HN10/353/Roberts6

Report and valuation on the proposed purchase by Mr. William Inwards Roberts of Glebe Land in the Parish of Lidlington currently held by the Incumbents of Ridgmont and Husborne Crawley: - The property which is freehold comprises three enclosures of No.87:7a 2r 19p, No 93:12a 0r 3p, No 92: 2a 2r 27p. (Numbers relate to the OS 25 inch to the mile series). - The Enclosures numbered 92 and 93 are old pasture - No 87 is arable at the present time and has a wheat crop upon it. - The holding is in the occupation of W.I. Roberts who pays £36 for the three fields. He does all repairs to fences and pays all outgoings which in addition to the usual local rates include: Tithe 17s and Land Tax £1/14/-. - There are no minerals of any value. - Sub soil is ordinary clay, there is no evidence of gravel or sand. - There are no building on the land but there are five trees three of which are elm one walnut one ash the last being very much decayed. - The small field numbered 92 has a frontage in part to the Village Street and the remaining part to a Lane leading to some cottages. - With the exception of the small piece which has a frontage to the Street no other part of the property appears to have any prospective value as Building Land and I consider the whole of the property is agricultural land and nothing else. - The Bedford and Bletchley branch of the London & North Western Railway runs through the property and the Lidlington station adjoins it. - I am of opinion that the property is worth about £44 per acre or in a lump sum £970. - Surveyed by G.C. Walker, auctioneer & valuer.

11 May 1909

From: 1909 To: 1909

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Rust, Albert,
Shelton, John,
Walker, G.C.

valuations, valuers, glebe, Clerk in Holy Orders, wheat, Lidlington fields, tithes, Land Tax, clay, trees, cottages, agricultural land, 1st built railways, Lidlington station, G.C. & Company Walker, LIDLINGTON, RIDGMONT, HUSBORNE CRAWLEY