Giles Green, Gentleman, Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis and for Corfe Castle
Dates: died 1655/1656
Biography
Giles Green was a Dorset gentleman and parliamentarian who lived at Afflington and later Motcombe. He was associated with the Dorchester Company and held Afflington as a tenant rather than as the documented manorial owner.
Notes / Sources
The surviving farmhouse's west wing is traditionally attributed to him and is dated probably circa 1620.
Research sources:
- Corfe Valley News, November 2022, reporting the 1639 deed and earlier 1620 lease; Dorset Heritage Explorer, Afflington Farmhouse record, attributing the circa 1620 west wing to Giles Green. — https://www.corfevalleynews.co.uk/assets/CVN-November-2022-Web.pdf
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