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From John & Barbara
rekab@paradise.net.nz Sir Gervais Jocelyn 1066
As you will see from the link below, I have a
keen interest in the writings of H V Morton.
In the last chapter of one of his books, In
Search of England,
he meets a vicar in a churchyard and during their conversations the vicar mentions an association with one Sir Gervais Jocelyn, who claimed the manor of this village in 1066. Unfortunately there is no mention of a name for this village.
A compatriot of mine is keen to try and trace
this village and its name. The only other clues that I have are as follows:
The people of this village hated those from Spennithorpe, the village maybe in Warwickshire as we believe this is where HV Morton finished his journey and Sir Gervais went on the third crusade.
The only Spennithorpe we can trace is up north
so does not fit into this scenario, is there another Spennithorpe,
perhaps just a small village with a manor house.
If you can put any light on this quandary I
would be most interested.
I traced you through a Google Search under 'Sir
Gervais Jocelyn'
Many thanks for any help you can give.
John from Wanganui, New Zealand
For all information about HV Morton and his work
go to
www.nzcal.com/hp/hvmorton
From Kim Maskery
kmdl06044@blueyonder.co.uk
Thu 30/10/2003 Having read H V Morton's "In Search Of England", many times, I suddenly realised that he does not name the location of the church at which he ends his travelogue. This may have been deliberate on his part, either because it was not actually the end of his journey or because he wanted to give an air of anonymity to this place which typified the England for which he searched. In any case, almost the only clue to the identity of the place is in the reference to the Jocelyn family who are represented in effigies within the church and to the monument to Sir Gervais. I note, with interest, that there is a request for help in finding this monument in your Aug 1996 publication but could not find any further mention of the subject on your website. I am assuming you already know about this literary connection and can shed some light upon the matter.
Regards
Richard Maskery
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