History (page 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Further evidence of medieval occupancy of the village was revealed in 1964 by school children who found a pottery kiln on the site of some new houses. The site, known as Low Garth, is situated at the side of the Horse Pond Beck at the bottom of the village. The kiln, which had partly been demolished by the bulldozer, was circular, with five to six flues. It had an internal diameter of six feet, with a two feet high unmortared grit wall surround. The pottery was sited on grit stone slabs above a clay floor. The pots were undecorated, with partial dark brown glaze and were found to be of medieval origin.

Amoungst the finds were a number of jugs and bowls, but in the main the finds were of large pitchers with broad handles and bung holes, some with bungs. It is thought possible that the kiln was sited where even earlier kilns had once stood, but no firm evidence has been found.

IN the early part of the reign of James I, Richard Paver of Braham Hall obtained the lease of the Follifoot lands from the King for £140.3.4d. These were the lands which had belonged to the Priory of Newburgh before the Dissolution of the Monastries. The lands were held of the Manor of East Greenwich in free socage for the annual rent of £4.7.6d. for the Follifoot lands and £2.15.8d. for the Aketon lands.

Below are the names of the tenants, and the annual rents paid by them to Richard Paver at that time.

FOLLIFOOT
AKETON
John Lutye
22s. John Galias 18s. Michael Bycardicke
29s.4d.
Aketon Hall
Robert Swayle
7s. John Scoles 3s.4d. Thomas Middleton
16d.
Cellerer Acre
John Allyn
2s.8d. Richard Marshall 2s. Thomas Baylton
5s.
Richard Curtys
2s.4d. John Dyghton
10s.
Laurance Danby
30s. Jacob Tenaunte
5s.