CHESHUNT, (Hertfordshire) with its Park and Wash, near Hodesdon, 15 m. in the road from London, stands near the r. Lea and that once called the Erminstreet, and had formerly a nunnery. This place is called Cheston in Norden's, Camden's, and other maps of the Co. In Kilsmore-Field, on the W. side of it, are the remains of a camp. That called Cheshunt-House, near Waltham-Cross, was a seat of the E. of Salisbury. K. Edw. III. made it a Mt. T. which has been discontinued long since. K. Hen. VIII. gave this manor to his natural son Hen. Fitzroy, D. of Richmond; who dying without issue, Edw. VI. granted it to Sir John Gates; who being attainted of high treason, Q. Mary gave it to Sir John Huddlestone, who sold it to John Cock; by whose posterity, in the female issue, it has descended to Sir John Monson, The manor of the rectory, which remained at the Diss. of mons. to the D. and C. of Westminster, was sold to Anth, Denny, Esq; who sold it to Geo. Dacres; and by Tho. Dacres, in the R. of K. Ja. I. it was sold to Hen. Atkins, M.D. He sold it to Sir Edw. Scot; from whom it came to Sir Stephen, his brother, whose son sold it to Sir Edw. Desbouvery; by whose grandson Sir Edward, it was sold to Tho. Martin, Esq;. The manor of the nunnery was granted by Edw. VI. to Anth. Denny, Esq; from whom it passed to Edward Ld. Denny, E. of Norwich, who sold it to Rob. Dewhurst, Esq;. He dying without issue gave it to Mrs. Anne Gill and her daughter, for their lives, with remainder to William her grandson, who sold it to John Mortimer. The latter sold it to Sam. Benson, and he to Robert, Ld. Bingley.