Reference
X465/322
Title
"Survey of estates situate in the Township of Shefford and parishes of Meppershall, Clifton and Arlesey in the County of Bedford belonging to the feoffees in Trust under the donation of Richard [sic] Lucas deceased 1559. M. Reynolds, Old Warden 1834".
Leather and board-bound survey book containing schedules and ink and watercolour plans of the estate.
Includes compass points.
Scale: Plans 1-7, 1 chain: (160":1 mile)
Plans 8-14, 1 chain: "(40":1 mile)
Shefford
1. One cottage or tenement, yard, garden, outhouse and apps. an the south side of the High St now occupied by John Chapman containing 17p.
:N High St
:E estate Miss Mary Squires
:S Back Lane
:W estate Mr Thomas Inskip
The plan and schedule are lightly crossed out in pencil, with the note "sold to Hitchin and Leicester Railway cpy".
2. One cottage or tenement, barn stable yard, garden and apps. on the south side of the High st now occupied by Mr Joseph Ibbs and his undertenants containing 15p
:N High St
:E estate Mr Joseph Squire
:S Back Lane
:E estate Miss Mary Squires
Crossed out and with same note at 1. above.
3. Four tenements, barns, yards and apps. on the North side of the High St. now occupied by Mrs Barber, James Chapman, George Bushby and widow Bland containing 15p
:N yard Mr William Barker
:E Duck Lane
:S High St
:W estate William Barker
Pencilled note: "The above is now one tenement occupied by Wm. Barker. The public Rooms. Tinker shop"
4. Six tenements, gardens, yards, barns, outhouses and apps. on the west side of Bedford St. now occupied by Mr William Carrington and William Barker or their undertenants and [blank] Kendall containing 20p
:N No 5 Lucas's Trust estate
:E Bedford St
:S messuage Messrs. Cooper and Arch
:W Duck Lane and ditch turning between prems. and meadow of Duke of Bedford.
5. One messuage or tenement, barns, yard, gardens and apps. adj 3. now occupied by Mrs Mugglistone containing 32p
:N estate Mr [blank] O'Brien
:E Bedford St
:S No 4 Lucas's Trust estate
:W ditch running between prems and meadow of Duke of Bedford
Pencilled note: "now 4 tenements"
Note that half of the ditch mentioned in 4 and 5 belongs to the estate and is included in the last two admeasurements.
Note, crossed out in pencil, that the town cage, labelled "a", half stands on the Trust estate.
6. One messuage, cottage or tenement, outhouses, yard, garden and apps. on the west side of Bedford St now occupied by Mr William Barker containing 17p
:N estate Messrs Cooper and Arch
:E ditch running between prems and meadow of Duke of Bedford
:S White Hart Inn
:W Bedford St
Note that half the ditch belongs to the estate and is included in the above admeasurements.
7. One messuage or tenement known as the Green Man public house, barns, outhouses, yards, garden and apps. on the east side of Bedford St now occupied by John Izard Pryer Esq or his undertenants containing 1r 10p.
:N meadow William Hogg Esq
:E ditch running between end of "prems". and meadow of Duke of Bedford
:S estate Mr Frank Snitch
:W Bedford St
Note, crossed out in pencil, that half the ditch on east side and the whole of the ditch on the north side belongs to the estate and is included in the admeasurement.
Pencilled note: "part of the ditch on the east side is filled up - & it appears to belong to Wm Hogg (?)"
Attached memorandum that the boundary line at the back of the Green Man Inn is 3' 8" from the well at the end nearest the street and 2' 9" at the beginning of the garden belonging to the Green Man.
8&9.3r 25p meadow (no. 8) and 1a 2r 26p arable land (no 9), making 2a 2r llp now occupied by Henry Stanbridge.
:NNE land Mr Thomas Inskip and Miss Squires
:E or SE River
:S or SW & Land Duke of Bedford
pt W or NW
:Wor NW rem. land James Walker.
Partly illegible pencilled note about "slight alteration"
Meppershall
1O. 11a 2r 19p arable land occupied by Henry Stanbridge
:N land Mr Henry Clark
:E (at a Drift-way leading into and belonging to the field) Shefford to Hitchin high road.
:S&W land Sir John Osborn
Clifton
11. 3a 3r 35p arable land occupied by Emery Smith and George Kempson
:N land Mr William Bowyer
:E land Mr John Arch
:S land Rev. Edmund Williamson
:W Shefford to Hitchin high road
Arlesey
12. One cottage or tenement, outhouses, yard garden and apps. and also a Drift-way leading to a close at the west end of the sd. prems.) now occupied by William Kitchener or his undertenant containing 26p
:N land Mr Thomas Hogger
:E high road through Arlesey
:S garden and barn Mr [blank] Fordham
:W no l3 Lucas's Trust estate
13. 3a lr 5p pasture occupied by William Kitchener
:N land Sir William Welby
:pt E land Mr Thomas Hagger
:pt E no 12 Lucas's Trust Estate
:pt E garden Mr [blank] Fordham
:pt S land Samuel B Edwards Esq
:pt S&W no 14 Lucas's Trust estate
14. 3a 3r 6p pasture adj 13 occupied by William Kitchener.
:pt N land Sir William Walby
:pt E & no 13 Lucas's Trust Estate
pt N
:pt E & S land Samuel B Edwards
:W river
Pencilled notes: "also another piece of meadow bought by money from Gt. Northern Railway cpy" "2 tenements situated in Ampthill Road Shefford in the occupation of Wm. Dunton & Hy. Green with lands. no plan of this".
At dorse: Summary of schedule and acreages.
Total: 26a 1r 28p
Date free text
1834
Production date
From: 1834 To: 1834
Level of description
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