Scope and Content
Arrangements for public roads, turnpike roads, private roads, footways and drains.
Allotments for gravel pits:
… 2 roods in Bridge Field in Roxton, Great North Road, West, allotment to Vicar, North, East, and South
… 1 acre in Colesden Bush Field in Chawson, on all sides allotments to Charles James Metcalfe
… 1 acre in ancient enclosure called Farm Close in Chawson, Colesden Road, South, residue of ancient enclosures of Charles James Metcalfe, West, North and East
Charles James Metcalfe to enjoy herbage from last two.
To Impropriators from Charles James Metcalfe:
… 3 ancient enclosures called Colesden Bushey Close, Colesden Close and Symonds Pightle containing together 6 acres 27 perches, Colesden Road, North, cottage, homestead and garden of Thomas Harrison Andrews, West, all other sides 3rd and 4th allotments to Impropriators and their Lessee
… all those parts of 2 ancient enclosures called Cobbs Orchard and Chapel Field, divided from residue by Colesden Road, containing 2 acres 3 roods 22 perches, 4th allotment to Impropriators, East and South, Colesden Road, North
… all other parts of Cobbs Orchard and Chapel Field with spinney therein containing 15 acres 16 perches, allotment to Vicar, East, Colesden Road and allotment to Master, Fellows and Scholars and their Lessee, South, West, residue of Chapel Field and ancient enclosure awarded in exchange to Master, Fellows and Scholars and their Lessee from estate of Charles James Metcalfe, North, 5th allotment to Impropriators and their Lessee
Allotments for Right of Soil:
… 7 acres 3 roods 32 perches in Sykefield, East, ancient enclosure of Charles James Metcalfe, East and South. allotment to Charles James Metcalfe, West, Bedford Road, North, allotment to Charles James Metcalfe
1st allotment to Charles James Metcalfe:
… 1 acre 8 perches in Great Lane in Roxton, North, ancient enclosure of Jacob Ayres awarded to Charles James Metcalfe, East, part of Great Lane, South, cottage, homestead and allotments of Charles James Metcalfe, West, Bedford Turnpike Road
2nd allotment to Charles James Metcalfe:
… 1 rood 50 perches in Roxton Waste, East, ancient enclosure of Charles James Metcalfe, West and North, Bedford Turnpike Road
3rd allotment to Charles James Metcalfe:
… 17 acres 34 perches in Bridge Field on Broad Moor, North East, Rockham Drain, parts of East, South, North and West, ancient enclosure of Charles James Metcalfe called Biggin, East, allotments to Vicar, South and West, ancient enclosures of Charles James Metcalfe, West, ancient enclosure of Charles James Metcalfe awarded to Jacob Ayres, West and South, ancient enclosure of Robert Ayres, North West, Bedford Turnpike Road
4th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe:
… 1 rood 20 perches in Bridge Field, Roxton, East, allotment to Vicar, South, Tempsford Road, West and North, ancient enclosure of Charles James Metcalfe
5th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe:
… 33 acres 30 perches in Green Way Field, Chawson, East and North East, Great North Road, South, Rockham Drain, West and South, ancient enclosure called Biggin belonging to Charles James Metcalfe, North West, Bedford Turnpike Road
6th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe:
… 23 acres 2 roods 36 perches in Bridge Field, Roxton, North, Tempsford Road and Great North Road, East, River Ouze, South, allotment to Richard Browning, West, enclosure of Charles James Metcalfe
7th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe:
… 1 acre 29 perches in Tempsford Common in Roxton by Tempsford Ford, North and East, a Back Ditch and Tempsford Ford Way, South, Tempsford Ford Road, North West, allotment to Robert Ayres
8th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe:
… 2 acres 6 perches called Stone Holme in Roxton, on all sides River Ouze and back ditch
9th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe:
… 17 acres 2 roods 2 perches in Tempsford Ford Common and Roxton Little Meadow, East and South, Haling Way, on bank of River Ouze, West and South West, allotment to Robert Ayres, West, allotment to Sarah Smith, North, Tempsford Ford Road
10th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe:
