Overview

HISTORIC CHARITIES Edlesborough 

Charity of — Randall, mentioned in the Parliamentary Returns of 1786 as having been founded by deed 1597, whereby 5 quarters of wheat and money were distributed among the poor yearly. About 860 loaves are distributed by the parish officers in Easter week, and are paid for by Earl Brownlow from the Ashridge estate.

Colemare's charity consists of 10s. a year issuing out of land in Hemel Hempstead for purchasing four Prayer-books for children giving the best account of their catechism. The Prayer-books are given to the most deserving children attending Sunday school.

In 1819 Thomas Ginger, by his will, gave an annual sum of £20 out of his estate at Northall for the benefit of the poor of Edlesborough and Northall. The charity was in operation for a certain period, but being void in mortmain was subsequently discontinued failing confirmation by the devisees.

Countess of Bridgewater's charity, founded by will and codicil thereto, dated respectively 24 December 1846 and 28 December 1848. This parish receives £15 a year, part of the dividends on a sum of £5,997 10s. 8d. India 3 per cent. stock held by the official trustees, which is applied towards the support of the school.

In 1869 Thomas Ginger, by deed dated 26 October, declared the trust of a sum of £100 6s. consols, the income to be applied in bread or other articles in kind, or for the benefit of children attending a school in the parish, irrespective of their religious persuasions.

In 1871 Thomas W. Ginger, by his will proved at Oxford, 14 February, bequeathed £106 16s. 2d. consols, the income to be applied in bread on Christmas day to poor of Edlesborough and the hamlet of Northall.

The sums of stock belonging to this and the preceding charity are held by the official trustees, and the dividends, amounting to £5 3s. 4d., are distributed in bread at Christmas.

In 1894 Joseph Chennells, by will proved at London, 22 December, bequeathed £100 consols (with the official trustees), the income to be applied in bread at Christmas to agricultural labourers of the parish, exclusive of the hamlets of Dagnall and Northall. The distribution is made to about ninety families.

The poor's allotments, awarded in 1865 for labouring poor, consist of 3 a. 0 r. 8 p. situate at Northall Green, subject to a rent-charge of £4 16s. 4d.; 2 a. 0 r. 22 p. in Summer Leys, subject to a rentcharge of £3 2s.; 1 a. 3 r. 18 p. on Edlesborough Green, subject to a rent-charge of £3 9s., and 4 a. 1 r. 14 p. in Edlesborough, subject to a rentcharge of £4 9s. 10d.

The rents are applied in paying the rent-charges and expenses.

THE HAMLET OF NORTHALL.

This hamlet also receives the sum of £10 a year from the trustees of the Countess of Bridgewater's charity above mentioned, which is applied towards the support of the school.