Judge Jeffreys

[Penfold]

Can anyone give me any information on a judge Jeffrey's who was from the
Wrexham area, my workmate is always going on about him, but she does not
Know a lot about
him(she doesn't know a lot about anything). I think it is just an old wives
tale used to frighten children.
Thanks in advance.
Andy

[Arwel Parry]

In article <7mvrg7$571$3...@epos.tesco.net>, Penfold <Pen...@tesco.net>
writes

I didn't know he was a Wrexham lad, but I presume you're talking about
Judge Jeffreys, the Hanging Judge of the Bloody Assizes, who was busy in
the aftermath of the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685. Try shoving any of
those terms into a search engine and see what comes up!

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[M.J.Powell]

In article <7mvrg7$571$3...@epos.tesco.net>, Penfold <Pen...@tesco.net>
writes
>Can anyone give me any information on a judge Jeffrey's who was from the
>Wrexham area, my workmate is always going on about him, but she does not
>Know a lot about
>him(she doesn't know a lot about anything). I think it is just an old wives
>tale used to frighten children.
>Thanks in advance.
>Andy

Woo Hoo! Judge Jefferies is the reason we're not popular in the West
Country. Just read about him then come back here!

Mike

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[Martin Wright]

Hi

I originate from Somerset, like most of the kids in the area I was told stories
of Judge Jefferies and it did frighten the kids!!! Trouble is he was for real!

Two other things about him, he allegedly suffered from raging toothache during
the Bloody Assizes which is given as an excuse for his excesses, he went on to
become Lord Chief Justice but (I think) fell from grace.

Martin

Penfold wrote:

> Can anyone give me any information on a judge Jeffrey's who was from the
> Wrexham area, my workmate is always going on about him, but she does not
> Know a lot about
> him(she doesn't know a lot about anything). I think it is just an old wives
> tale used to frighten children.
> Thanks in advance.
> Andy

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Martin Wright
School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies
Fron Heulog
Holyhead Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2EF

email m.wr...@bangor.ac.uk
01248 383180

[Ian Edwards]

Penfold wrote:
>
> Can anyone give me any information on a judge Jeffrey's who was from the
> Wrexham area, my workmate is always going on about him, but she does not

Judge Jeffreys, the infamous hanging judge of the Bloody Assizes of l685
was born in Acton Hall, Wrexham in l645.

The hall was demolished long ago and the park itself become the Acton
Park housing estate in the 1960s.
All that remains of the estate are the gates on Chester Road.