Justice Peter Attewode1,2

M, b. circa 1321, d. 30 November 1382
     Peter was born circa 1321 in The Woods, Coulsdon, County Surrey, England. He was the son of Geoffrey Attewode. Peter married Laurencia (?) in England. In 1346, Peter and Lawrencia had title to a large area of lands including Sanderstead Parish. He and Lawrencia continued to live at Wood Place, although he did build and maintain a chapel in Sanderstead. Peter departed this life on Saturday, 30 November 1382 in The Woods, Coulsdon.

Child of Justice Peter Attewode and Laurencia (?)

Citations

  1. [S1256] Sanderstead, The manor house, known as Sanderstead Court, was home to the Atwood family. This large country house was probably first constructed in the early sixteenth century. The Atwoods and their descendants occupied the house for about three hundred years. It was turned into a hotel in 1928, and before the second world war it was used by the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was very badly damaged by fire (not a bomb) in 1944 and was demolished in 1958. One very small part of the hotel building does however still stand. On the site now lies "Sanderstead Court", a three-storey block of flats.
    One of the more curious aspects of Sanderstead is that it has no pub, unlike nearby Warlingham which has around six. The reason for this is that some time ago, both the Atwood family (the Lords of the Manor) and the Rector of the church were against drinking. At the British Library there is a letter from the rector writing to both the parishes of Sanderstead and Warlingham (which lies to the south of the village) calling the latter "sinners" as they visited the pubs.
  2. [S1257] Elijah Francis Atwood, Ye Atte Wode Annuals, Part 1, page 1 - … Then also 1346, Peter Atte Wode, wife Lawrence, sued to record title to a wide acreage in Surrey, including lands in Sanderstead Parish; …says Peter Atwood paid a fine on Sanderstead Manor in 1356. … What Peter bought was the 13 hides not including the church and village. But Peter continued to live at Wood Place, being near to his new possession, for in 1359, he was licensed by his bishop to maintain a chapel of his own at Wood Place.