Pilley, Hampshire
| Pilley | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 Pilley, looking towards the Fleur De Lys inn | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SZ331982 |
| Location: | 50°46’57"N, 1°31’55"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Lymington |
| Postcode: | SO42 |
| Dialling code: | 01590 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | New Forest |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
New Forest East |
Pilley is a small village just east of the village of Boldre, in the New Forest in the south-west of Hampshire. Pilley is two miles north of the port of Lymington.
On the south-east side of Pilley is a hamlet, 'Bull Hill' and at the west end of the village is 'Pilley Hill', while the northern part of the village is known as Pilley Bailey.
The parish church is a chapel dedicated to St Nicholas.
The village has one inn called the Fleur de Lys.[1] The inn claims to be the oldest in the New Forest,[2] and to have been serving drinks since 1096.[3] A list of landlords going back to 1498 is viewable by the entrance.[3]
History
Pilley is listed three times in the Domesday Book of 1086. Before 1066 the lands had been held by Edric, Alfric Small, and Algar.[4]
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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[5] 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.[5] Current manorial rights are with and passed down through the Harrison family of Hythe.
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References
- ↑ Fleur de Lys, Pilley, beerintheevening.com
- ↑ Garry Hogg, (1974), The English Country Inn, page 105. Batsford
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Judith Bamber, Helena Smith, 2003, The rough guide to walks in London and southeast England, page 146. Rough Guides
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pilley, Hampshire in the Domesday Book
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 A History of the County of Hampshire - Volume 4 pp 616-623: Parishes: Boldre (Victoria County History)
