Reference
LHE13
Title
Piece of land in south shot of Hyde Mill Field & piece of common field in Cradle Common
Date free text
12 Jun 1778
Production date
From: 1778 To: 1778
Scope and Content
Memorandum of Exchange. 1) Rt Hon John Earl of Bute, Rt Hon John Viscount Lord Mountstuart, Baron of Cardiff Castle
2) Thomas Newman of Ashwell, Luton, -, & Elizabeth his wife (both sign by mark. granted by 1) to 2)
a) enclosed meadow near Ashwell Bridge [marked on Jefferies 1765 Map of Bedfordshire as Ash Bridge] called Corn Mill Mead
Abs East & South Lane from Ashwell Bridge to New Mill End, North enclosed land belonging to John Bettesworth, West River Lee
[2R 28P]. b) AND piece of common field in Ashwell field, Abs West Lane leading from Ashwell Bridge to New Mill End.
East Common field land belonging to William Hale, South land belonging to Thomas Newman & land belonging to William Halsey
North land belonging to 1) (to be enclosed on West & North at expense of 1)) [3R 15P] Total 1A 2R 3P.
Grant by 2) to 1). a) piece of Common field land in South Shot in Hydemill field, Abs East & South Common land belonging to
John Bettesworth, North Common field land belonging to 1), West enclosed land belonging to John Bettesworth
[3R 26P]. AND piece of Common field land in Upper Site of Cradle Common, Abs North & West Road from Ashwell Bridge to Chiltern Green [Jeffrey's 1765 Map of Bedfordshire calls this Chiltern Green] South Common field land belonging to John Sibley
East enclosed land belonging to 1) 1R 16P, [1A 1R 2P]. Red Number 35
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