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PM996
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Conveyance (feoffment): £200
William Clarke of Barton, yeoman
John Marshall of Barton, yeoman
Date free text
13 Mar 1673/4
Production date
From: 1673 To: 1674
Scope and Content
... part of a Berry lot or parcel of ground in Barton called Prior’s lot (being part of the demesne of Barton manor, and belonging to the Beristead of Barton) 21 acres;
also a lot of grass ground in Peverill;
in the field of Buckworth season;
in the field of Dunstal;
in the field called Newland and Peverill (in the Bene next the mill pightle);
in the great field next Hexton (in the Brade, against the High Down, “in the well”);
in the field called Woodmarsh (down to Grinsted lane, shooting against Wood lane, in Wood furlong, in Red furlong, abutting on Longland);
the land in Comes* season (shooting against the hill, in Wincher furlong, against Pennes);
in Madeland Field (in the flood);
in Hardwick and Stockin Field ( in Woodward furlong, against Halies [Hale’s? (Mr I J O’Dell)] close, in Hardwick);
Owners and occupiers adjoining: Richard Norton, Luke Brasier, Nicholas Denton, George Foster, Mr Halpenny, Widow Brasier;
Witnesses: William _iller, Luke Brasier, Richard Field (mark)
*[Now called Coombs (information from Mr I J O’Dell, 4 Jan 1960) Cf Welsh cwm. He writes (6 Jan 1960):-
Woodmarsh: still so-called; field now covered partly by Messrs Jane’s joinery works and partly by tipped material. It was the “airport” during the 1939-45 war. Cf. Ramsey cartulary, i, 474, Wodemers, c.1175-1200.
Peverill: cf. op.cit, iii, 212, 221, William Peveril holds ½ hide in Barton;
Robert holds 1 virg. and 12 acres “extra hydam” and pays 2s..6d per annum
Buckworth: still exists (present recreation ground)
Dunstal: built over
Newland: lies to the west of Brook End Green farm and would seem to perpetuate the breaking up of hitherto uncultivated land.
residue: not known or remembered]
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