Everything about Havering-atte-bower totally explained
Havering-atte-Bower is a village and outlying settlement of the
London Borough of Havering, located 15 miles (24 km) north east of
Charing Cross and close to the
Greater London boundary. It was one of three former parishes whose area comprised the historic
Royal Liberty of Havering.
The village
The ancient village is perched on one of the
highest points in London, in the far north of the borough and near to the
M25 motorway. It is situated 344 feet (105 metres) above sea level with striking views of
East London,
Essex and
Kent. To the north of Havering-atte-Bower is open countryside and to the south are the large suburban developments of
Harold Hill and
Collier Row.
The village is surrounded by three large parks, the dense woodlands of Havering (site of one of only two
redwood plantations in England, imported from
California),
Bedfords Park, and Pygro. The most notable residence in the village now is Bower House, built in 1729 by John Baynes, using some of the materials of the former Havering Palace. The area is on the route of the
London Outer Orbital Path.
Etymology
The name is recorded in the
Domesday Book of 1086 as
Haueringas. It is an ancient folk name which means
settlement of the followers of a man called Hæfer.
[ The name is recorded as Hauering atte Bower in 1272. The atte Bower suffix means at the royal residence and refers to Havering Palace, which was situated here.][
]History
The village is steeped in royal history. Edward the Confessor was the first royal to take interest in the area as he established a hunting lodge here which over the years would become a palace or 'bower' and it's believed, though disputed that he may have died in the house that he'd loved so much before being buried at Westminster Abbey.
The surrounding areas, including the parishes of Hornchurch and Romford,[ formed the Royal Liberty of Havering from 1465 to 1892. For the next 600 years royalty would use the house of Havering Palace for various reasons adding the architectural style of the day to the expanding palace.]
Another palace was purchased by Henry VIII to the east of the village called Pyrgo to relieve the now aging Havering Palace. Into the 17th century the Royal Palace of Havering was in decline and was pulled down. Pyrgo later followed in the 18th century. Only one set of plans exist from the original Havering Palace, courtesy of a survey by Lord Burghley in 1578.
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