| Administrative History | In the 18th century, Ann Phinney bequeathed £200 to six poor, virtuous widows for the purpose of enabling them to each build a house to live in. Although her executor, Henry Fanshawe, concluded that this cost would exceed the £200, so invested the money. He occassionally bought clothing for the six poor widows until five houses became available. He purchased and converted them and, as a result of further subscriptions, made them fit for the six widows to live in.
In 1721, £90.5.0 still remained from the £200. This was re-invested to pay for repairs to the properties, with the balance going towards gowns for the widows.
Although by the 1820s the condition of the houses had declined and it had become difficult to incude widows to move into them. Instead they were rented out to other members of the community, with the income occassionally going towards assisting poor widows.
Hayward's Charity consisted of a rent charge of 20/- which was applied for the assistance of the poor of Wensley and Snitterton.
It is unclear what became of the properties after the 1820s, but one theory is that the houses were sold and proceeds invested with the Official Trustee of Charity Lands. The income was then distributed amongst the poor of the Parish. This assumption is solely based on the practise in the surrounding district. |
| Custodial History | These records were deposited in Derbyshire Record Office in August 2015. |