Scope and Content
THE CALENDAR
f.1 Frontispiece:
Arms of Henry, Duke of Kent, with motto 'HON.SOIT.QUI.MAL.Y.PENSE' and STAT RELIGONE', above an oval with surround of elaborate scrollwork within which appears the following dedication:
The MANNORS and ESTATES
belong to his Grace HENRY DUKE,
Marquis and Earl of KENT Earl of HAROLD
Viscount Goodrich and Baron LUCAS of Crudwell & ca
Anno Dni 1719. Then Lord Privy Seal, and one of
their Excellencies the Lord Justices during his
Majesties absence, Lord Lieutenant and Custos
Rotulorum of the Country of BEDFORD one of
the Lords of his Majesties most Honourable
Privy Council and Knight of the most
Noble order of the GARTER
Ink and watercolour (grey) on paper, back with paper and reinforced with linen obscuring some detail on the left-hand edge. Scrollwork etc. Edge with three parallel lines in ink, the innermost pair being set close together.
f.2 Title page:
MAPS and TERRIERS
of Lands in the several MANNORS following (viz)
FLITTON cum SILSOE
GRAVENHURST cum ION (n.1)
HIGHAM - GOBION (n.2)
MEPPERSHALL
STANDON (n.2)
MAULDEN (n.3)
HENLOW
HARROLD
BLUNHAM
and
CLOPHILL
in the County of BEDFORD
Surveyed and Drawn by EDWARD LAURENCE
1719
Ink on paper, backed with paper. Edged with pairs of parallel red lines.
Notes: 1) Maps (2) missing; 2) maps and terriers missing; and 3) apparently included in Flitton cum Silsoe (q.v.), as no separate maps and terriers for Maulden exist
f.3. SILSOE, Wrest Park, n.d. (c.1719). 'Rest Park in Bedfordshire the Seat of His Grace the Duke of Kent'. (Edward Laurence, surveyor). Ink and watercolour (blue and grey) on paper, backed with blue paper. In atlas of Wrest Park Estate. Folded. 28 1/2'' x 13''. Scale 16 perches : 1 inch (20 inches : 1 mile). Scrollwork cartouche with coronet and lion's head. Compass indicator. Edged with pairs of parallel lines in black. Shows area of the Park, with miniature elevations of the mansion and other buildings, avenues of trees, and layout of gardens etc. No references. Acreage not stated. No foliation mark
f.4. FLITTON, 1719. 'The Mannor of Flitton and Silso in the County of Bedford, beginning first with the Township of Flitton and other adjacent grounds in the aforesaid Parish'. (Edward Laurence, surveyor). Ink and watercolour (blue, yellow and grey) on paper, backed and edged with paper. In atlas of Wrest Park Estate. 22 1/2'' x 18''. Scale 16 perches : 1 inch (20 inches : 1 mile). Cartouche with geometrical surround. Compass indicator. Scale indicator in the form of compasses. Edges with pairs of parallel lines in red. Shows area of village near church, with miniature elevations of buildings. Gives field names and acreages - approx. 64 acres in all. Marked 2
f.5. FLITTON and SILSOE, 1718. 'The Mannor of Flitton and Silso Continued, being a draught fo the Township of Silso and other adjacent fields in the aforesaid parish, Surveyed 1718'. (Edward Laurence, surveyor). Ink and watercolour (green, yellow, ochre and grey) on paper, backed and edged with paper. In atlas of Wrest Park Estate. Folded. 27'' x 45''. No scale given (approximately 20 inches : 1 mile). Cartouche with geometrical surround. Compass indicator. Edged with pairs of parallel lines in red. Shows centre of Silsoe village, and enclosed and open field lands adjoining the Bedford to Barton road and towards Flitton and Maulden. Fields shown include Kitchen Field, Fielden Meadow, Great Road Field, Beech Wood, Beech Field, Red Field, Goss Hill Field, Water Slade, Barrel Field, and Dowdel and Kennel. Field names and acreages marked. Some later notes concerning lands held by Mr. Barnard. Marked 3
f.6. SILSOE, 1719. 'The Mannor of Flitton and Silso Continued, being a draught of Fielden Fields in the Southern part of the Parish of Silso'. (Edward Laurence, surveyor). Ink and watercolour (blue, grey and yellow) on paper, part backed with paper. In atlas of Wrest Park Estate. 22 1/2'' x 18 1/4''. No scale given (approximately 20 inches : 1 mile). Cartouche with geometrical surround. Compass indicator. Edged with pairs of parallel lines in red. Shows area of open field lands in West Field, North Field and South Field, adjoining the Barton to Silsoe road and near the port-way to Gravenhurst. Miniature elevations of New Inn and Mr Millward's house. Table of References to Charles Millward's land, and to lands held by William Pearson, William Moses and Thomas Hale as tenants in Gravenhurst and Ion Manor. Field names and acreages given. Marked 4
