Summary of Saddlewood

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Saddlewood or as it was known in older times Seddelwood is situate one 
mile North West of Oldbury on the Hill it was once a separate manor and 
was in the parish of Hawkesbury although now linked to Tresham it 
consists of a handful of houses and is in effect a private park today. 
The big house is quite magnificent its hallway having a double curved 
stair and some impressive rooms it also has extensive stabling. it was 
a farm house for 750 acres, In 1850 the Iles Family lived there 
although this Daniel Iles came from South Cerney area Moses Iles my 4 X 
Great Grandfather had previously lived there retiring from farming in 
1837 after the death of his two elder sons. 

The majority of the land surrounding Saddlewood belongs to the Beaufort 
Estate the Manor was also known the as the Waiste it came under the 
control of Hawkesbury Parish being part of the holdings of Pershore 
Abbey until the dissolution of the monastries after which it came back 
into the hands of Henry V111 who sold it sold it as part of Hawkesbury 
parish to Sir Nicholas Botelier of Badminton arount 1563 he then sold 
it to Arthur Crewe of Hillesley along with the manor of Hawkesbury in 
1606 he inturn sold it again in 1626 when he sold Hawkesbury manor to 
Sir Robert Jenkinson of Oxford