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The Goddard family were from 1563 until 1927 Lords of the Manor of Swindon, living on the Goddard Estate in The Lawns. The title of Lord of the Manor arose in the English mediaeval system of Manorialism following the Norman Conquest. Swindon ( is a large town in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire in the South West of England, midway between Bristol (64 km / 40 miles

The Goddard family was established within Swindon prior to the 15th century. Thomas Goddard of Upham acquired the Manor in 1563 and his descendant family were Lords of the Manor up until the 20th century. This article is about the medieval system "Manors" redirects here

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The Estate

Thomas Goddard's purchase were said to include - profits of the fairs and the weekly market, 60 messuages, 40 cottages, 2 water mills, 100 gardens, 100 orchards, 600 acres (2. In Law, the term messuage equates to a dwelling- House and includes outbuildings orchard Curtilage or court-yard and garden 4 km²) of land, 200 acres (0. 81 km²) of meadows, 1,000 acres (4. 0 km²) of heath, 30 acres of woods, 120 acres (0. Heaths are Shrubland habitats characterised by open low growing woody Vegetation, found on mainly infertile Acidic soils 49 km²) of pasture and one dovecote. Pasture is land with Herbaceous vegetation cover used for grazing of Ungulate Livestock as part of a Farm or Ranch. A dovecote or dovecot is a building intended to house Pigeons or Doves which were an important food source in history [1]

The estate included the area known today as the Lawns, and was bounded by the High Street and the site of Christchurch.

The Lawn Manor House c.1925
The Lawn Manor House c. 1925
The Lawn Manor House c.1925
The Lawn Manor House c. 1925

The Manor house was rebuilt around 1770; it is probable that this was on the site of a mediaeval building. A manor house or fortified manor-house is a Country house, which has historically formed the administrative centre of a manor (see Manorialism The Manor building was known as Swindon House until 1850, and is now known as the Lawn.

The family home was a double-cube fronted building of brick with stone dressings and a baluster parapet. A brick is a block of Ceramic material used in Masonry construction laid using mortar. Ashlar is dressed stone work of any type of stone Ashlar blocks are large rectangular blocks of Masonry sculpted to have square edges and even faces A baluster (according to OED derived through the French balustre, from Italian balaustro, from balaustra, "pomegranate flower" To the east of this was a five bedroom dining block that looked out onto the gardens. [1]

When last occupied by the family, the Lawn had an outer and inner hall on the ground floor (giving access to a lobby and drawing room), a dining room with adjoining study, billiard room, library and gun room. A lobby is a Room in a Building which is used for entry from the outside A drawing room is a room in a house where visitors may be entertained A dining room is a room for consuming food In modern times it is usually adjacent to the Kitchen for convenience in serving although in Medieval times A study is a room in a House which is used for paperwork Computer work or reading. A billiard room (also billiards room, pool room, snooker room) is a Recreation room, such as in a house or recreation center with a billiards A library is a collection of information sources resources and services and the structure in which it is housed it is organized for use and maintained by a public body an institution

There were two staircases leading to the various bedrooms, some with adjoining dressing rooms and also the nursery and servants' quarters. A nursery is usually in American connotations a Bedroom within a House or other dwelling set aside for an Infant or Toddler Servants' quarters are those parts of a building traditionally in a private house which contain the domestic offices

The grounds included an arboretum, lawns, artificial lakes and ornamental gardens and was used for entertaining, garden parties and fêtes. An arboretum is a collection of trees Related collections include a fruticetum (from the Latin frutex, meaning shrub and a viticetum a collection of vines A garden is a planned space usually outdoors set aside for the display cultivation and enjoyment of Plants and other forms of Nature. Fête is a French word meaning Festival or Holiday, which has passed into English as a label that may be given to certain events During cold periods the frozen lakes were used by the family and local residents for ice skating. Ice skating is Traveling on Ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices moulded into special Boots A study

Holy Rood Church
Holy Rood Church

The last of the male line, Major Fitzroy Pleydell Goddard, a diplomat, died in 1927. Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states His widow, Eugenia Kathleen, left Swindon in 1931. Subsequent to this, the house remained empty until it was occupied by British and American forces during World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Damaged by the military, it was bought from The Crown by Swindon Corporation in 1947 for £16,000. Throughout the Commonwealth realms The Crown is an abstract metonymic concept which represents the legal authority for the existence of any government Economy This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Swindon at current basic prices published (pp The sale included 53 acres of land, the Manor house and the adjacent Holy Rood Church. [1]

The house itself was derelict by 1952 and demolished. The Manor grounds were opened as parkland and remain so. Today; the wood, lake, sunken garden, elements of the walls and the gateposts at the entrance to Lawns are all open to the public. The site of the former stables are now the Planks auction house.

The Lords of the Manor of Swindon

Descent is from Father to Son unless noted. [1]

Originally from Upham, a small village south of Swindon, Thomas Goddard acquired the Manor of Swindon in 1563 from the Crown. He also purchased the Crown Inn later re-named the Goddard Arms and to become Swindon's de facto Town Hall, Courthouse and Council rooms until the mid-19th century. A city hall or town hall is the chief administrative building of a City or Town 's administration and usually houses the city or For the Arlington Virginia neighborhood see Courthouse Virginia A courthouse (sometimes spelled court house) is a building
Granted the right to hold Markets and Fairs in the town in 1626 from the King.
Converted one of the Estate's alms houses into the town's first Market House in 1703. Almshouses are charitable Housing provided to enable people (typically elderly people who can no longer work to earn enough to pay
Director of the Wilts and Berks Canal, donated site for Christ Church
Born December 9, 1819, died November 15, 1898. Deputy-Chairman of the M&SWJR. Formation The M&SWJR was formed in 1884 from the amalgamation of two local lines the Swindon Marlborough and Andover Railway and the Swindon and Cheltenham Extension Railway
Major in the British Army, diplomat and also served a period as the High Sherrif of Wiltshire during the period 1900-1910. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye

MP's for Cricklade

References

  1. ^ a b c d Child, Mark [2002]. Swindon : An Illustrated History. United Kingdom: Breedon Books Publishing. ISBN 1-85983-322-5.  

See also

Swindon is a town in Wiltshire in the South West of England. People have lived in the town since the Bronze Age and the town's location being
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