Scope and Content
Extract from the inclosure award for Caddington relating to the land allotted to William Hanbury Potter Jones:
(a) one plot in North Field containing 9 acres, 2 roods, 35 perches bounded: E by the Bedfordshire-Hertfordshire county boundary; S by 26th allotment to the Dean and Chapter of Saint Paul’s; W ancient inclosures of William Hanbury Potter Jones; N by 14th allotment to Nathaniel Hume;
(b) one plot of land in North Field containing 10 acres, 3 roods, 4 perches bounded: part E by Chaul End Road; part S by 3rd allotment to William Hanbury Potter Jones; part S and E by ancient inclosure of William Hanbury Potter Jones; part E by 3rd allotment to William Hanbury Potter Jones; SW by 6th allotment to Dean and Chapter of Saint Paul’s; W by the Bedfordshire-Hertfordshire county boundary; N by 11th, 12th and 13th allotments Nathaniel Hume;
(c) an ancient inclosure called Brides Close and an adjoining pightle hitherto property of William Beckford and with his consent allotted in exchange with William Hanbury Potter Jones and containing 2 acres, 3 perches bounded: E by Chaul End Road; S by 6th allotment to Dean and Chapter of Saint Paul’s; part W by 2nd allotment to William Hanbury Potter Jones; part N and part W by ancient inclosure of William Hanbury Potter Jones; N by 2nd allotment to William Hanbury Potter Jones;
(d) ancient inclosure called Hill Side Close previously property of William Beckford but exchanged with William Hanbury Potter Jones and containing 8 acres, 1 rood, 12 perches bounded: parts SE and NE by 18th allotment to Joseph Howell; SE by remaining part of Hill Side Close; part S by 10th allotment to William Beckford; part S by ancient inclosure of William Hanbury Potter Jones; part W by Chaul End Road; every other part by 7th allotment to William Hanbury Potter Jones;
(e) ancient inclosure called Pittings Down Close formerly property of William Beckford and exchanged with William Hanbury Potter Jones and containing 4 acres, 3 roods, 16 perches bounded: E by Chaul End Road ; S by ancient inclosure of William Beckford; W and N by ancient inclosure of William Hanbury Potter Jones;
(f) plot of land lying on the Downs containing 7 acres, 3 roods, 23 perches bounded: S by ancient inclosure of William Hanbury Potter Jones; W by 1st allotment to William Beckford; N by Chaul End Road;
(g) plot of land in Bottom Field containing 41 acres, 2 roods, 33 perches bounded: E by allotment to and ancient inclosure of George Simons; part S and part E by 9th allotment to William Hanbury Potter Jones; part S by ancient inclosure of William Hanbury Potter Jones; parts S, E and N by 8th allotment to William Hanbury Potter Jones; part E by 18th allotment to Joseph Howell; part S and E by 4th allotment to William Hanbury Potter Jones; part S by Chaul End Road; part W by 12th allotment to William Beckford; part N and E by ancient inclosures of and allotments to Richard Partridge; part N and W by 10th allotment to William Hanbury Potter Jones; part N by road from Dunstable to Luton;
(h) ancient inclosure called Cutts Close formerly property of Joseph Howell and exchanged with William Hanbury Potter Jones containing 18 acres, 14 perches bounded: E and part N by ancient inclosure of William Hanbury Potter Jones; part S by 18th allotment to Joseph Howell and on every other part by 7th allotment to William Hanbury Potter Jones;
(i) ancient inclosure called Three Acres Close formerly property of Nathaniel Hume and Joseph Howell as his lessee and exchanged with William Hanbury Potter Jones containing 2 acres, 3 roods, 23 perches bounded: E by 19th allotment to Joseph Howell; S by 14th allotment to Joseph Howell; part W by ancient inclosure of William Hanbury Potter Jones; part W and N by 7th allotment to William Hanbury Potter Jones; part N by ancient inclosure of George Simons;
(j) part of an ancient inclosure called Fogtail Close formerly property of Richard Partridge and exchanged with William Hanbury Potter Jones containing 1 acre, 1 rood, 31 perches bounded: E and S by 7th allotment to William Hanbury Potter Jones; W by part of the allotment still belonging to Richard Partridge; N by Dunstable to Luton road.
(a)-(j) were in compensation for lands of William Hanbury Potter Jones in open fields and for common rights and in lieu of an ancient inclosure at Chaul End called Hill Side Close and an ancient inclosure called Calves Close together containing 2 acres, 3 roods, 4 perches which were exchanged to William Beckford and in lieu of an ancient inclosure called Halseys Close and the mead adjoining containing together 5 acres, 4 perches which were exchanged to the Dean and Chapter of Saint Paul’s and in lieu of an ancient close
MN36/5 called Hatchet Close containing 3 acres, 2 roods, 7 perches exchanged to Joseph Howell.
Schedule of land of William Hanbury Potter Jones:
- farm and homestead: 2 roods, 2 perches;
- orchard: 1 acres, 2 roods, 12 perches;
- cow pasture: 4 acres, 2 roods, 9 perches;
- Home Close ploughed: 4 acres, 2 roods, 21 perches;
- Seven Acres Close: 9 acres, 3 roods, 4 perches;
- Five Acres Close: 4 acres, 2 roods, 35 perches;
- part of Hatchet Close: 1 rood, 15 perches;
- Ravens Wick: 4 acres, 5 perches;
- Crabb Tree Close: 5 acres, 3 roods, 16 perches;
- Bretts Close: 4 acres, 2 roods, 24 perches;
- part of Hill Side Close: 3 roods, 8 perches;
- the allotments (a)-(j) above: 87 acres, 3 roods, 39 perches;
- Pound Park in Caddington [Hertfordshire]: 3 acres, 7 perches;
- New Close in Caddington [Hertfordshire]: 4 acres, 16 perches;
- Eight Acres Close in Caddington [Hertfordshire]: 8 acres, 23 perches;
- Twelve Acres in Caddington [Hertfordshire]: 13 acres, 3 roods, 35 perches
Total: 168 acres, 1 rood, 25 perches.