• Reference
    BHD78/1
  • Title
    List of admissions and descriptions of properties - customary copyhold and copyhold at will estates, drawn up by Robert A.Wainewright, Steward, 37 pages noting previous descriptions of land, previous tenants etc. with notes of later changes of ownership; the following is a very brief summary of ownership and description in 1851, with note of admission to the property: - Enoch Pursell: cottage in Green End and four butts of arable total one acre adjoining orchard belonging to cottage (28 Nov 1850); - Samuel Roe: eight butts of arable containing 3 acres in Great Comp (17 Jul 1850); close of pasture of 2 acres adjoining a cottage (7 Sep 1849); - George Abrahams: Cricketers public house, Eaton Green formerly in occupation of William Mead, then John Letts and Richard Scott, then George Abrahams and Michael Puddephatt and four butts of arable on the backside containing one acre (11 Nov 1848); - Thomas Ginger: one acre arable in Gold Hill in Horsham Mill Field alias Horsham Little Mill Field; three roods arable in Stare Mead in Middle Field; one throughout acre by Sheep Hovels Highway (11 Nov 1848); - James Warner: half an acre of meadow in Eaton Fenn Mead abutting on Term Brook; one acre arable in Middle Furlong in West Field; one acre arable in The Orling in Upper Field; messuage called Corbyn's and 30 acres of yard land; Hamonds Close of four acres with four more acres dispersed in common fields; Freeman's Close of on acre shooting by Gammons Lane Gate; half a yard land of 15 acres dispersed in common fields (29 May 1846); - Charles Meacher: one rood in Street Furlong, Fox Hill Way lying SW, with beerhouse [Plough] (29 May 1846); - Robert Hedges: half an acre in Fen Furlong (29 May 1846); - George Atty: two commons and right of pasture for two cows belonging to an ancient cottage and pightle of half an acre in Moor End (29 May 1846); - Mary Pearson: piece of land, formerly site of a cottage, and newly erected cottage and adjoining close of pasture in Moor End (12 Feb 1844); - Sarah Hooper: one acre of arable in Middle Field above Icknield Way and abutting E on Brambridge Way; 1a 3r 0p arable called two Acres in Great Comp Field; two acresin Great Comp; two pieces of land containing eight acres dispersed in common fields of Eaton Bray and Totternhoe (16 Jun 1842); - William Gurney: half acre arable on Path Comp Hill in Totternhoe shooting into Seabrook Way (12 Jun 1840); - George Scott: one acre in Longland Furlong abutting on Rye Common; three roods in Eaton Fen Furlong (12 and 24 Jun 1840); - William Thorn: one acre of arable in Longland Field (29 Apr 1840); - James Purtem: three roods of arable in Shut Furlong in Horsham Mill Field next to a spring called Little Hole abutting E on Icknield Way (29 Apr 1840); - James Amos: one acre between Mills Field and Edlesborough Hill; one acre in Hollow Brook Furlong, Mills Field; half an acre in Mills Field; The Round Acre in Mills Field; one rood on Stanslade Hill, Mill Field; an acre in Lown Lock Furlong, Middle Field; an acre in Upper Lock Furlong, Middle Field; half an acre in The Orling, Middle Field; one acre in The Orling; half an acre in Dovestall in Horsham Mill Field; an acre in Long Elder Staff Furlong, Horsham Mill Field; half an acre in Stony Land, Horsham Mill Field; one rood in Totternhoe Fen Furlong, Totternhoe; two roods of meadow in Eaton Fen Mead (29 Apr 1840); - Groom Ashwell: messuage and close of pasture of one acre adjoining in Green End; three acres of pasture and arable adjoining common green N with cottage erected by William Groom upon it; one acre of arable on North Comp Hill in North Field; one acre of arable in Middle Furlong in Great Compe; three roods of arable in Mareslade Furlong; half acre of arable in Mareslade; half acre of meadow in Fenn Mead; one rood in Fenn Mead; one acre of sward in Mareslade; half an acre in Abel Bank Furlong (29 Apr 1840); - Mary Wood: cottage near the church and orchard adjoining; close of three acres adjoining the orchard; sward adjoining the end of the close as far as the ditch; one acre south of Vicarage land; half an acre of arable in Netherlock Furlong; half an acre in Priest Bush Furlong ; an acre in Horsemill Field, Totternhoe; half an acre in Edlesborough Hill Field; a rood of arable at Cross Waters; a rood at The Orling in Middle Field (29 Apr 1840); - Trustees of the will of John William Egerton, 7th Earl of Bridgewater: one and a half acres of arable in three equal half acres in Horsham Mill Field, Totternhoe; one acre of arable in Broad Hardie Furlong in Horsham Mill Field, Totternhoe (29 Apr 1840); - Daniel Twydell: close of arable of three acres formerly called