Category:Bulverhythe
Etymology
The name of Bulverhythe possibly comes from the adjacent haven, called Bollifride (Cole gives a spelling of 'Bulwer Hythe'[1]) alternatively, Bulverhythe, or Bull’s-hide, takes its name from the circumstance of William the Conqueror granting to the ancestor of the Pelham family as much land as he could cover with a Bull’s hide: he very ingeniously cut the hide into throngs, by which means he secured to himself a considerable parcel of ground.[2] Ross writes in his guide 'Here was a haven called bollefride, where some writers claim the Conqueror landed'[3]. The area was formerly part of the manor of Bolinton[4].
Pre-History
An iguanadon fossil was discovered in the sandstone cliff here[5], together with numerous smaller fossils.
1800s
A visitor's guide published in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer during 1869 states the following[6]:
Bulverhithe(sic), four miles from Hastings, the road westward through St. Leonards, was formerly a haven under the name of Bollifride; a pleasant ride, undisturbed by either or toll-gates.
- ↑ The Antiquities of Hastings and the Battlefield (Thomas Cole 1864) Pg. 28 Google Books - 1864 ESCC Library. A later edition is also available: ESCC Library - 1884
- ↑ Osborne's Visitor's Guide to Hastings and St Leonards c1854 3rd ed. Pg. 67 Google Books
- ↑ A Guide to Hastings & St Leonards (Thomas Ross 1835) pg.40 Google Books
- ↑ Internet Archive Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and antiquities of the county Pg. 19
- ↑ Hastings past and present with notices of the most remarkable places in the neighbourhood (Mary Matilda Howard) pg. 269 Google Books
- ↑ Hastings & St Leonards Observer 12 March 1869 pg. 4
Pages in category ‘Bulverhythe’
The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
