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Chicksands Index of Pages

The following pages are designed to give a brief history of some aspects of the community. They are certainly not intended to be exhaustive and more work could be done, for example, on the interesting buildings with reference to census returns, electoral registers and name searches for owners and/or occupiers amongst our other archives, or on churches with reference to the parish records. We hope that reading these pages will encourage you to do more research of your own. If you find additional information on any of the pages below or, indeed, information on aspects of the community not covered here, we would love to hear from you and could publish your research here, giving credit, of course, where it is due!

Introduction

The Parish of Chicksands in General

Chicksands Map

Chicksands Before 1086

Chicksands in 1086

Timeline of Events in Chicksands

The Manor of Chicksands

The Osborn Family

RAF Chicksands

Established Church

The Priory of Chicksands

Interesting Buildings

Priory House, Chicksands

Firstlodge Farmhouse, Chicksands

Secondlodge Farmhouse, Chicksands

Chicksands Priory Lodges

Speedsdairy Farm, Chicksands

Chicksands Priory

Chicksands Priory After the Dissolution

Chicksands Priory in the Time of the Osborns

The Military at Chicksands Priory