen Elizabeth II | 1952 | ||||
| 1954 | Leather Bottle public house destroyed by fire. Rebuilt and reopened 1956 | ||||
| 1958 | Aerial photograph | ||||
| 1964 | Jubilee of Diocese of Chelmsford | ||||
| 1966 | New edition of Church Guide Book | ||||
| 1968 | Large expansion of population: Orchard Piece, Meadow Rise and Woollard Way built in old village centre. Large number of houses constructed at Hook End and Wyatts Green | ||||
| 1970 | New Primary School opened in Blackmore | ||||
| 1987 | Aug: Blackmore village flooded in torrential rain. Oct: Hurricane | ||||
| 2004 | Church bell tower tree ring dated | ||||
| 2005 | New edition of Church Guide Book | ||||
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