The hamlet of Essesole in 1501
Easole/Beachamps Lane junction area towards Holt Street.
View the Easole area as it it now on Google Earth.
The location of Easole in Nonington in East Kent
Heirs of John Castell.
28 The heirs of John Castell hold half an acre in their messuage between the Common Way twds the E & N and land of Wm Boys twds the W and land of Simon Quylter twds the S RTY (rendering thence yearly) 2d
(Present White House Farm [WHF] site).
29 The same heirs of John hold 1 rood and half a rood of land before his gates between the Kings Way twds the S and the Common Way twds the N & W and the land of the lord (of Beauchamps manor-Willliam Boys?) towards the E. RTY 1 ½ d.
(Now the road outside WHF gate and part of the old farm yard opposite, now converted into houses).
Simon Quylter
93 Simon Quylter (his only listing in the 1501 roll) holds one messuage with 1a of land and 16 perches of land in the Villata of Esole between the land of the heirs of John Castell twds the N and the Kings Way twds the E and the land of Robert Kocsale twds the S & W RTY 4 ½ and half a farthing.
(The present Four Limes (4L) and the house and 2 bungalows between 4L and the WHF outbuildings)
Robert Kocsale
92 The same Robert holds in his messuage 3a of land between the Kings Way and land of Simon Quylter twds the E and land of Wm Boys twds the W and le Schereway twds the N and the Church Way (ecclesistica via) twds the S RTY 12d
(Meadow at the back of WHF running from Beauchamps Lane to footpath at the end of terrace opposite the Chapel which goes to Nonington Church (Church Way). Also includes the houses and gardens of houses in terrace and old brickbuilt house opposite Baptist Chapel and the old timber framed wattle and daub house-Shakespeare Cottage-demolished in 1980’s-this was most likely the messuage building for this plot which was then superceded by the brick-built house).