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Grafton Estate 1757 Survey
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Abthorpe
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Foscot in Abthorpe Parish
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Tenant Thomas Barford Tent. & Lease for 21 Years from Mich. 1750 at £102 per ann to Farm in Foscot & Abthorpe
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No.
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Particulars |
Acres
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Value per. Acre
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Total Value
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Observations |
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1
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A good house , barn stable & orchard |
0.3.10
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£1.10.0
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1
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Diggers Field |
29.0.32
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17s 0d
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£24.13.0
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The buildings are in good repair. The Tenant a very industrious honest man and the Farm let at the full Value |
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1
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Upper Meadow |
2.2.20
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£1.0.0
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1
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Ram Close & Middle Meadow |
4.3.27
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£7.10.0
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1
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Calves Close |
9.1.32
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£1.0.0
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£9.7.6
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1
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Middle Ground |
19.0.11
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15s 6d
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£14.15.0
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1
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Further Ground |
31.1.25
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1
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Further Ground Meadow |
5.1.17
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£1.0.0
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£5.5.0
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1
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Highway Close |
5.2.28
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12s 0d
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£3.10.0
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1
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Fan Furlong Close |
3.1.27
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12s 0d
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£2.0.0
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1
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Half a Close called Withymore being 8 acres His Grace 3 Mr. Knight 5 |
3.0.0
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12s 0d
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£1.16.0
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Common Field Land lying in Abthorpe & Estimation 3 acres 2 rood & 3 pole |
18.0.24
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8s 0d
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£7.4.0
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11
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Cottage & garden late Moss's |
0.1.7
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£1.0.0
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12
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Do. Another cottage late Wade's |
0.012
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12s 6d
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15
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A good cottage & orchard late Jos. Allen's |
0.2.12
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£2.0.0
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A cottage not in the plan and a Smith's Shop inhabited by Arthur Williams |
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£1.0.0
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Tenant Robert Barford Tent. & Lease for 21 years from Mich. 1750 at £30 per ann
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No.
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Particulars |
Acres
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Value per. Acre
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Total Value
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Observations |
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2
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Braizier Close |
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4
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James's Close |
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5
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Kittwell Close all in one |
4.1.7
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2
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Roughborough and barn in it |
33.2.9
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12s 0d
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£20.2.0
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A very industrious good Tenant and not Dear let but ought to have gone with last farm as it mixes with that Farm Land should always go with it. |
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2
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[Haw] Close |
4.1.30
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14s 0d
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£3.0.0
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2
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Upper Gurnall |
6.3.6
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12s 0d
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£4.0.0
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Tenant Wm. Tho. Harris Tenant & Lease Vid. Lease page in Greens Norton this £5.10.0 per ann
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No.
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Particulars |
Acres
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Value per. Acre
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Total Value
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Observations |
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Note: Wm. & Thos. Struck through |
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Very good Land and let at a full Rent but the Tenant should always repair at this Rent. |
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3
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A house small stable & orchard |
0.2.33
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3
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Home Close |
1.3.3
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3
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Meadow |
2.0.4
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4.2.0
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£1.5.0
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£5.10.0
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Tenant Richard Allen Tent. & Lease for 15 years from Lady Day 1748 at £132 per ann
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No.