… 73 acres 2 roods 34 perches in Syke Field, North and West, allotment to Charles James Metcalfe for manorial rights, North, ancient enclosure of Charles James Metcalfe, East, ancient enclosure of Robert Ayres, East, allotment to Sarah Hine, South, Haling Way on bank of River Ouze, West and South, allotment to Susannah Palmer and John Franklin, esquire, South West and South, parish of Great Barford, West, Bedford Turnpike Road
11th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe:
… 254 acres 1 rood 26 perches in Southbrook Field, Syke Field, Woodend Field, Half Hill Field and Round Hill Field, East, Bedford Turnpike Road, South and East, allotment to George Rowles, South, parish of Great Barford, West, North, East and South, ancient enclosures of Charles James Metcalfe and Wood End Lane, West and South, other ancient enclosures called Wood End Close and Cranfield Close belonging to Charles James Metcalfe, North and North West, South Brook Drain, North, allotments to Impropriators and their Lessee
12th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe:
… 29 acres 2 roods 32 perches in Ley Field, East and North, ancient enclosures of Charles James Metcalfe called Jillands and Long Close, South, parish of Great Barford, West and South, Plash Yard Close, North, Wood End Road
13th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe:
… 218 acres 11 perches in South Brook Field, Wilden Gap Field, Horn Field and Colesden Green, North, parish of Colmworth, North, Colesden Road, South and East and further part of North, farm, homestead and ancient enclosure of Charles James Metcalfe, East and North, Jiggles Wood awarded in exchange to Charles James Metcalfe from Master, Fellows and Scholars and their Lessee, East and North, allotment to Impropriators and their Lessee, South East. and South, Southbrook Drain, West, South, South East and East, ancient enclosures of Charles James Metcalfe called The Ley, South East, Southbrook Drain, South West, South and East, ancient enclosures of Charles James Metcalfe called Lady Wood and Wood Close, West and South, ancient enclosures of Charles James Metcalfe called Wickfield, Hogfields and Meadow, South, Wilden Gap, South and South West, ancient enclosures of Charles James Metcalfe
14th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe:
… 70 acres 1 rood 10 perches in Nagshead Field in Chawson, North, hamlet of Wyboston, North and East, Chawson Road, South and East, farm, homestead and ancient enclosure of Charles James Metcalfe in occupation of Peter Addington, South, Colesden Road, West, allotment to Vicar
15th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe:
… 116 acres 3 roods 2 perches in Colesden Bushfield in Chawson, North, Colesden Road, East and North, ancient enclosure of Charles James Metcalfe and Thomas Harrison Andrew, esquire, awarded to John Flanders, East and North, Long Spinney of Charles James Metcalfe, East, Chawson Road, South, Rockham Drain, South and West, allotment to Impropriators and their Lessee, West, allotment to Thomas Harrison
16th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe:
… 2 acres 2 roods 11 perches in Broad Moor, North East, Rockham Drain, South East, Bedford Turnpike Road, West, Chawson Road
17th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe:
... 65 acres 25 perches in Greenway Field, in Chawson, North East, ancient enclosure of Charles James Metcalfe, remaining part of North East, allotment to James Ford, South East, Bedford Turnpike Road, South West, Rockham Drain, West, Chawson Road, North West and West, allotment to Master, Fellows and Scholars of Clare Hall and Peter Addington, their Lessee, North West, ancient enclosures of John Wilson
18th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe:
… 81 acres 3 roods 12 perches in Nagshead Field and Chawson Great Meadow, East, River Ouze, South, Southbrook Drain, West, Great North Road, North and West, allotment to Joseph Brown, West, allotment to Thomas Harper, West and North, ancient enclosures of Susanna Rugely, North and North East, drain dividing Roxton from Wyboston
19th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe:
… 6 acres 4 perches in Nagshead Field in Chawson, East, allotment to Peter Addington, South and East, homestead and garden of Charles James Metcalfe, South, Colesden Road, West, cottage, homestead and garden awarded to Master, Fellows and Scholars of Clare Hall and their Lessee John Wilson, West, allotment to same Master, Fellows and Scholars and John Wilson, North, hamlet of Wyboston
