▁parish ▁church ▁date ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Man or ▁was ▁the ▁child hood ▁home ▁of ▁Joy ce ▁Cur zon ▁( l ater ▁known ▁as ▁Lady ▁De ▁Apple by , ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁Mrs . ▁Joy ce ▁Lewis ), ▁a ▁Protest ant ▁Mart yr ▁who , ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 7 , ▁was ▁burn ed ▁at ▁the ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁Market ▁Place ▁in ▁L ich field . ▁▁ ▁This ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Marian ▁per sec utions ▁of ▁Queen ▁Mary ▁( B lo ody ▁Mary ). ▁ ▁Later ▁own ers ▁ ▁The ▁property ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁S ack ville ▁family , ▁The ▁Ear ls , ▁and ▁later , ▁D uk es ▁of ▁Dor set , ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁male ▁Cur zon , ▁Sir ▁George ▁Cur zon , ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 2 . ▁George ' s ▁daughter , ▁and ▁he ir ess , ▁Mary ▁Cur zon , ▁brought ▁the ▁property ▁through ▁her ▁marriage ▁to ▁Edward ▁S ack ville , ▁ 4 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Dor set . ▁ ▁A ▁tradition ▁reported ▁in ▁Mag na ▁Britann ia ▁by ▁Daniel ▁and ▁Samuel ▁L ys ons ▁states ▁that ▁author ▁John ▁D ry den ▁visited ▁Charles ▁S ack ville , ▁ 6 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Dor set ▁at ▁Cro x all ▁Hall , ▁and ▁the ▁land ▁once ▁known ▁as ▁D ry den ' s ▁Walk ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁poet . ▁The ▁S ack v illes ▁spent ▁less ▁and ▁less ▁time ▁at ▁Cro