SA636

Lease (9 years); £200

11 Dec 1813

From: 1813 To: 1813

i) Richard Reynolds, esquire, of Little Paxton, Huntingdonshire ii) Joseph Batchelor of Lidlington, yeoman i) to ii) ... messuage and 186 acres at Haw Hill, Houghton Conquest, in occupation James Lilles, yeoman (except High field Spinney, 2 spinneys East and West of Six Acre Close) 2 spinneys East and West of Long piece, spinney adjoining 7 acre close and site of newly erected cottage in Grange lane. Timber, hunting, minerals etc. reserved to i)). [ii) to dig and carry dung, and haulm, wheat, and straw for claying and thatching and provide Thatchers and Clayers workmanship without compensation. Make tunnels of Brickwork under gates (to preserve communication with outfall. To hollow drain 10 acres per year, cast ant-hills in 5 acres and prevent more rising. To divide arable into four and let i) know in writing, then crop according to course: 1st year Wheat, 2nd year Cole or Rape Turnip or Cabbage, or Beans, Peas, Tares, Vetches, or Clovers. 3rd year Barley or Oats. 4th year Clover or Beans and Peas, or Vetches. Further cropping directions and several interesting agricultural clauses. ii) to insure against fire] Plan of estate at Houghton Conquest and Haynes witnessed: J Wells, Eynesbury, St Neots, conveyancer

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Reynolds, Richard,
Batchelor, Joseph,
Lilles, James

BUILDINGS & LAND USE, agricultural leases, Little Paxton, LIDLINGTON, yeoman, HOUSING, HOUGHTON CONQUEST, Houghton Conquest farms, Houghton Conquest Haw Hills Farm, Houghton Conquest fields, HAYNES, Haynes fields, spinney, building work, cottages, Houghton Conquest Grange Lane, timber, hunting, MINERALS & MINING, thatching, DRAINAGE, ants, arable, crops, AGRICULTURE, insurance, site layout plans, maps