Exchanges to Charles James Metcalfe from Trinity College:
… 1 acre 1 rood 18 perches ancient enclosure called Thorofares, East, Pound Close of Charles James Metcalfe, East and South, Chawson Brook, West, residue of Thorofare Close, North, Colesden Road
… 3 ancient enclosures called Jiggles Sward Close, Jiggles Ploughe[d] Close and Jiggles Wood containing together 19 acres 2 roods 30 perches, North, Colesden Road, North and West, cottage, homestead and garden of Thomas Harrison Andrews, North, Colesden Road, East, allotment to Impropriators, South and West, allotment and ancient enclosure of Charles James Metcalfe
Exchanges to Charles James Metcalfe from Robert Ayres:
… 1 acre 37 perches ancient enclosure called Wood End Close, East and North East, ancient enclosure of George Rowles awarded to Charles James Metcalfe, South, Wood End Road, West, ancient enclosure of Charles James Metcalfe, North and West, allotments to Charles James Metcalfe
Exchanges to Charles James Metcalfe from George Rowles:
… 1 acre 3 roods 27 perches ancient enclosure called Wood End Close, North and North East, ancient enclosure of Charles James Metcalfe, South, Wood End Lane, South West and West, ancient enclosure of Charles James Metcalfe, West, allotment to Charles James Metcalfe
Exchanges to Charles James Metcalfe from Jacob Ayres:
… 1 acre 10 perches homestead and orchard with buildings and trees thereon, East, street of Roxton, South, allotment to Charles James Metcalfe in Great Lane, West and North, ancient enclosure of Charles James Metcalfe
Exchanges to Charles James Metcalfe from Richard Browning:
… 1 acre 1 rood 29 perches ancient enclosure called Long Close bounded on all sides by ancient enclosure of Charles James Metcalfe
Exchanges to Master, Fellows and Scholars and their Lessee from Charles James Metcalfe:
… 3 roods 11 perches ancient enclosure called Colesden Bushey Close
… 4 acres 1 rood 29 perches ancient enclosure called Colesden Close
… 3 roods 27 perches ancient enclosure called Symonds Pightle
… 1 acre 2 roods 21 perches ancient enclosure called Cobbs Orchard divided into 2 parts by Colesden Road
… 2 roods 22 perches ancient enclosure of wood called the Spinney
… 17 acres 3 roods 29 perches ancient enclosure called Chappell Fields divided into 2 by Colesden Road
… 3 acres 3 roods 3 perches ancient enclosure called Grove Close
… 4 acres 2 roods 24 perches farm, homestead and ancient enclosure called Home Close
… 7 acres 37 perches ancient enclosure called Home Close
… 1 acre 2 roods 32 perches ancient enclosure called Oak Close
… 3 roods 16 perches ancient enclosure called the Slipe
… 3 ancient enclosures called Horse Closes containing 6 acres 37 perches
… 1 acre 1 rood 3 perches ancient enclosure called Colesden Green
… 3 roods 14 perches called Wyche Pightle
Exchanges to heirs of William Bird from Charles James Metcalfe:
… 13 perches ancient enclosure
Exchanges to Jacob Ayres from Charles James Metcalfe:
… ancient enclosure called Long Close and adjoining homestead containing 5 acres 33 perches
Exchanges to John Flanders from Charles James Metcalfe:
... 1 acre 1 rood 29 perches ancient enclosure called Mortons Home Pasture
Exchanges to Master, Fellows and Scholars and their Lessee, Peter Addington, from Charles James Metcalfe:
… 2 acres 1 rood 32 perches ancient enclosure called Pound Close
… 2 acres 2 roods 24 perches ancient enclosure called Briers Close
… 1 acre 1 rood 32 perches ancient enclosure called Overway Close
Exchanges to John Wilson, gentleman, from Charles James Metcalfe:
… 1 acre 2 roods 13 perches ancient enclosure called Dovecot Close
Exchanges as public gravel pit from Charles James Metcalfe:
… 1 acre ancient enclosure called Farm Close
Exchanges for Tempsford, Chawson and Colesden Roads from Charles James Metcalfe:
… 2 acres 2 roods 17 perches of various ancient enclosures
Exchanges to Richard Browning from Charles James Metcalfe:
… 1 acre 1 rood 29 perches ancient enclosure called Mortons Home Pasture
Exchanges to George Rowles from Charles James Metcalfe:
… 19 acres in Syke Field
Attested: Theed Pearse, clerk of Peace, Bedford