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history and development Figure 2: <strong>Erbistock</strong> Historic Map 1899 Ordnance Survey (mapping) © Crown copyright. All rights reserved. 100023429. 2010 2 History and Development 2.1 The area is recorded as 'Erpestock' in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name is likely to be a derivative of the old English name 'stoc' meaning 'dairy farm', combined with a corruption of Erbin, the Saint's name given to the original church. It has become '<strong>Erbistock</strong>' with the passage of time. 2.2 The present settlement pattern has remained largely unchanged from that shown on an Estate Map of 1770-71. It shows a cluster of buildings around the church and riverbank, with other dispersed farm buildings and cottages. The stimuli for settlement may lie in the origins of St Hilary's Church, the ferry crossing over the River Dee and the good surrounding agricultural land. 2.3 The church may have been originally founded in the 6th century by a monk from the Celtic settlement at Bangor Is-y- Coed, charged with giving safe passage to travelling monks from other nearby monasteries. The isolated setting of the Church, close to the riverbank is typical of early medieval church sites in Wales. This early church is likely to have been deserted when the Bangor settlement was sacked in the 7th Century. 2.4 A 13th century record of a church on this site states that it was dedicated to St Erbin, a Celtic Saint. St Erbin may have been connected to King Erbin of Cornwall, whose brother, Digain, is said to have founded another church in Denbighshire. It is unclear when the rededication to St Hilary, who shares the same feast day as St Erbin, may have occurred. 2.5 The first description of the church building is in the Vestry Book of 1692, which recorded a 'building of timber frame and thatch construction.' The continuing decay and the constant need for the repair and upkeep of this church resulted in it being completely rebuilt between 1859 and 1861, through the benefaction of Mrs Caroline Boates of nearby Rose Hill, in memory of her husband Lt Colonel Henry Ellis Boates. Following her death it was completed by their daughter Gertrude and is the design of an unnamed architect. 2.6 To the east of the church is the Old Rectory, mentioned in 1685 and the Bishop's visitations of 1709. The Rectory formed part of the parish's glebe, or land belonging to the church, that provided revenue for its upkeep. Other glebe property recorded includes a tithe barn, gardens, orchards and other land and tenements. The glebe lands were divided into long narrow strips called 'quillets,' which were marked out by meer stones with the letter 'G' on them. The quillets and meer stones are noted on the 1844 Tithe Map to identify holders of land so that one tenth of their income or produce could be paid to the Church. The availability of prime agricultural land in the surrounding countryside contributed to the continued prosperity and growth of the area. 2.7 The Rectory was originally 5
Page 1 and 2: Erbistock Conservation Area Assessm
Page 3 and 4: contents Part I - Character Assessm
Page 5 and 6: Part 1 Character Assessment 1
Page 7: introduction Conservation Area Desi
Page 11 and 12: history and development 7
Page 13 and 14: summary of special character Buildi
Page 15 and 16: casements with cast iron transoms a
Page 17 and 18: summary of negative features 5 Summ
Page 19 and 20: Part 2 Management Plan 15
Page 21 and 22: design guidance 7 Design Guidance 7
Page 23 and 24: conservation area controls 8 Conser
Page 25 and 26: sources of funding 9 Sources of Fun
Page 27 and 28: Appendix 2 Conservation Policy Guid
Page 29: Guidance on Conservation Area Appra

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