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The mystery of Yew Tree House on Amington Green
Can anybody interested in history throw any light on what must be the oldest house in Amington - the ancient three-gabled Yew Tree House on The Green opposite St Editha's church. It has gone under many names - Yew Tree House, Fir Tree House, No 8 The Green, The Priest's House and The Home of the Martyrs. It's dated to late C15th, early C16th. My mother was brought up there and she remembers a small room called the Vestment Room where priests from the church opposite used to robe and disrobe. The names 'Priest's House' and 'Home of the Martyrs' clearly date back to Catholic times and even to religious persecution and there was a priest's hole in the house.
The family who lived there before and used it as their farmhouse were the Ensors who - in village legend - were enormous yeomen with such big voices they shouted order to their men from their doorstep and could be heard a mile away.
My mother always felt that 'something had happened there' probably back in the Catholic past.but I can't find reference to anything. Does anybody know the house or any stories concerning it?
