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History of the Parish of Ogwell

Compiled by Tim Treeby

1350 (app) - Reynell family acquire East Ogwell 1555 (app) - Reynell family purchase West Ogwell from the Courtenays 1589 - Ogwell House (West Ogwell) Built by Sir Thomas Reynell 1595 - Fire burns down most of the Village of East Ogwell. 1616 - Reynell family acquire Holbeam through Marriage. 1735 - Ogwell Estate passes from Reynell Family to Taylor Family of Denbury 1798 - Ogwell House (West Ogwell) Rebuilt 1869 - Ogwell Estate sold by Pierce Gilbert Edward Taylor to Daniel Robert Scratton Esq. of Prittlewell, Essex. Including all rights and Title of Lord of the Manor 1874 - New School Built - paid for by D.R. Scratton Esq. 1885 - Rydon a detached part of Wolborough was amalgamated with East Ogwell by Local Government Board Order No 16,367. 1895 (app) - East and West Ogwell amalgamated to form the parish of Ogwell by Local Government Board Order No 31,983. 1886 - School transferred to School Board 1898 - Water Supply for Ogwell opened. 1902 - D.R. Scratton dies and Ogwell Estates pass to a distant cousin Edward Joshua Blackburn Scratton 1907 - Parts of D.R. Scratton Estate Sold 1912 - Majority of D.R. Scratton Estate Sold 1916 - E.J.B. Scratton dies. Estates pass to his son Edward William Howell Blackburn Scratton. 1926 - E.W.H.B Scratton dies. 1928 - Electricity supplied to Ogwell 1929 - School becomes a Junior School. 1930's (Mid) - Houses on Canada Hill and Margaret Road built. 1957 - School Closed. 1961 - School becomes Ogwell Memorial Hall 1960's (Late) - Sunny Hollow and Tor Gardens built. 1980's (Late) - Reynell Road and Larksmead Estate's built 1991 - Canada Hill School opened.