Hatcham
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Hatcham was a manor and later chapelry in what is now London
, England. It corresponds to the area around New Cross Gate station
in the London Borough of Lewisham
.
The civil parish of St Paul Deptford was partly in the counties of Surrey
and Kent
, with Hatcham forming the part in Surrey
.
It also gave its name to the ecclesiastical parishes of Hatcham All Saints and Hatcham St James which extended into the Kent section of the parish.
In the Domesday Book
it is recorded as Hacheham. The name means home of a man named Hæcci and is formed from an Old English personal name. It is described as a manor containing land for
three ploughs, nine villagers and two smallholders, 6 acres (24,281.2 m²) of meadowland and woodland for 3 pigs.
Hatcham formed part of the Brixton
hundred of Surrey. The manor was bought by the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers
in 1614 and the manor house was demolished in the 1840s.
Hatcham has been included within the Metropolitan Police District
since 1830. In 1855 it was included in the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works
, in the Greenwich District
. It became part of the County of London
in 1889 and the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
in 1900.
Although the place name has largely fallen out of use, it remains in the names of several organisations. In particular it retains the name within the Haberdashers' Askes Hatcham Boys and Girls grammar schools
, founded in 1876. These have both now been converted to City Academies. The name Hatcham also forms a conservation area for the purposes of planning. The area now corresponds to the contemporary district known as New Cross Gate.
London
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, England. It corresponds to the area around New Cross Gate station
New Cross Gate station
New Cross Gate station is a railway station in New Cross, London, on the Brighton Main Line. It is about 600 metres west of station. It is in Travelcard Zone 2, on the East London Line. The station is operated by London Overground.-History:...
in the London Borough of Lewisham
London Borough of Lewisham
The London Borough of Lewisham is a London borough in south-east London, England and forms part of Inner London. The principal settlement of the borough is Lewisham...
.
The civil parish of St Paul Deptford was partly in the counties of Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
and Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, with Hatcham forming the part in Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
.
It also gave its name to the ecclesiastical parishes of Hatcham All Saints and Hatcham St James which extended into the Kent section of the parish.
In the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
it is recorded as Hacheham. The name means home of a man named Hæcci and is formed from an Old English personal name. It is described as a manor containing land for
three ploughs, nine villagers and two smallholders, 6 acres (24,281.2 m²) of meadowland and woodland for 3 pigs.
Hatcham formed part of the Brixton
Brixton (hundred)
Brixton Hundred or the Hundred of Brixton was an ancient hundred in the north east of the county of Surrey, England. Its area has been entirely absorbed by the growth of London; with its name currently referring to the Brixton district...
hundred of Surrey. The manor was bought by the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers
Worshipful Company of Haberdashers
The Worshipful Company of Haberdashers is one of the senior Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation, following on from the Mercers' Company, another Livery Company connected with clothing and haberdashery, received a Royal Charter in 1448...
in 1614 and the manor house was demolished in the 1840s.
Hatcham has been included within the Metropolitan Police District
Metropolitan Police District
The Metropolitan Police District is the police area which is policed by London's Metropolitan Police Service. It currently consists of Greater London, excluding the City of London.-History:...
since 1830. In 1855 it was included in the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works
Metropolitan Board of Works
The Metropolitan Board of Works was the principal instrument of London-wide government from 1855 until the establishment of the London County Council in 1889. Its principal responsibility was to provide infrastructure to cope with London's rapid growth, which it successfully accomplished. The MBW...
, in the Greenwich District
Greenwich District (Metropolis)
Greenwich was a local government district within the metropolitan area of London, England from 1855 to 1900. It was formed by the Metropolis Management Act 1855 and was governed by the Greenwich District Board of Works, which consisted of elected vestrymen.Until 1889 the district was partly in the...
. It became part of the County of London
County of London
The County of London was a county of England from 1889 to 1965, corresponding to the area known today as Inner London. It was created as part of the general introduction of elected county government in England, by way of the Local Government Act 1888. The Act created an administrative County of...
in 1889 and the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
The Metropolitan Borough of Deptford was a Metropolitan borough in the County of London between 1900 and 1965, when it became part of the London Borough of Lewisham along with the Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham....
in 1900.
Although the place name has largely fallen out of use, it remains in the names of several organisations. In particular it retains the name within the Haberdashers' Askes Hatcham Boys and Girls grammar schools
Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College
Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College is an Academy secondary school located. in New Cross. The school was formerly a Grammar school, then a comprehensive City Technology College and now an Academy operating between two sites near New Cross Gate in South-East London...
, founded in 1876. These have both now been converted to City Academies. The name Hatcham also forms a conservation area for the purposes of planning. The area now corresponds to the contemporary district known as New Cross Gate.