Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    HF13/5/23
  • Title
    Sale Catalogue, Auctioneers Messrs Malden of Biggleswade. Sale at Sun Inn, Biggleswade
  • Date free text
    5 Nov 1828
  • Production date
    From: 1828 To: 1828
  • Scope and Content
    Lot 1) Cottage with large barn, yard, garden, orchard & inclosed field of garden ground on W side of road in the Hamlet of Broom, Southill, occupied by John Head (1A,3R,13P) Lot 2) Cottage with new barn, yard, garden and part of orchard with piece of garden ground adjoining 1) on SW side, stumped out, occupied by Edward Hawkins (1A,1R,30P) Lot 3) Piece of garden ground (including part of orchard as stumped out) SW of Lot 2) in same occupation (1A,1R,24P) Lot 4) Piece of garden ground SW of Lot 3), as stumped out, occupied by William Rook (1A,1R,20P) Lot 5) Ditto SW of Lot 4), same occupation Lot 6) Ditto SW of Lot 5), occupied by George Dilly Lot 7) Ditto SW of Lot 6), including part of quick fence between this lot & land late of John Harvey, Esq; same occ (1A,3R,22P) Lot 8) Cottage with barn, yard, garden, orchard & field of old inclosed garden ground adj near Lot 7), occupied by George Green. abuttments: NE Land of John Barker SW Public lane Lot 9) Pasture called Way Post Close, Clifton, near Shefford, now occupied by William Clark Lot 10) Farm House with barns, stables, cow & cart hovels & other outbuildings forming a compact homestead with orchard, garden & 74A,1R,28P (tithe free), lying in a ring fence, adjoining Homestall (divided into eight fields) (field names given) (at Chalton, Blunham), occupied by James Freshwater abuttments: E Road from Blunham to Girtford Bridge W Road from Blunham to Moggerhanger Lot 11) Mile End Farm, Colmworth: farmhouse, homestall and (103A,0R,3P), occupied by Thomas Stringer [Closes and Open Fields given] Lot 12) Kennel or Channel Farm, Colmworth with homestead and 41A,1R,5P). NB partly in Eaton Socon Parish, occupied by Robert Shimmen. Closes and Open Field names listed Lot 13) Kennel or Channels End Farm, Colmworth: Farm house with barns, stable & other buildings (30A) AND 117A in Common Fields of Colmworth AND Two Closes (29A): Burnt and Top Closes, Roxton, occupied by James Ford (Title back to former proprietor, whose Will was proved in 1802) On Dorse Contract Note for Sale of Lots 6 & 7 to Richard Bodger for £290 [Note : Study of relevant Land Tax records indicates that this was probably former Ongley land]
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