Eustace Families Association
A Visit To 'Eustace Country'
For those who have the opportunity and interest to
visit the 'Eustace country, the following list may suggest what
to see.
Wheatley
Shotover Park, site of the quarry from which the
'Windsor' stone was sold. It can be seen from the London-Oxford
(M40) road by exit from village. It is now grass grown but can be
located by
the cow byre set in the hillside.
Great Milton
19th century gravestones in churchyard. The common on which Thomas Eustace did unlawfully graze his sheep in 1479 and 1487 has now disappeared.
Pyrton
Memorial stone in porch of parish church and old bell inside church.
Memorial brass 1587 in parish church and bell with inscription in belfry.
Couchin Street where family lived in 16th century
(actual house not known)
Watcombe Manor at beginning of Henley (B480) road was
owned by family commemorated at Pyrton. The house is Victori.an
but the south wall to the garden and the thuya tree were there in
the Eustace period.
Kingston Blount
Old Methodist Church in cottage row built by James, c.1870.
Oakley Chinnor
Houses, 2,4 & 6 Oakly Road by old schoolhouse owned by James, Richard and William Eustace in 1847.
Wheatsheaf Inn held by James Eustace in 1852. Lower Farm owned by the Heyberd family into which Ann of the twenty-two marrlied.
Methodist Chapel in Station Road with two foundation
stones of J. Eustace. Cottage next to the forge ~n Station Road
was owned by William Eustace in 1847.
Independent Chapel in High Street, now United Reformed
built shortly after death of Harrington Eustace by the community
built up by him and in which his son James had considerable part.
Timbered cottage at corner of Keen's Lane with rainwater
head recording first owners, Joseph and Ann Eustace 1692, (date
is a mistake for 1694). Keen's Farm was owned by father-in-law of
Thomas Eustace, schoolmaster and passed by marriage to the
Eggletons, one of whom married Amelia, youngest of the
twenty-two. Owner, David Eggleton (1976) had a copy of a plan of
Keen's Farm in early 19th century (original is in Bndleian
Library) which shows owner-
ship of neighbouring land including much held by Eustaces.
Parish Churchyard with gravestone of William and
Elizabeth, parents of the twenty-two.
Bledlow
Church with memorial under window in north wall of the chancel and the brickwork tomb by pathway.
Nash Close
Thatched farmhouse held by family in 18th century.
Aldbury by Tring
Parish Church, with Bocland arms on tomb. Manor was held
by William fitzEustace of Bocland and his daughter Hawise
(1213-1226). Signs of the foundations of early manor house can
sometimes be seen in the meadow above the church.
Eaton Bray
Parish Church gravestone in churchyard.
Methodist Church contains two interior wall plaques of
William/Jabez line. The manor was given by Henry II to Faramus of
Boulogne c.1153.
Datchworth
Foundations of medieval manor beside church in former
moated site, was held by Geoffrey fitzEustace and lost in
struggle wi.th King John.
Walkern
Tomb of William de Lanvali in church, stepfather of
Willi-am, Geoffrey and Eustace fitzEustace of Bocland and one of
the barons appointed under Magna Carta.