Eastbach (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Saturday, July 27, 2013, 17:41 (4139 days ago) @ pojames

Hi all,
sorry for butting-in, except your conversation echoes one we've had many times in this house when trying to read a particular census placename - one day when I'm in a cruel mood I'll ask the forum's views ;-)

Anyhow, c/o the current free access allowing me to look up the Census in question, it's my opinion the actual wording is Eastbach, a name I only know as it is home to the Dean's only airfield. Perhaps coincidentally it is in fact very near East Bicknor.
see http://www.spenceairfield.co.uk/

Eastbach is an ancient placename and apparently even had a castle long ago, no doubt due to it's excellent high siting to guard against the Celts from across the Wye who even the allconquering Normans were very nervous of.
http://www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info/English%20sites/4999.html

There is also Eastbach Court, once home of the famous Machen family, very important in FoD history since the 1600s.
http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-353722-eastbach-court-english-bicknor-glouceste
http://www.forestprints.co.uk/eastbach.htm

Nowadays its famous for a very grand chicken coop, it seems !!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2208357/Crispin-Odey-City-tycoon-millions-predi...