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Duke's Head public house, Heath & Reach This public house had, for a while, a piece of land in Linslade Road attached to its title, see Z1118/1/18 For oublic house see also: Z1118/1/1/5; Z1118/1/21/1; Z1118/1/21/2; Z1118/1/21/10; Z1118/1/21/11; Z1118/1/21/17; Z1118/1/21/18; Z1118/1/21/20; Z1118/1/21/27; Z1118/1/21/29; Z1118/1/21/30; Z1118/1/21/31; Z1118/1/21/36; Z1118/1/21/37; Z1118/1/21/39; Z1118/1/21/42; Z1118/1/21/43; Z1118/1/21/44; Z1118/1/21/45; Z1118/1/21/51; Z1118/1/21/52

Early description: - cottage, formerly divided into 2 dwellings, with close, pightle or orchard adjoining of 1 acre formerly in occupation of Susannah Howe, then William Brightwell, then for many years Benjamin Sear, then John King, then Thomas Culverhouse in Heath & Reach, abutting: messuage late of John Vaux, then Hon.Charles Leigh, then Rev.Thomas Leigh [i.e. copyhold of Manor of Leighton Buzzard alias Grovebury] in occupation of Thomas King S; cottage late of Willis, then Francis Tompkins, then Thomas Fountain N; street W and known as Duke of Cumberland's Head [1755], later Duke's Head [1788] 1845 Lease description: - Duke's Head public house, Heath & Reach, consisting of brick fronted house with thatched roof, yard, stable, cart shed and woodhouse, range of piggeries and garden in occupation of William Tompkins [later Thomas Dancer] 1897 decsription: - adjoining High Road with bakehouse, blacksmith's shop, outbuildings, orchard and ground containing 1 acre

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Heath & Reach Dukes Head, HEATH & REACH