Upminster Hall

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Upminster Hall is a historic house in Upminster, London, England. It is now the clubhouse of the Upminster Golf Club.

Upminster is a suburban town in east London, England, and part of the London Borough of Havering. Located 16.5 miles (26.6 km) east-northeast of Charing Cross, it is one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan, and comprises a number of shopping streets and a large residential area. Historically a rural village in Essex, it formed an ancient parish. Although peripheral to London, the town has good transport links; it was first connected to central London by rail in 1885 and has a terminal station on the London Underground network. The economic history of Upminster is characterised by a shift from farming to garden suburb. As part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th century, Upminster significantly expanded and increased in population, becoming part of Hornchurch Urban District in 1934, and has formed part of Greater London since 1965.

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames in the south-east of England, at the head of its 50-mile (80 km) estuary leading to the North Sea, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. Londinium was founded by the Romans. The City of London, London's ancient core − an area of just 1.12 square miles (2.9 km²) and colloquially known as the Square Mile − retains boundaries that follow closely its medieval limits. The City of Westminster is also an Inner London borough holding city status. Greater London is governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly.

History

King Harold II gave the manor of Upminster Hall to the abbotts of Waltham Abbey in around the year 1050.^[1] The present house, which dates from circa 1500, remained in the ownership of the abbey until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536, when King Henry VIII gave it to Thomas Cromwell.^[1] It was then occupied by the Latham family from 1543 until it passed to Edward Noel, later 1st Earl of Gainsborough, in 1677.^[2] It was then owned by the Branfil family from 1685 until it was bought by Major Godfrey Pike in 1921.^[1] It became the clubhouse of Upminster Golf Club in 1927^[3] It has been listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England since January 1955.^[4]

Harold Godwinson 11th-century Anglo-Saxon King of England

Harold Godwinson, often called Harold II, was the last crowned Anglo-Saxon king of England. Harold reigned from 6 January 1066 until his death at the Battle of Hastings, fighting the Norman invaders led by William the Conqueror during the Norman conquest of England. His death marked the end of Anglo-Saxon rule over England.

The Abbey Church of Waltham Holy Cross and St Lawrence is the parish church of the town of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England. It has been a place of worship since the 7th century. The present building dates mainly from the early 12th century and is an example of Norman architecture. To the east of the existing church are traces of an enormous eastward enlargement of the building, begun following the re-foundation of the abbey in 1177. In the Late Middle Ages, Waltham was one of the largest church buildings in England and a major site of pilgrimage; in 1540 it was the last religious community to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. It is still an active parish church for the town.

Dissolution of the Monasteries legal event which disbanded religious residences in England, Wales and Ireland

The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland, appropriated their income, disposed of their assets, and provided for their former personnel and functions. Although the policy was originally envisaged as increasing the regular income of the Crown, much former monastic property was sold off to fund Henry's military campaigns in the 1540s. He was given the authority to do this in England and Wales by the Act of Supremacy, passed by Parliament in 1534, which made him Supreme Head of the Church in England, thus separating England from Papal authority, and by the First Suppression Act (1535) and the Second Suppression Act (1539).

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References

1 2 3 "The Clubhouse". Upminister Golf Club. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
↑ "A History of the County of Essex: Volume 7" . Retrieved 31 August 2013.
↑ "Upminster Hall". Upminster Community Web. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
↑ Historic England, "Upminster Hall (1079889)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 4 February 2018

Coordinates: 51°33′59″N0°15′28″E / 51.5663°N 0.2579°E / 51.5663; 0.2579

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[history-1] 1 2 3 "The Clubhouse". Upminister Golf Club. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[2] "A History of the County of Essex: Volume 7" . Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[3] "Upminster Hall". Upminster Community Web. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

[NHLE-4] Historic England, "Upminster Hall (1079889)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 4 February 2018