Years 1272 - 1307
In the time of Edward 1st, Bartholomew Turbeville gave to William St. Quintin, in free marriage with Matilda his daughter, a virgate of land (a variable area of land commonly 15, 16, 18, 24, 40, 48, 50, 62, or 80 acres) called 'La Breche in Belle'.
'La Breche' means a clearing or gap.
Whilst there is a piece of Land in Lower Belchalwell known as Brachers, last inhabited by a man of that name, any link is uncertain.(K.R.V)Source: M. F. Cox c. 1976, ammended K.R.V. |
