Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    AN22/1
  • Title
    “An Extract and Particular Account of the three Divisions made of Creakus Farm In the Parish of Great Barford in the County of Bedford made by Mr William Brace, Thomas Spring and Leonard Matthews”
  • Date free text
    23 February 1737 [1738]
  • Production date
    From: 1738 To: 1738
  • Scope and Content
    “March 10th 1737 These are the Lotts this Day drawn for us G Westbeer, John Garthorne, H Mander And the Lott B is now to be Divided into three equal Lotts” “The 1st Lot of Arrable Land in the Fallow Season” Lot A: In Manning Crafft - one piece: 5 acres, 1 rood, 35 poles; - a gore: 2 roods, 18 poles; - a land: 3 roods, 11 poles; - Sheppard Pasture Piece: 13 acres, 2 roods; - Cuckow Brook Lays: 1 acre, 8 poles; - Elder Stump Piece: 10 acres, 1 rood [Total] 31 acres 2 roods 32 poles “The 2nd Lott B” In Mill Field - one piece: 8 acres; - one piece: 6 acres, 10 poles; - one piece: 9 acres, 1 rood, 10 poles; - six lands on Elder Stump: 2 acres, 3 roods, 36 poles; - Boates Acre: 1 acre, 1 rood, 16 poles; - Elder Stump Furlong two lands: 3 roods, 18 poles; - two lands shooting on the road and two abutting: 1 acre, 6 poles’ - two lands: 1 acre, 1 rood, 16 poles [Total] 30 acres, 3 roods, 32 poles “The 3rd Lott C” Adjoining to Bovely - the Thirty Acre Piece so called is: 31 acres, 3 roods, 2 poles; - two lands on Elder Stump: 1 acre, 2 roods; - two lands on Elder Stump: 2 roods, 20 poles [Total] 33 acres, 3 roods, 22 poles Total: 96 acres, 2 roods, 6 poles “The 1st Lott in the Breach Season” North Field - a piece: 10 acres, 3 roods; - a piece: 5 acres, 1 rood; - a piece: 2 acres, 2 roods; - a piece: 1 rood [Total] 18 acres, 3 roods “The 2nd Lott B” - one piece: 8 acres, 2 roods, 30 poles; - a piece: 5 acres, 2 roods; - Teals Acre: 1 acre; - a piece: 3 acres, 2 roods, 10 poles [Total] 18 acres 3 roods “The 3rd Lott C” - one piece: 9 acres; - one piece: 5 acres, 20 poles; - one piece: 4 acres, 2 roods, 20 poles [Total] 18 acres, 3 roods “The 1st Lott A” Bosely Field - one piece: 14 acres, 2 roods, 12 poles; - one piece: 2 acres, 3 roods, 12 poles; - one piece: 1 acre, 18 poles; - a piece, part of 10 acres, 2 roods, 10 poles: 4 acres, 2 roods, 20 poles [Total] 23 acres, 22 poles “The 2nd Lott B” - one piece: 15 acres, 3 roods, 27 poles; - one piece: 1 acre, 30 poles; - a piece, part of 10 acres, 2 roods, 10 poles: 5 acres, 3 roods, 30 poles [Total] 23 acres, 7 poles “The 3rd Lott C” - one piece: 16 acres, 2 roods, 20 poles; - one piece: 5 acres, 3 roods, 30 poles; - one piece: 2 acres, 26 poles; [Total] 23 acres, 36 poles Total 69 acres, 1 rood, 25 poles “The 1st Lott A” The Swade - The Mowing Pasture: 20 acres, 26 poles; - Bushy Pasture: 25 acres; - two cow closes: 11 acres: [Total] 56 acres, 26 poles “The 2nd Lott B” - Great Elands: 27 acres, 18 poles; - Cunny Geer: 4 acres; - Cuckow Close: 15 acres, 1 rood; - The Home Stall: 6 acres; - Long Close: 2 acres, 1 rood [Total] 54 acres, 2 roods, 18 poles “The 3rd Lott C” - Sheppards Pastures: 24 acres, 2 roods, 34 poles; - Pare Tree Close: 11 acres, 1 rood, 32 poles; - Little Elands: 9 acres, 2 roods, 22 poles; Turveys Close and Spinney: 11 acres, 3 roods, 24 poles [Total] 57 acres, 2 roods, 32 poles Total 168 acres, 1 rood, 36 poles Gasdey Meadow - “The 1st Lott A”: 2 acres, 2 roods, 36 poles; - “The 2nd Lott B”: 2 acres, 2 roods, 36 poles; - “The 3rd Lott C”: 2 acres, 2 roods, 36½ poles Total: 8 acres, 18½ poles The whole total: 398 acres, 3 roods, 5 poles “The above Written Divisions of Crakers Farm is a particular Account of the Arrable and Swade Lands belonging to Crakers Farm as aforesaid and was divided by Us whose Names are hereunder Written into three Equal Lotts or Divisions according to the best of our Judgments, and as for the Timber we could not well Divide into three Equal parts so we have not Medled or Concern’d ourselves about it but have left it to be Valued and Divided as the Party’s or Owners thereof shall think proper And also the Dwelling House and Outhouses” “Witness our hands the 23rd day of February 1737 and is our own proper hand writing”
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