English Civil War

This page is part of an on-going research project on the history of Belchamp Walter and the manor of Belchamp Walter. If you have found it making a web search looking for geneological or other information on the village then please bookmark this page and return often as I am likely to make regular updates. If you delve deeper into this website you will find many other pages similar to this one.

The period of English History 1642 - 1651.

The events that led to the English Civil war and the resulting consequences of the war are of huge signifiance to Belchamp Walter. The fact that Oliver Raymond was part of both Oliver Cromwell's Protectrate parliaments and the possible use of the christian name of Phillip Honywood indicate that there were some sympathies with the anti-royalist/puritan ethos.

The destruction of the chantry chapel in St. Mary the Virgin was undoubtedly the work of the incumbents of the hall during this time.

Links

• Earlier page - Roundheads
• William Dowsing - Iconoclast active January 6th, 1643 to October 1st, 1644
• Oliver Raymond d. 1679
• John Raymond - all the John's
• Phillip Honywood Raymond

External Sources

• The Descendants of William the Conqueror 🔗 - The Raymond family is documented here
• Protectorate parliaments 🔗 i.e. Roundheads
• The Church and Civil War 🔗 olivercromwell.org
• William Dowsing 🔗