Scope and Content
i) Charles James Metcalfe of Roxton House, esquire
ii) James Morrison of Upper Harley Street, Middlesex, esquire, M.P.
reciting: X478/4
X478/5
Enclosure Award for Roxton
Enclosure Award for Great Barford
Land charged with payment of £1,000 as part of marriage portion of Katherine Metcalfe
… farm at Roxton and Great Barford now occupied by James Wilkerson with 496 acres 1 rood 36 perches
… old enclosures in Roxton:
… 4 acres 3 roods 29 perches called Wood End Close
… 2 acres 2 roods 11 perches called Canfield Close
… 2 roods 19 perches spinney called Canfield Close
… 5 acres 3 roods 13 perches called Brook Close
… 7 acres 2 roods 35 perches called Little Pasture
… 6 acres 1 rood 21 perches called Great Pasture
… 3 acres 1 rood 11 perches called Jillands
… 7 acres 37 perches called Long Close
… 2 acres 1 rood 29 perches called Broad Close
… 1 acre 10 perches called Wood End Close
… 2 roods 32 perches called Wood End Close
… 3 roods 35 perches farm yard and dove cote
… allotments in Roxton:
… 2 acres 6 perches in Stone Holme, 8th allotment to i)
… 1 acre 29 perches on Common by Tempsford, 7th allotment to i)
… 17 acres 1 rood 31 perches in Roxton Little Meadow and Common adjoining, 9th allotment to i)
… 81 acres 13 perches in Sykefield by homestead, of which 7 acres 3 roods 32 perches allotment to i) as Lord of the Manor of Roxton and Chawson, residue 10th allotment to i)
… 103 acres 1 rood 24 perches in Sykefield and Wood End Field, 11th allotment to i)
… 29 acres 1 rood 11 perches in Ley Field, 12th allotment to i)
… 2 acres 3 roods 30 perches in common by South Brook
… old enclosures in Chawson:
… 2 roods 3 perches in Tongue Hill Spinney
… 3 acres 3 roods 6 perches in Tongue Hill Close, formerly occupied by William Bodger, late John Bodger
… allotments in Chawson:
… 47 acres 2 roods 35 perches in Greenway Field, 17th allotment to i)
… old enclosures in Great Barford:
… 20 acres 3 roods 22 perches in Bandys Corner
… 11 acres 1 rood 4 perches in Bandys Ploughed Close
… 3 acres 2 roods 29 perches in Flawns Sward Close
… 3 acres 1 rood 9 perches in Flawns Mowed Close
… 14 acres 3 roods 25 perches in Bushey Pasture
… 18 acres 1 rood 36 perches in Ploughed Pasture
… 12 acres 3 perches in Furren Pasture
… 8 acres 2 roods 27 perches in Ploughed Six Acres
… 18 acres 2 roods 3 perches in Great Ploughed Pasture
… allotments in Great Barford:
… 10 acres 18 perches in Barford, 9th allotment to i)
… 23 acres 32 perches in Ploughed Field, Flawn side of Turnpike, 8th allotment to i)
… farm at Roxton, Great Barford and Chawson, late occupied by William Sanderson now Mr Newling with 261 acres:
… old enclosures in Roxton:
… 3 acres 2 roods 24 perches farm and home close
… 11 acres 3 roods 6 perches part of Lower Hillands
… 3 acres 2 roods 3 perches called Hewitts
… 1 acre 37 perches in Wood End Close in exchange from estate of Robert Ayres
… 1 acre 3 roods 27 perches in Wood End Close in exchange from estate of George Rowles
… 3 acres 2 roods 3 perches called Calves Close
… allotments in Roxton:
… 14 acres 37 perches in Bridge Field, 6th allotment to i)
… 8 acres 3 roods 26 perches in Roxton Great Meadow, 6th allotment to i)
… 145 acres 3 roods 32 perches in South Brook Meadow, Half Hill Field and Round Hill Field, 11th allotment to i)
… allotments in Chawson:
… 32 acres 2 roods 30 perches in Greenway Field, 5th allotment to i)
… allotments in Great Barford:
… 33 acres 3 roods 32 perches in open fields and meadows, of which 13 acres 1 rood 20 perches, other part of 8th allotment to i), residue other part of 9th allotment to i)
All which messuages and lands were formerly described as:
… messuages and 1,209 acres arable in common fields, 13 acres meadow, 67 acres pasture with appurtenances in Roxton, formerly occupied by Joseph Robinson
… messuage and 143 acres arable in common fields, 42 acres furze most ploughed up, 25 acres pasture, 20 acres 1 rood meadow in Roxton formerly occupied by Joseph Robinson
… messuage and 107 acres arable in common fields, 37 acres pasture, 8 acres 1 rood meadow with appurtenances in Roxton formerly occupied by Thomas Child
… messuage and 30 acres arable in common fields, 21 acres pasture, 8 acres meadow with appurtenances in Roxton formerly occupied by Thomas Chandler
… mansion house and 6 acres pasture in Roxton formerly occupied by John Cartwright
… cottage and ½ acre orchard, 6 acres pasture with appurtenances in Roxton formerly occupied by Thomas Low
… cottage and 1 acre arable in common fields, 17½ acres pasture with appurtenances in Roxton formerly occupied by Gregory Dawson
… farm house and home close with appurtenances in Roxton
… 70 acres arable in common and open fields of Roxton, Colesden, Chawson and Barford
… 6 acres meadow and 15 acres pasture in Roxton
… cottage in Roxton
… 11 acres 3 roods arable in common fields of Barford formerly occupied by John Freshwater
… messuage with appurtenances in Roxton called Queens House formerly occupied by Robert Child
… cottage adjoining Queens House formerly occupied by John Child
… cottage near adjoining Queens House formerly occupied by Robert Child
… 3 acres pasture called New Close at Wood End, Roxton
… 1 acre pasture abutting on Berryware Pond in Roxton
… 4 acres ½ rood meadow in Little Meadow, Roxton
… 4 acres 3½ roods meadow in Great Meadow, Roxton
… 84 acres 1 rood arable in open and common fields of Roxton, Great Barford, Chawson and Colesden
… 1½ acres arable in open and common fields of Roxton
… 1 acre meadow in Little Meadow, Roxton, formerly occupied by William Quarrel
… 6 acres arable in common fields of Roxton and Chawson formerly occupied by William Quarrel
All which pasture, meadow, arable and premises since occupied by Robert Wiles and Paul Freshwater
Signed: i), ii)
Witnesses: William May, S A Notcutt junior