Church Croft, Whipsnade (29 Apr 1840); - Elizabeth Buckmaster: cottage with orchard of pightle of one rood (27 Jul 1837); - John Bliss: cottage and pightle behind of half an acre in Moor End; cottage in four tenements with garden in Whipsnade (27 Jul 1837); - Robert Thorne: piece of sward or orchard of half a rood in Green End (27 Jul 1837); - John Clements: acre of arable in Marelong Furlong in Upper Field, Icknield Way S (27 Jul 1837); - Sarah Hooper: one acre of arable in Longland Furlong abutting on Rye Common; three roods in Eaton Fen Furlong; one rood of arable in Great Comp (27 Jul 1837); - Thomas Scott and Alice, his wife: one acre of arable in Middle Field above Icknield Way; one rood of arable in upper part of Middle or Orling Field above Icknield Way (25 Jul 1833); - Edmund Rollings: swerd land of three roods called Dolls Balk in Pear Tree Furlong (25 Jul 1833); - Anne Rollings, late Thorn: two acres of arable in North Comphill Furlong in North Field (25 Jul 1833); - Thomas Mead: cottage in Green End with one acre of arable adjoining orchard in Longland Field (25 Jul 1833); - John Henley: cottage and pightle of pasture to N of one acre (25 Jul 1832); - Henry Mitchell: cottage, formerly divided into three, then four abutting E on Common Green and three adjoining orchards or pightles of pasture (25 Jul 1832); - Christopher Buckmaster: one acre of arable in Horsemill Field, Totternhoe; three roods of arable in Street Furlong in Horsemill Field, Totternhoe; two roods of arable in Debtmore Furlong, Upper Field, Eaton Bray; half an acre in Upper Field (25 Jul 1832); - Sarah Hooper: four ridges of arable in Longland Field, Green End containing two acres (25 Jul 1832); - Ann Hickman: cottage in Green End (25 Jul 1832); - Thomas Gadsden: half of two pieces of pasture containing one acre in Home Close; close of pasture of two acres being Michaelmas Ground in Church End; two roods of meadow lying separately in Fennmead (25 Jul 1832); - John Wood: close of pasture of 1a 2r 0p in Church End (16 Jun 1815); - Rev.William Tompkins: half an acre of arable on Warehill; 2a 2r 0p in Dovestall Furlong, Horsemill Field; one acre of arable in Street Furlong, Horsemill Field; two acres arable in Street Furlong; one acre in Lower Lock Furlong, Horsemill Field; half an acre in Deptmore Lane, Horsemill Field; one and a half acres arable on Piddleworth Hill Land, Edlesborough Hill Field; half an acre of arable in Westcroft; half an acre of arable in Westcroft (16 Jun 1815); - James Godfrey, Sophia Godfrey and Elizabeth Godfrey: each a third share of a pightle, orchard or pasture in Green End containing one rood (15 Jul 1814); - John Noar: one acre of arable in Longland Furlong, Lacy Land Field; half an acre of arable in Between Mills Field (19 Jun 1812); - John Verney: one acre of arable with a cottage lately erected above Icknield Way in John Cock's Acre (22 Jun 1809); - Bartholomew Burrows: half an acre of arable in Hounds, Upper Field; half an acre of arable; one acre of arable on Gould Hill, Upper Field (22 Jun 1809); - John Noar: half acre of arable above Wharehill in Horesmill Field abutting on highway to Totternhoe on N (23 Jul 1804); - John Brown: half an acre arable and sward in Mareslade; half an acre in Langland Field (28 Aug 1799); - John Noar: half acre of arable in Long Bower Field in Between Mills Field; one rood of arable Fen Furlong; one acre arable Piddleath Hill; one acre arable in Lock Furlong; half acre of arable in Horsham Hill Field (28 Aug 1799); - John Miller: one rood of pasture in Abrams (28 Aug 1799); - John Brown: one rood of arable in Eaton Fen Furlong otherwise Mareslade Furlong (11 Nov 1797); - Thomas Tompkins: two and a half acres arable dispersed in common fields; half acre arable in Warehill (31 Dec 1790); - Joseph Van der Meulin: pightle of pasture in Whipsnade called Little Close Pightle of one acre near Shortgrove (31 May 1782); - Richard Ashwell: 2a 3r 0p arable (11 Nov 1797); - Thomas Tompkins: one acre of arable and two roods of swerd in Fen Mead (31 Oct 1796); - Timothy Smith: half part of a yard land and two closes of pasture, one acre of arable in Between Mills abutting on Bower End Lane; one acre of arable above Icknield Way at Pantems Cross; one acre of arable in Totternhoe Field near Horsemill (3 Jun 1793); - Timothy Smith: messuage near the church and two closes of pasture containing two acres (8 Jun 1778); - John Smith: one acre of arable in Between Mills abutting on Bower Lane End; one acre lying above Icknield Way; one acre on Totternhoe Hill next to Horsemill (3 Oct 1772)
  • Date free text
    Apr 1851
  • Production date
    From: 1772 To: 1851
  • Level of description
    item