Peckham, Surrey is in Surrey.
John Evelyn's Diary. 23rd September 1681. I went to see Sir Thomas Bond's [aged 61] fine house and garden at Peckham, Surrey.
In 1869 Beatrice Parsons was born in Peckham, Surrey. She attended the Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls and studied at King's College London, before attending the Royal Academy Schools, where she won three prizes.
East Peckham, Surrey [Map] is on the River Medway.
Diary of Isabella Twysden 1645. 8th February 1645. the 8 febri, I. came to peckham [Map] great with child, and ride all the waye a hors back, and I thank god had no hurt.
On 2nd November 1752 Bishop Philip Twysden [aged 39] died at Jermyn Street. Possibly East Peckham, Surrey [Map]. Somewhat curously his death was embroiled in a scandal that suggested he had, as a result of his impeecunious situation, been shot whilst attempting to rob a stagecoch.
The River Medway rises near Turners Hill [Map] from where it flows through Wood Weir Reservoir [Map], past Forest Row [Map], between Hartwell [Map] and Hartfield [Map], after which it is joined by the River Grom, past Ashurst, Kent [Map], Hedge Barton, Kent [Map], Penshurst, Kent [Map], under Ensfield Bridge, Kent [Map], through Tonbridge, Kent [Map], past East Peckham, Surrey [Map], Nettlestead, Kent [Map], under Teston Bridge, Kent [Map], under Kettle Bridge, Kent [Map] and East Farleigh Bridge, Kent [Map], through Maidstone, Kent [Map].
After Maidstone the river flows past Aylesford, Kent [Map], Burnham Causewayed Enclosure [Map] and Wouldham, Kent [Map] to Rochester, Kent [Map].
Diary of Isabella Twysden: Introduction. 3rd August 1563. Sir Roger was arrested in April 1642 and imprisoned by the Parliament for his share in supporting the Petition of Kent, which asked that all things should be done according to law. His estates were sequestrated and Lady Isabella was granted a fifth part of the incomings for her maintenance at Roydon Hall. His Journal is printed in the first four volumes of Archceologia Cantiana. In Additional MSS. 34161 there is a letter written by Sir Roger, dated May 1642.
In 1657 Isabella Saunders [aged 52] died. She was buried at St Michael's Church East Peckham.
Around 1430 Richard Culpepper was born to William Culpepper [aged 43] and Elizabeth Ferrers [aged 40] at West Peckham, Surrey. He married 1. before 1450 Sibyl Unknown and had issue 2. before 1479 Isabel Worsley and had issue.
Around 1387 William Culpepper was born to John Culpepper [aged 21] at Oxenheath West Peckham, Surrey. He married Elizabeth Ferrers, daughter of William Ferrers 5th Baron Ferrers of Groby and Philippa Clifford, and had issue.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 20th July 1457 William Culpepper [aged 70] died at Oxenheath West Peckham, Surrey.