f.7. SILSOE, 1719. 'The Mannor of Flitton & Silso Coninuted, being a Draught of the remaining part of Cainho Farm not taken into the Park'. (Edward Laurence, surveyor). Ink and watercolour (grey and yellow) on paper, backed with paper. In atlas of Wrest Park Estate. Folded. 22 1/2'' x 27 1/2''. No scale given (approximately 20 inches : 1 mile). Cartouche with geometrical surround. Compass indicator. Edged with pairs of parallel red lines in red. Enclosed land (52a.) between the roads from Clophill to Silsoe and Clophill to Gravenhurst, on the East and West sides of the North end of Wrest Park. Field names and acreages given i.e. Hogg Moor, Gravel Pit Close, and Broadland Marked 5
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f.9-23. "A terrier of the Lands in the Mannor of Flitton cum Silsoe" [by Edward Laurence, surveyor] 1719
For description of contents see L33/introduction; main details as follows, described folio by folio
f.9. [marked 6]
A. Thomas Caton - West End Farm - 196a 1r 33p - 92/18/4
B. John Allen - Farms etc. - 179a 3r 11p - 99
John Allen - Lands in the Park - 45a 0r 15p - 56/5/0
C. Edward Laurence - Messuage & lands - 54a 0r 25p - 89/9/2
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f.11. [marked 7]
D. Humphrey Fisher - George Inn etc. - 47a 1r 13p - 53
E. Charles Millward - White Horse etc. - 113a - 95
F. Thomas Cox - Ragged Staff etc. - 6a 3r 4p - 12/5/0
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f.13. [marked 8]
G.Ann Cooper - house and garden - 3a 0r 19p - 6
H. Frances German - house and garden - 6a 0r 29p - 7
I. William Moses - land - 4a 3r 18p - 5
K. Nicholas Bonner - house and land - 7a 1r 17p - 11
L. Silsoe Churchwardens - land - 5a 1r 24p - 3/10/0
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f.15. [marked 9]
M. John Piggott - house and lands - 135a 3r 9p - 93/13/4
N. Nicholas Wheeler - tenement and land - 7a 0r 7p - 1/10/0
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f.17. [marked 10]
O. late Timothy Pryor, now in hand - tenement and garden - 1a 14r 0p - 2
P. William White - malting house etc. - 20p - 11
Q. Thomas Sam - messuage and yard - 27p - 4
R. Thomas Bishop - tenement and yard - 16p - 3
T. Thomas Goodwin - lands - 33a 1r 0p - 16
U. Henry Lowens - smith's shop, Silsoe - 10p - 1
W. William Crawley - smith's shop, Silsoe - 7p - 1
X. William Millward - cottage - 20p - 0/10/0
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f.19. [marked 11]
Y. Henry Gwin - cottage on waste - 20p - 5/-
Z. William Harris - cottage etc. - 12p - 5/-
- Hester Whithead - cottage etc. - 8p - 4/-
- Thomas Stephens - cottage in Flitton - 20p - 6d
- John Wheeler and George Saunders - cottage etc. - 0a 1r 10p - ?
(1) John Field - land in Maulden - 4a 3r 22p - 2/5/0
(2) Henry Ward - land in Maulden - 1a 0r 21p - 10/-
(3) Mary Madox - cottage and land in Maulden - 2a - 2
- in his Grace the Duke of Kent's hands - Rest House, park and gardens etc. - 19a 0r 16p - 28
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f.21. [marked 12]
"Yearly Value of all Lands within the Pales of Rest Park in Bedfordshire", giving details as follows:
Col.1. Particular lands [description of property and names of fields etc.]
Col.2. Arable or pasture [area in a r p]
Col.3. Woodland [area in a r p]
Col.4. Totals [final total only recorded]
Col.5. Yearly Totals [yearly values in sd of each of the lands listed in Col.1]
Total of 879a 1r 0p at a yearly value of 729/8/6
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f.23. [marked 13]
'An Abstract from the aforegoing terrier', giving details compiled from the terrier on ff.9-21
For description of contents and format, see introduction pages ii-iii. The totals for the Manor of Flitton cum Silsoe are as follows:
Area of Arable or Pasture Inclosed 1331a. 3r. 33p.
