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Bramham Over The Centuries

Bramham in Church Hands (cont)

Bramham remained mainly under the influence of Nostell Priory until the Suppression of the Monasteries by Henry VIII (1536-9) in his political quarrels with the Pope which created the Church of England.
The healthy state of the village can be judged from its being, at this time, Nostell's most valuable possession, with annual rents amounting to £52.19.10d.
The site of Nostell Priory and much other property that had belonged to the monastery was granted by Henry at a low price to Thomas Legh, one of the Crown commissioners appointed to visit religious houses.
This grant covered the site of the manor of Bramham called Bramham Bygginge with all lands and tenements belonging to the manor including pasturage and rabbit warrens; also two parts of one meadow called the Applegarth and the woods called the West Wood and the Rakes in Bramham.
Both lie to the west of the Al, the former opposite Clifford, the latter within Bramham Park, opposite Camp Hill. Thomas Legh, having no interest in the manor beyond mere land speculation, disposed of his holdings to Sir James Blunt who in 1566 sold it to John Browne, Esq.
Subsequently the descendants of Sir John Winn succeeded, inheriting the estates of his cousin Charles Allanson of Bramham Biggin. George Winn was created Baronet in 1776 and assumed the arms of and name of Allanson He was made Lord Headley in 1797.
After the Dissolution of the Monasteries the Rectory of Bramham came into the hands of the Crown and, in 1546, was granted by Henry VIII to the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Oxford.
The influence of the secular Church was almost as strong in Bramham as that of the monastic Church. By 1125 a further monastic cell had been established, this time by the Holy Trinity Priory, York, at Hedley Grove; between 1155 and 1180 three acres of land in Bramham was given to the Hospital of St Peter, York, together with a mansion with half an acre of ground; and Agnes Fossard granted land in Bramham to the nuns of St Clements, York, who received further land gifts later.
The Dean and Chapter of York Minster also had rights in Bramham.
They instituted the vicars that were presented by the Canons of Nostell and, after the dissolution of the monasteries in 1536-9, payments were made out of Bramham Rectory of 4 shillings to the deacons and choristers of York Minster, 30 shillings to the bailiff of St Peter's and 20 shillings to the Vicars Choral of York Minster. In fact these annual payments were such a drain on Bramham, that 20 parishioners later took the opportunity provided by the Commonwealth to petition Oliver Cromwell for a return of back-payments; they were granted £40.

All Saints Church, Bramham

Bramham Church, the oldest and central building in the village, has witnessed so many events throughout the ages, and the church documents and registers provide a good insight into village life.
Early history is provided by the York Visitation Records and our own church records go back to 1586.
The present church, dedicated to All Saints, was built in about 1150 but during the time that Nostell Priory had such an influence over Bramham that church was enlarged, from a small unaisled building with a tower to its present shape, with two aisles, and a spire which was probably added in the latter half of the thirteenth century.
The embattled parapet to the tower and the parapets to the nave roof were added in the fifteenth century.
Considerable, though less fundamental, work has been carried out on All Saints throughout its history, sometimes by gift of its patron, latterly the Lane Fox family, but also by public subscription.
Victorian adaptations and repairs were made in 1853, costing over £1,000, with a further £400 on repairs to the chancel in 1866. The considerable alterations of 19,35 were followed by further repairs during the mid-70's. it was then that the old two-manual organ was replaced by one brought from a closing Methodist Chapel in Darlington.

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