Hartley Mauditt
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The settlement appears to have been uninhabited since the 18th century, save for a couple of scattered cottages. Dating from the 12th century, St Leonard's church stands as the only remaining building of the former village.
Geography
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The medieval village was larger than present housing which now consists of the parish church of St Leonard and a few houses to the north of the church. These include a 17th-century thatched cottage, a rectory, and a house which was the village school on the parish boundary adjoining West Worldham.[1]
History
Hartley Mauditt was first documented in the Domesday Book as "Herlege" (meaning hartland or woodland); "Hartley" signifies a pasture for deer. The manor had been granted to William de Maldoit (by corruption rendered Mauditt) by William the Conqueror.[2] Later, it was in the possession of John of Gaunt, the Duchy of Lancaster, the Crown, and then in 1603 to Nicholas Steward (1547-1633).[3] In 1790, the 4th Baronet of Hartley Mauditt, Sir Simeon Henry Stuart, sold the manor to Henry Bilson-Legge. Bilson-Lagge's son son pulled down the manor house in 1798, presumably because it was in a poor state and would have been expensive to re-furbish.[4] After the demolition of the manor house, the village declined. Today, the church is one of the few remaining buildings.
On 1 April 1932 the parish was incorporated into the larger parish of Worldham.[5]
Parish church
St Leonard's church is a remaining building from the pre-18th century village. It is on the West side of a lake, as seen in the picture.
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