by Dan Bradford | Tue 27 Jun 23 | History
Towards the end of this period (1796-1815) there was a population explosion of some 15%, or more in every decade, and grain imports stopped by the Napoleonic wars meant that an increase in corn growing had become an urgent national priority and, incidentally, a means...
by Dan Bradford | Tue 27 Jun 23 | History
The Tudor Period 1485 – 1603 Hampshire, and obviously Grateley, was not the scene of any momentous events during the period immediately before this when, the Houses of York and Lancaster were embroiled in a bloody war in the midlands and north. The death of...
by Dan Bradford | Tue 27 Jun 23 | History
This period saw the great influence of the Normans on building, language, law and social structure. Anglo Saxon was still spoken in the country but there was an increasing influence of French language in business and law with Latin predominating in the Church. This...
by Dan Bradford | Tue 27 Jun 23 | History
How Grateley Got it’s Name Grateley has been known by different names over the centuries. In 929 the name was Greatteleian and soon after (935) as Greatanlea. This was the Old English for Big Wood/Clearing. There is reference to Grateley as a parish associated with...
