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Audley Places in New Hampshire USA
The following advert for 'R S Audley Incorporated' a General Construction & Contracting company was photographed in New Hampshire USA where the company is based.
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Audley Places in Arizona USA
Audley, Yavapal, County, Arizona USA
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On the Smith Map of 1879 the place was called Audrey On the General Land Office Map of 1921 and and the United Stated Geological Survey map of 1923 the place was called Audley |
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| Station on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad 11 miles west of Sigliman, at the head of the Aubrey valley and Should have been spelt that way, after Francoise Xavier Aubrey. According to A G Wells the President of the Santa Fe Railroad " It was originally Aubrey, but there was another station on the Santa Fe by this name of much earlier use, so it was changed to Audley | |
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The above has been taken from "Arizona Place Names" by Will C Barnes This document refers to the place as Audley |
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| The following two maps show the location of Audley in Yavapal County, Arizona, close to 'the historic Route 66 | |
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In the map below the  shows the location of Audley |
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Audley Places in Wiltshire
In Wiltshire there are the following places associated with the Audley surname;
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- Audley Chapel, Salisbury Cathedral
- Audley House, Salisbury
- Sir Audley Arms, Chippenham
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| Edmund Audley became Bishop of Salisbury in 1502. He built Audley Chapel within Salisbury Cathedral and lived in Audley House (see below) | |||
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| Inside the Audley Chapel | Ceiling of the Audley Chapel | ||
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| The Ceiling Bosses in Audley Chapel, Salisbury Cathedral | |||
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| Audley Chapel was built (perpendicular style and of Bath Limestone, possibly Haslebury) by Bishop Audley (1502-24) as his chantry and was built in honour of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Refurnished as memorial to Bishop Lovett 1936-46. Frieze with shields bearing Audley’s arms and those of diocese. Niches formerly contained effigies removed during Reformation. Inside two bosses displaying his arms, eastern one surrounded by roses and pomegragnates symbolising Henry V111 marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Her symbol was ordered to be excised everywhere after their divorce, but this one couldn’t be – or was overlooked. On east wall mutilated carving of Assumption (chapel was damaged during Reformation) is now covered by painting of Virgin and Child. Altar frontal shows Audley’s initials (EA) and design of Tudor roses and pomegranates with arms of diocese. Altar cushion bears intitials of Edmund of Sarum. Kneeler has dragon based on carving on cornice outside. These are all the work of the Sarum Group of Embroiderers and were done in 1980. Bishop Audley’s tomb is on the south side of the chantry, set into the wall. ‘Externally the chapel is richly decorated with Audley’s initials and his heraldry, together with HIS and Maria monograms. The chapel was brightly coloured externally and internally, making it a conspicuous target for Reformation iconoclasts’. (from Sumptuous and Richly Adorned by Sarah Brown) |
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| Sir Audley Arms, Audley Road, Chippenham (photos taken in 2019) | |||
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The date of 1937 is the date the public house was built and the ‘Coat of Arms’ is that of the brewery that built the inn; namely ‘Ushers of Trowbridge’ |
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The book ‘Chippenham Street Names’ by Chris Dallimore states ‘Audley Road along with Dallas Road and Neeld Crescent are named in honour of Sir Audley Dallas Neeld (1849-1941) who was Baronet of Grittleton, MP and Mayor of Chippenham. Dallas Road was proposed in 1923 by the ‘Neeld Trust’ to be built on land owned by them . Houses were built here c1937.
I have been unable to confirm that Sir Audley Dallas Neeld was either an MP or a Mayor of Chippenham. I understand that the had a career in the Army and was the Sheriff of Wiltshire for the year 1905. People are recorded living in Audley Road in the 1911 census; whereas people are not recording as living in Dallas Road until 1939 registers and it would appear that Neeld Crescent was built even later. If the above publication is correct then the ‘Coat of arms’ on the Inn sign is incorrect as it is the Coat of Arms of the Audley Family as used prior to 1391 and not the Coat of Arms of the Neeld Family. The Audley Family did have partial ownership of the Manor of Broughton Gifford 9 miles south of Chippenham from 1338 to 1532 and the coat of arms on the ‘Inn sign’ is appropriate to the early part of this period, namely 1338 to 1391. (Source A History of the County of Wiltshire Vol 7 pages 51 to 59 by Victoria County History 1953) |
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Audley Places in County Down Northern Ireland
In County Down Northern Ireland is the following place associated with the Audley surname:
- Audley's Castle, Audleystown, County Down
- Audleystown Cairn, County Down.
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Audley Places in Surrey
In Surrey there is the following place associated with the Audley surname;
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- Commerative Brass to {Z38} John Touchet Lord Audley in St James Church, Shere
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The commerative Brass to {Z38} John Touchet; Lord Audley The History of St James Church Shere states: 'A second brass in the chancel floor commemorates Lord Audley, who died in 1490 (some documents state that he died in 1491). Granted the Manor of Shere in 1466, he became Lord Treasurer in 1484, and three years later, he passed the manor to Sir Reginald Bray, a prominent court figure. |
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The individuals name in the boarder around the brass County Churches - Surrey by J. E. Morris B.A. published in 1910 indicates that the brass originally formed part of a table-tomb that originally stood in the chapel and was 'wickedly stolen' with only a small section of the border remaining. It would appear the brass was reinstated dueing the 1911 refurbishments of the church. |
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On this website there are three brasses commemorating various members of the Audley Family. The following links will take you to the other brasses; |
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