Coldrey
Coldrey map

This map of August 1817 shows Coldrey (the red shaded area) between Froyle and Bentley. Christopher Hussey, in his 1941 Country Life feature about Froyle describes Coldrey as:-
“Like Bonhams at the other end of the parish, it is actually outside its boundaries, having always been ‘extra parochial’, and, indeed, erected into a parish of its own in 1860, though there is no sign of a church, and is now incorporated in Bentley parish.”
The Archive has very little information about Coldrey until recently - that has now changed after a contact by Ron Jones from Auckland, New Zealand, who has sent us some charming photographs of Coldrey.