• Reference
    O/110
  • Title
    Lease (Counterpart) for 9 years
  • Date free text
    19 Nov 1774
  • Production date
    From: 1774 To: 1774
  • Scope and Content
    i) Sir George Osborn of Chicksands, baronet ii) Benjamin Bevan of Chicksands, farmer LEASE [counterpart] for 9 years by i) to ii), rent £256 per annum - farm called Speeds - Speeds Meadows [9 acres 3 roods and 5 acres 3 roods] - Grubbs Meadows containing 5 acres 2 roods; 8 acres and 2 acres 3 roods adjoining Grubbs Close - The Hop Ground Meadow [4 acres] - the Eighteen Acres Meadow [6 acres 1 rood] - Speeds Close [6 acres 3 roods] - Grubbs Close [10 acres] - a close called the ‘Hop Ground’ [5 acres] - a close called ‘Great Conduit Field’ or ‘Little Enfield’ [45 acres] - close of pasture called ‘Great Crannells’ [20 acres] - close of pasture called ‘Little Crannells’ [20 acres] - pasture ground, late a coppice called ‘Great Crannells Spring’ [1 acre 2 roods] - close of pasture called ‘Forty Acres Piece’ [40 acres 2 roods] - 3 closes called Further, Middle and Hither Spectacles containing 22 acres 2 roods; 6 acres 2 roods and 12 acres - 2 closes of ploughed land called ‘Further Wood Piece’ and Hitherwood Piece’ on Beadlow Field containing 21 acres 1 rood and 21 acres 3 roods - close of ploughed ground called Ox Close [30 acres 1 rood] - piece of pasture called The Warren [19 acres 28 perches] - Three Bridge Meadows [11 acres 2 roods 5 perches] - meadow ground called 'Salters Meadow' [10 acres 3 roods 28 perches] - piece of arable land called ‘Salters Close’ [6 acres 3 roods 9 perches] - piece of land (arable) called ‘Sandpit Field’ [20 acres 1 rood 19 perches] - piece of land (arable) called ‘Home Field’ [16 acres 1 rood 28 perches] [as in O/107] Witnesses: John Blackford; Richard Gresham
  • Level of description
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