Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    Z3/80
  • Title
    Manor of Stevington. Surrender of John Knight, Harrold, farmer; in consideration of £2950 paid to him by Charles Smith, Stevington, farmer.
  • Date free text
    12 Apr 1847
  • Production date
    From: 1847 To: 1847
  • Scope and Content
    - farmhouse on E. side of Duck End Lane - small garden to house W. road from Stevington to Bedford (Duck End Lane) N. once William Andrews, esquire, now Thomas Abbot Green, esquire E. the House Close S. orchard - orchard (as above) N. said farmhouse E. the House Close S. Lower or Wheaton's Close W. Stevington to Bedford road - House Close NE., part S. F A Green part S. Lower or Wheaton's Close, part farmhouse W. part orchard, part farm, part road - Lower or Wheaton's Close N. partly orchard, partly House Close E. now Thomas Abbot Green S. Farley Hill Close and brook W. partly Stevington to Bedford road, partly late Earl Spencer, now Duke of Bedford - close arable (now divided into 2) called Farley Hill Close N. partly Lower or Wheaton's Close, partly T A Green, brook E. Justinian Alston, esquire S. and W. now Duke of Bedford (total 45 acres 19 perches) - right of carriage or drift way from NE. corner of Farley Hill Close over land of Justinian Alston, Mr Talbot and Mr Skinner - pasture called Fox Lands and Harpers on W, of road, opposite to part of said farmhouse (7 acres 1 rood) E. and S. road from Stevington to Bedford W. Reverend John Wing N. Mrs Blincowe all above known as Duck End Farm, late in occupation of William Poole, then John Knight, lately Benjamin Poole and now Charles Smith said farmhouse, Home Close, Lower or Wheaton's Close are old enclosures and former estate of William Bitterey except for a small piece of land in SW. corner of Lower or Wheaton Close which was allotment of old enclosure to Richard Pool in exchange (5th allotment to him - 3 roods 15 perches) and shortly laid to rest of close Farley Hill Close consists of 4 allotments made to Richard Pool on the enclosure (2nd allotment - 6 acres 3 roods 29 perches), (3rd allotment - 22 acres 22 perches), (8th allotment - 3 acres 1 rood 30 perches), (10th allotment - 1 rood) Fox Lands and Harpers consists of 4 other allotments to Richard Pool (1st - 3 acres 2 roods),( 6th - 1 rood 10 perches), (11th - 2 acres 2 roods 9 perches) - close of meadow or pasture called Page's Close in Stevington on W. side of Turvey- Stevington road N. partly late Mr Courts, now Thomas Abbot Green, partly Mobs Bush Pasture E. Turvey to Stevington road S. late William Andrews, now T A Green W. Lower Mobs Bush Close - Mobs Bush Pasture, Stevington N. partly messuage late of Francis Green, now of T A Green. partly Stevington to Carlton road E. partly late Mr Bunting, now W Pratt, partly late Mr Courts, now T A Green S. partly Pages Close, partly Lower Mobs Bush W. partly Upper Mobs Close, partly late F Green, now T A Green - Lower Mobbs Bush N. Mobbs Bush pasture E. Pages Close S. late William Andrews, now T A Green W. Upper Mobs Bush - Upper Mobs Bush N. late F Green and now T A Green E. partly Mobs Bush Pasture, partly Lower Mobs Bush Close S. and W. late F Green, now T A Green (total 33 acres), late in occupation of William Pool, then Benjamin Pool and now of Charles Smith Pages Close - 1st allotment to Thomas Page at enclosure (1 acre 33 perches) and of small close near Silver Street formerly Hides (lately called Whites) and 3 small closes of pasture (5 acres), were all laid together shortly after enclosure and were called Mobs Bush Pasture, Lower Mobs Bush Close and Upper Mobs Bush Close and consist of 7 allotments to said Thomas Page: 2nd - 1 acre 8 perches; 3rd - 1 acre 8 perches; 4th - 2 acres 28 perches; 5th - 10 acres 1 rood; 8th - 5 acres 2 roods 20 perches; 9th - 5 acres 2 roods 13 perches; 10th - 1 acre 2 roods 28 perches. No part of the 6th and 7th allotments to said Thomas Page is comprised in said lands to all these John Knight was admitted tenant at a court held on 5 January 1837 on surrender of William Pool Charles Smith is now admitted tenant. Fines - as in margin.
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