• Reference
    HF15/4/3
  • Title
    Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Freehold and Tithe Free Estate at Langford (and Agreement for Sale by John Earle Welby to Charles Dalton of Biggleswade, Gent (Purchaser of Lot 8)
  • Date free text
    1 Dec 1875
  • Production date
    From: 1875 To: 1875
  • Scope and Content
    Land in the Parish of Langford sold in adjoining lots; Intersected by The Great Northern Railway. It is believed that Coprolites may exist under part of the land. Lot 1) Part of Long Close (6A,0R,36P) Lot 2) Stotons Close & Meadow (8A,0R,4P) Lot 3) House consisting of two Sitting Rooms, Kitchen, Dairy, 4 Bedrooms. It is made out of Brick & Slate. Buildings including a Chaff House, 4 Stand Cow House, 2 Barns, 4 Stand Stable, Open Shed, Waggon Hovel, all wood & thatch tool House, Cart House, Loose Box, Brewhouse, Piggeries, long open shed, Chaff house and Nag Stable: all wood & pantile AND Bury Gardens (4A,2R,27P) Lot 4) House consisting of 2 rooms downstairs, 3 bedrooms over; brick & slate. Buildings including Bakehouse, Flour Room, Back Kitchen, Piggery,2 Stand Stable, Cart Shed; all wood & tile (3 Roods are Copyhold of the Manor of Langford) Lot 5) Part of Hobbs Hary Close (3A,1R,5P), occupied by Piper & Isherwood Lot 6) Another part of the said Close and Market Ground (8A,2R,15P) Lot 7) & 8) Parts of Little Low (11A,0R,27P & 9A,2R,5P) Lots 9) & 10) Parts of Slade Close (10A,2R,10P & 11A,1R,17P) Lots 11) & 12) Part of Edworth Way Close (14A,2R,4P & 10A,0R,37P) Lot 13) Farm, occupied by J & T.W.Grant, George Kingsley and Piper & Isherwood Intersected by Langford & Edworth Turnpike Road, containing Arable, Pasture, Meadow, Orchard & Woodland. includes a House with 2 Sitting Rooms, 2 Kitchens, Dairy, Cellar, 7 Bedrooms. Brick, part tiled/part slate Buildings: 8 Stand Cow House with Granary over and Barn; wood & slate; 2 Barns, 2 Open sheds, 10 Stand Stable, 2 Loose Boxes, Gig House, Piggeries, 5 Bay Cart Shed & 1 Bay Ditto, 3 Loose Boxes and 2 Stand Nag Stable; wood & thatch Hen House & Piggeries etc; wood & pantile (See also HF 15/4/2). Also includes a table of the area & cultivation of different parts of the farm. Lot 14) Long Sands (24A,IR,34P),occupied by J & TW Grant. Lot 15) & 16).Two parts of Edworth Way Field, (10A,OR,35P and 10A,IR,4P) Lot 17) Edworth Way Close & Spinney (13A,3R,12P) Lot 18) House, occupied by George Kingsley (consisting of two sitting rooms, kitchen, dairy, pantry, four chambers over: brick & tile) Buildings consisting of granary; brick & tile.Two Barns, open shed, chaff house, loose box, cow-house, eight-bay waggon hovel, three open sheds, five stand stable, coal house, piggeries, hen-house etc; wood & thatch Implement shed, chaff-house,tool & turnip houses; wood & tile AND Home Close (13A,3R,31P) Lot 19) Long Close, Skiggs Close (1A,2R,20P) Lot 20) House etc (7A,1R,18P) Lot 21) Clifton Holmes (7A,3R,23P) Lot 22) Meadow with Storton's Close(8A,1R,17P) Lot 23) Part of Long Close (6A,0R,38P) NB. It is stated whether the land is arable or pasture. Auctioneer: CJ. Calthrop at the Sun Inn, Biggleswade. Solicitors Tallent, Burnaby, Griffin & Co of Newark, Notts.
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