Area of Common - Arable 371 0 6
Area of Meadow 53 2 23
Total area 1756 2 22
Total value 1426 18s. 10d
NOTE: Two maps of Gravenhurst cum Ion listed on the title page are apparently missing from the volume at this point. Their existence is known from the fact that the first folio of the terrier is numbered 3 and in the third column of the text which identifies the page number of the map on which a particular piece of land is shown there are references to map pages 1 and 2
f.24. (blank) Although this folio is blank, it bears some bleed-through from a map of the Mannor of Gravenhurst cum Ion no longer present in the volume.
f.25-33 "A terrier of the Lands in the Mannor of Gravenhurst Cum Ion [by Edward Laurence, surveyor] 1719; for description of contents and format see L33/introduction; main details as follows, described folio by folio
f.25. [marked 3]
A. William Pearson - messuage and land - 197a 0r 29p - £113 16s 8d
B. William Moses - messuage and land - 193a 0r 23p - £113 16s 8d
NOTE: the original totals of B have been cut off in trimming the pages for binding but they have been inserted above the ruled line in a later hand
f.26. (originally blank and unruled)
A later terrier has been interleaved at this point, of which details are as follows:
'A Terrier of late Butterfield's Farm, taken in the Year 1778 by Joseph Cole', giving details of field names and acreages of enclosed and open field land. In four columns, including summary, details from which are as follows:
Fallow season 1778 - 11a 2r 28p
Breach - 8a 2r 8p
Tilth - 11a 2r 13p
Total Common Field Arable land - 31a 3r 9p
Inclosed and several sweard - 9a 2r 16p
Inclosed & several Meadowing - 3r 10p
Commonable Meadowing - 4a 1r 6p
Grand total - 46a 2r 1p
Note: this appears to be a revised terrier of the holding of Edward Butterfield (47a. 3r. 21p.) described under the symbol 'C' on f.4 of the original Gravenhurst terrier of 1719, see below
f.27. [marked 4]
C. Edward Butterfield - messuage and lands - 47a 3r 21p - £20
D. William Smart - messuage and lands - 8a 3r 8p - £6
f.28 blank
f.29. [marked 5]
E.William Jones - messuage and land - 3a 2r 0p - £5
F. William Carter - messuage and land - 1a 2r 27p - £3
G. Richard Davey - cottage and land - 2a 0r 26p - £3
H. Henry Cooch - messuage and lands - 2a 2r 0p - £3
I. Alice Burges - messuage and lands - 1a 2r 27p - £3
K. John Taylor - cottage and garden - 0a 1r 12p - £1 15s
L. William Burley - Reddals and lands - 162a 1r 22p - £125 12s
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f.31. [marked 6]
M. Thomas Hale - messuage and lands - 129a 1r 9p - £68 10s
N. Joseph Sheffield - cottage and close - 0a 1r 22p - £2 15s
O. John Roberts - messuage and close - 0a 3r 25p - £2
P. Thomas Purser - cottage and yard - 25p - £1 10s
Q. Ambrose Reddall - parcel of land - 9a 2r 16p - £4 18s
R. Churchwardens of Lower Gravenhurst - cottage and yard - 37p - £2
T. in hand - late Henry Miller - lands - 2a 3r 36p - £4 3s 4d
- in hand - land - 4a 0r 20p - £5 3s
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f.33. [marked 7]
'An abstract from the aforegoing terrier', giving details compiled from the terriers on ff.25-33
For description of contents and format, see introduction pages ii-iii. The totals for the Manor of Gravenhurst cum Ion are as follows:
Area of Arable or Pasture Inclosed 250a. 3r. 24p.
Area of Common - Arable 455 0 34
Area of Meadow 63 2 27
Total area 769 3 5
Total value 475 15s.2d.