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Particulars |
Acres
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Value per. Acre
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Total Value
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Observations |
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4
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House one barn stable and orchard |
1.2.36
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£2.0.0
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This Tenant lives at Towcester and his buildings go very much out of repair, all his fences are likewise the same, and it was very imprudent to let so large a farm and not confine the tenant to live upon the first 15 Articles down to Knight's Meadow are all on the north side the road near the house are good pasture and meadow land and together are well worth £1 per. acre the next six Viz. the Grove, Gurnell, Fullers Close, Moor Close, Haymoor and the 3 Mauls should not after this Lease ever be ploughed as they lye convenient and near the house the house for dairy in, the six last Closes lye singly scattered about in Abthorpe and would be better let to persons they lay near than to this farm the nearest being a mile from the house and which means I am of opinion this farm may be Advanced to about £142 per. ann. Great care should be taken that he performs every Article of this Lease. Also keeping the buildings in repair the fencing and not ever ploughing. |
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4
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Calves Close & Franks Orchard now in one |
1.2.13
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1.1.13
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£1.0.0
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£1.10.0
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2
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A barn (the house down) & the Homestead |
0.2.14
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£1.0.0
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2
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Little Home Close |
1.3.0
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2
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Meadow below it |
0.3.12
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£1.0.0
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£2.10.0
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5
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Capron's Close |
1.3.14
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£2.0.0
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4
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Home Lays |
9.3.19
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5
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Knight's Foscot Close Crabtree Close now in one |
6.0.15
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7
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3.1.16
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18s 0d
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£17.6.0
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4
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Home Mead |
8.1.20
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£1.0.0
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£8.7.6
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5
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Meadow plot adjoining |
2.0.38
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£2.0.0
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5
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Knight's Futher Close |
6.3.13
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18s 0d
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£6.0.0
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7
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Crabtree Close with |
3.0.21
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7
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Do. Meadow below it |
2.1.8
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£1.0.0
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£5.8.0
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5
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Knight's Meadow |
3.3.38
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£1.0.0
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£4.0.0
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4
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The Grove not to be ploughed with Gurnell |
7.2.5
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4
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6.2.6
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14s 0d
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£9.16.0
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6
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Fullers Close not to be ploughed, with Moor Close Ditto. |
9.1.4
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5
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4.0.34
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14s 0d
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£9.8.0
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5
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Hay Moor now in one with Mauts Close |
12.0.16
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5
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6.3.36
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13s 0d
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£12.7.0
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N.B. The Barford's are desirous of taking this farm when the Lease expires. | |
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5
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Another Mauts Close Ditto another now in one |
2.0.35
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5
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1.3.18
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15s 0d
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£3.0.0
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2
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Handley Lays |
7.0.27
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4
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Highway Close |
6.1.4
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4
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Gravel pit or New Barn Close & a barn in it |
6.0.19
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4
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Old Barn Close this down |
6.0.19
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4
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Spinney Close |
2.3.17
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4
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Long Close |
5.1.28
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4
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Southfield Close |
5.0.00
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4
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Southfield Mead and Slipe |
4.0.01
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5
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Handley Lays |
7.1.13
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8
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Home Close house down |
4.2.20
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5
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Handley Lays |
3.0.18
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those 5 now are in one arable 10s 6d
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2
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Ditto. |
4.0.6
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8
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Ditto. |
2.0.15
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£36.0.0
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8
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Ditto. |
2.0.8
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5
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Fullers Close |
5.1.13
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5
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Merriot's Corner Close |
2.3.7
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10s 0d
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£1.18.0
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14
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part of a Close with Pomfret |
2.0.37
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10s 0d
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£1.2.0
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1
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Capron's Mead |
1.3.4
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£2.0.0
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10
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Great Rutmoor in one with Little Rutmoor |
4.0.33
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9
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1.0.23
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£1.2.0
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£5.15.0
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1
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Stanhill Close |
4.3.33
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10s 0d
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£3.0.0
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9
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Edshaw Close |
4.3.33
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10s 0d
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£2.10.0
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1
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Withymoor |
3.1.37
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10s 0d
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£1.15.9
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£140.12.6
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Tenant Thomas Addams Tenant at Will
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No.
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Particulars |
Acres
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Value per. Acre
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Total Value
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Observations |
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9
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Part a Close called Long Bucknells Lord Pomfret the other part |
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This is a good Tenant and has much improved it. He lives at Wappenham and this Close lyes single and nearer that place than Abthorpe |
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5.1.31
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13s 0d
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£3.5.0
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No.
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Tenant John Cherry |
Acres
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Value per. Acre
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Total Value
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Observations |
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A good cottage and Garth in Abthorpe at £2 per. ann |
0.3.15
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£2.0.0
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This let cheap, memorandum his Grace not to do any repairs. |
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