Kelshall is bordered by the parishes of Therfield,
Sandon and Ashwell in this county and Cambridgeshire to the north.
Miscellany
Before his death in January 1509-10
Thomas BRADBURY left [the manor of Horwellbury] to his widow Joan BRADBURY with
remainder to his nephew and heir William BRADBURY. Joan at once bought the reversion of the manor from her nephew,
but must soon after have sold it, for in 1536 it was held by John BOWLES, who
died in 1543 and left it to his grandson and heir Thomas BOWLES, then aged
thirteen. The manor again changed hands
within a short time and in 1577 was held by Edward HAMMOND, who died in
February 1579-80. He settled
Horwellbury on his son Alexander HAMMOND, who held the manor till his death in
1604, when it passed to his son John HAMMOND.
No further trace is found of the HAMMONDS in Horwellbury, and in 1685
the manor was held by James WILLYMOT, owner of the manor of Kelshall, and from
this date the two manors descend together.