Reference
PCHeath&Reach12/3
Title
Conveyance of land a small part of which would later form part of the cemetery
Parties:
(i) Mary Bushell of Leighton Buzzard, widow;
(ii) John Lough Bushell of Heath & Reach, farmer, son of (i)
Operative Part:
- conveyance from (i) to (ii) for 10/- of (a)-(s), totalling 107a 1r 11p, described as messuage or tenement with outbuildings and several closes known as Heath Farm, in occupation of (ii); cottages and tenements and Phillips Pond, Heath & Reach measuring 2r 10p and previously described as below
Property:
(a) messuage or tenement in Heath & Reach formerly in occupation of Hillersden Frank, then Rev.Andrew Du Card Morrice;
(b) several closes of arable and pasture called Home Close, Craddocks Close, Hunts Close and Kettlings Close in Heath;
(c) 3 closes of arable, meadow and pasture previously called Pooles Craddocks of 25 acres;
(d) plot of land in Worthy Field containing 53a 3r 30p bounded: part N by Puddles Road; part N and NE by second allotment awarded at inclosure to Samuel Davis; SE by allotments awarded to Robert Cotching; part S by allotments awarded to Robert Cotching and Sarah his wife; part S by Leighton Buzzard to Eggington road; part W and part S by first and second allotments awarded to John Baldwin; part W by ancient enclosures of Robert Penfold, deceased [a description copied from the schedule of Enclosure Award follows];
(e) plot of land in Town Croft of 2r 12p bounded: NE by allotments awarded to devisees of late Samuel Davis; part SE by old inclosure of devisees of late Samuel Davis; SW and part SE by old inclosure of Edward Penfold; NW by inclosure formerly of John and William Goodman;
(f) plot of land near chapel of 12 perches bounded: SE by Woburn Road; W by inclosure of Edward Penfold; N by old inclosure formerly of Elizabeth Knight;
(g) plot of land near Phillips Pond of 26 perches bounded: SE by Woburn Road; SW by Phillips Pond; SW by old inclosure of Edward Penfold;
(h) plot of land in Craddocks Lane of 2r 8p bounded: W by old inclosure of Edward Ashwell; N by inclosure of John and William Goodman; part E by old inclosure of John and William Goodman; part E by inclosure of Edward Penfold; S part of Craddocks Lane awarded to Edward Ashwell;
(i) plot of land near Star public house containing 4a 3r 35p bounded: part E by Woburn Road; part S by inclosure of Martha Ginger; part E by allotments of Martha Ginger, Charlotte Willis and John Vinnell; part S by private road; W by inclosure of Edward Ashwell; part N and NW by inclosure of Edward Penfold; NE and part N by inclosure of William Manning [description copied from annexe of Leighton Buzzard Inclosure follows];
(j) cottage and piece of garden several years since converted from half part of orchard formerly in occupation of Sarah Eavestaff, since Francis Burrows, then untenanted, with party wall between cottage and adjoining cottage which, several years since, was converted from a shop;
(k) allotment in front of garden ground of (j) containing 15 perches bounded: E by Woburn Road; S by allotments of Catherine Lucas and John Bushell; W by freehold garden ground of James Presswell; N by allotment of Francis Burrows;
(l) cottage formerly in occupation of Thomas Read and Thomas Burrows and adjoining garden ground converted from half part of orchard [see (j) above], previously in tenure of James Atwell, then Richard Cook;
(m) cottage formerly occupied by John Osborn, then Benjamin Hind, then James Burrows, several years since converted from a shop, adjoining (j);
(n) plot of land near Star public house containing 14 perches bounded: E by Woburn Road; S by allotment to James Presswell; W by inclosure formerly of John Bushell; N by allotments to Thomas Culverhouse;
(o) plot of land near Star public house containing 7 perches bounded: E by Woburn Road; S by allotment to James Gadsden the younger; W by allotment to James Atwell; N by allotment to Alice Clare;
(p) plot of land near Star public house containing 15 perches, bounded: S by private road; W by allotment to John Loke; N by allotment to Charlotte Willis; E by allotments to William Eames and Alice his wife (late Alice Clare, spinster); James Gadsden the younger and (o) above;
(q) plot of land near Star public house containing 18 perches bounded: E by Woburn Road; S by allotments to Millard Adams, afterwards John Bushell; W by allotment late of James Atwell, afterwards John Bushell; N by allotment to Charlotte Willis;
(r) 1a 2r 8p in Worthy Field bounded: N and E by allotment to Edward Penfold, since of Mary Bushell; S by Eggington Road; W by allotment to John Baldwin, since to Mary Bushell;
(s) plot of land near Star public house containing 18 perches bounded: S by private carriage road; W by allotment to John VInnell, since Ann Vinnell; N by allotment to Charlotte Willis; E to freehold allotment of John Baldwin, since Mary Bushell
All land being shown on an included plan coloured brown and green
Date free text
7 Sep 1883
Production date
From: 1883 To: 1883
Level of description
item