Note: to these figures are added in pencil details of a revised measurement of the lands, i.e. 273a. 2r. 24p. of Inclosed land, 438a. Or. 1p. of arable, and 75a. 0r. 30p. of meadow, making in all 786a. 3r. 15p
Maps and terriers of Higham Gobion
Note: maps and terriers of Higham Gobion, listed on the title page are apparently missing from the volume at this point
f.34. MEPPERSHALL, 1719. 'A Draught of Woodhall Farm in the Northern Part of the Parish of Mepershall'. (Edward Laurence, surveyor). Ink and watercolour (grey and yellow) on paper, backed and edged with paper. In atlas of Wrest Park Estate. 22 1/2'' x 18''. Scale (given on map 2) 8 perches : 1 inch (40 inches : 1 mile). Cartouche with geometrical surround. Compass indicator. Edged with pairs of parallel lines in red. Shows Woodhall Farm, with miniature elevations of buildings etc., and gives field names and acreages of enclosed fields including the Mill ponds, Pryors Close, Great Grove, Dovehouse Close, Calves Close, Little Field, Black Hill. Lammas Meadow, Six Acre Close, Long Close, and Great Field. Approx 99 acres in the North of the Parish. Marked 1
f.35. MEPPERSHALL, 1719. 'A Draught of Lands lying dispersedly in the Parish of Mepershall'. (Edward Laurence, surveyor). Ink and watercolour (grey and yellow) on paper, backed and edged with paper. In atlas of Wrest Park Estate. 22 1/2'' x 18''. Scale 8 perches : 1 inch (40 inches : 1 mile). Cartouche with geometrical surround. Compass indicator. Scale indicator in the form of compasses. Edged with pairs of parallel lines in red. Shows four isolated enclosures, i.e. Wood Close, Town Acre (bounded on the West by road to Clifton), and Gregory's Close and Home Close on the West side of the Meppershall- Henlow road. miniature elevations of farm buildings in Home Close. Approximately 11 acres. Marked 2
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f.37-39 "A Terrier of Lands in the Parish of Meppershall" [by Edward Laurence, surveyor] 1719; for description of contents and format see L/33/introduction; main details as follows, described folio by folio:
f.37. [marked 3]
A.George Fowler - Woodhall and lands - 142a 0r 37p - £85
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f.39. [marked 4]
B. Widow Harris - house and lands - 17a 2r 7p - £13
and 'An Abstract from the aforegoing Terrier' giving details compiled from the Terriers on ff.37-9
For description of contents and format, see introduction pages ii-iii. The totals for the parish of Meppershall are as follows:
Area of Arable or Pasture Inclosed 122a. 2r. 26p.
Area of Common - Arable 33a 2r 2p
Area of Meadow 3a 2r 16p
Total area 159a 3r 4p
Total value 98 0s. 0d
Maps and terriers of Upper Stondon - note: Maps and terriers of "Standon" listed on the title page are apparently missing from the volume at this point.
Maps and terriers for Maulden
Note: Maulden, listed on the title page as following Upper Stondon, would seem from the final summary (f.86) to have been included with Flitton and Silsoe, and details of approximately 8 acres of land in Maulden are included in the Flitton and Silsoe terrier (f.19). It thus seems that there was no separate section for Maulden
Terrier of Shillington and Stondon
f.40. (originally blank and overuled)
A later terrier has been interleaved at this point, of which details are as follows:
'A Terrar of what heretofore constituted Negus's Farm, situate and being in the Parishes of Stondon and Shitlington and County of Bedford, now let with the old Stondon Farm to Mr. William Long. The Terrar made in 1777 by Joseph Cole.' The land was purchased by the Earl of Hardwicke of the Reverend Mr. Whitehurst of Hitchin, and laid to the old Farm 1769.
In four columns, including summary, details from which are as follows:
The fallow season 1777 - 21a 3r 20p
Breach - 18a 1r 28p
Tilth - 23a 1r 6p
Total of Common Field Land and Meadowing - 63a 2r 14p
Inclosed and several Land - 17a 3r 34p
Total of Heretofore Negus's Farm - 81a 2r 8p
(In a later hand are added details of 0a. 2r. 23p. of land 'Missed in this survey of the Farm', bringing the total to 82 0 31)
Note: The terrier gives details of field names and acreages etc. of enclosed and open field land, with cross references to the map of Stondon by James Fish of Warwick dated 1700 (see L33/286 map X)
Map and terrier of Henlow
f.41. HENLOW, 1718. 'The Mannor of Henlow Grey in the County of Bedford, Surveyed Anno 1718'. (Edward Laurence, surveyor). Ink and watercolour (grey and yellow) on paper, backed and edged with paper. Folded. In atlas of Wrest Park Estate. 22 1/2'' x 30''. Scale 8 perches : 1 inch (40 inches to 1 mile). Cartouche with geometrical surround. Compass indicator. Scale indicator in the form of compasses. Edged with pairs of parallel lines in red. Scattered properties on the village street and enclosures in the fields, approximately 50 acres. Miniature elevations of many buildings in the centre of the village including the Church, and position of lands owned by Mr. Edwards. Marked 1
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f.43. [marked 2]
'A Terrier of the Mannor of Henlow Grey' (by Edward Laurence, surveyor, 1718-1719)
For description of contents and format of the terrier and the abstract which follows on the same folio, see L33/introduction. The main details are as follows:
A. John Underwood - House and lands - 165a 0p 4r - £73 8s
followed by abstract giving totals for the Henlow Estate as follows:
Area of Arable or Pasture Inclosed 46a. 3r. 26p.
Area of Common - Arable 104a 3r 21p
Area of Meadow 13a 0r 27p
Total area 165a 0r 4p
Total value 73 8s. 0d