NRO G3885
Blisworth Survey 1757
Tenants William Plowman Tenant per Lease for six years from 10th. Oct. 1754 at £120 per ann.
No	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
61	An exceeding good stone house 3 barns a stable & waggon house all in good repair formerly John Gurneys	0.1.31		£2.0.0	This very good tenant & keeps all his buildings in good repair I am of opinion that the farm may be raised to £130 per ann & that is the most it can be raised to all the land that I have set an A to as Arable may be ploughed under proper covenants but those that have a P or M as pasture or meadow should never be ploughed except the 2 lownds as mentioned on the other side, in the Common Fields at 8s per acre the Common Meadow are included at the same valuation which is but little above if any 6s. per acre per estimation, as Common Fields at 8s per acre the Common Meadows are included at the same valuation which is but little above (if any) 6s. per acre per estimation, as Common Fields per estimation generally run at 3 rood to the acre per measure. This farm hath a great deal of Inclosure & part would be reserved at the End of his lease for Mr. Herbert & others who have not a proportionable quantity to their arable. N.B. Plowmans lease expiring the 10th. of Oct 1760 He has taken the Term at £112 per ann but the Closes marked 3 were taken from his Bargain in order to lay them to other tenants who had more occasion for them.
40	A good barn & close opposite last	0.3.30		£1.10.0
49	Another house 2 barns stable homestead formerly Charles Plowmans	1.2.39		£3.0.0
66	Castilow Close A.	2.3.0	14s 0d	£1.18.6
24	Northampton Way Closes now in one, arable but should be laid down & never ploughed again A.	2.2.17 2.2.11	£1.0.0	£5.0.0
49	Mill Close not to be ploughed	4.0.32	18s 0d	£3.16.0
4	Mill Close adjoining P.	2.0.34	18s 0d	£3.16.0
	Mill Close adjoining formerly Shepherds	2.0.8
49	Hill Close A.	7.1.0	12s 0d	£4.7.0
61	Stockwell Close P.	2.2.32		£2.2.0
61	Do. another may be ploughed	2.3.17		£1.12.0
66	Nether Lowne	13.2.35	7s 6d	£8.19.0
66	Upper Ditto	10.0.33
61	Madcombe P.	11.3.31	14s 0d	£10.15.0
70	3 Corner Slade P.	3.1.35
66	Little Lords field A.	9.0.17	11s 0d	£32.10.0
49	South Gutter Close P.	1.0.39
66	Middle Lords field A.	15.1.30
66	Sale piece A	12.1.20
66	Upper Lords field A.	21.0.12
		130.3.23		£81.5.06
13	Common field late Burgess	9.0.16	8s 0d	£49.0.0
49	Do. late Charles Plowman	35.3.24
61	Do. late John Gurneys Estalls lease	53.0.13
70	Do. late Charles Plowman Hillyards Lease	11.2.13
	Do. late William Gibbs Lease	9.2.34
	Do. late John Gurneys Chapmans Lease	3.1.28
		122.2.38		£130.5.06
Tenant Said William Plowman Tenant at Will at £2.5.0 per ann
No	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
62	A cottage & garth & close behind it	1.0.8		£2.5.0
26	Malting &c Close late Greenwoods			£1.10.0	A good cottage
Tenant Charles Brayfield Tenant at Will at £101 per ann
No	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
6	A good farm house 2 good barns a stable malting house &c with the homestead	0.3.30		£2.0.0	This house in good repair the tenant a good one & hath some estate of his own it is very well worth £115 per ann at least Upper Cow Close & the six last closes may occasionally be ploughed with proper restrictions as to laying down as soon as the sward is rotten, none of these buildings except the house barns & stable used with the farm should be kept up at Landlord's expense. N.B. Part of this tenants Common fields is in Tiffield Parish
2 & 3	Two cottages & 2 small barns Lower end of ye Town	0.2.13		£1.0.0
4	A garth adjoining the last cottage let to Inwood	0.2.0		12s 6d
9	A small cottage in good repair	0.0.3		10s 0d
8	A house 2 barns stable yard	0.1.33		£1.0.0
7	Part of this garth adjoining last	0.1.0		5s 0d
66	Lower Pond Banks	2.3.23	£1.0.0	£3.0.0
10	Pond Bank Leys	2.2.23		£2.15.0
6	Winacre Close or Way Close	2.1.21	£1.0.0	£2.7.6
66	Upper Holme	6.0.39	£1.1.0	£20.0.0
66	Ditto Middle	6.0.36
66	Lower Ditto	6.1.38
6	Upper Cow Close	4.1.22	16s 0d	£4.8.0
6	Lower Do.	1.1.7
6	Hill Close	15.1.36	10s 0d	£7.15.0
6	Upper Slade	1.0.23	12s 0d	£3.0.0
2	Lower Slade	3.3.20
57	Lower Cockshut now 4 closes	17.3.12	12s 0d	£10.13.0
57	Nearer Cockshut by the wood	7.0.32	9s 0d	£9.4.6
57	Do. Middle Cockshut by the wood	6.2.23
57	Futher Ditto.	6.3.30
57	12 acres by Nun Lane	12.0.2	10s 0d	£6.0.0
57	Horney Close adjoining	8.3.10	10s 0d	£4.15.0
6	Common Field land	£94.3.14	8s 0d	£37.18.0
				£117.3.6
Tenant John Hedge Tenant at Will at £57.15.8 per ann
No	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
39	A good stone house 2 good barns stable & home close	1.1.1		£2.0.0	A good tenant and all buildings in good repair none of the Inclosures should be ploughed.
66	The Old Park should never be ploughed again	27.3.26	16s 0d	£22.4.0
39	Upper Slade	1.3.13		£1.12.0
58	Four Cockshut Closes	25.0.15	8s 6d	£10.12.6
39	Common Field land Prices	69.0.37	8s 0d	£27.12.0
				£64.0.6
Tenant Richard Gibbs Tenant per Lease for 9 years from Mich. 1755 at £79.12.0 per ann
No	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
57	A good stone house 3 barns 2 stables & homestall	1.0.38		£2.0.0	This as well as all the rest in this Parish is in very good repair. The tenant a good one the 5 Hill Closes may occasionally be ploughed but none of the rest marked P or M
66	One barn part of a stable & a Foldering yard Mr. Shepherd the rest.	0.2.0		£2.0.0
22	A pightle late Judges	0.2.39		15s 0d
78	Mill Cose not to be ploughed late Dents P.	4.3.2	£1.0.0	£4.15.0
77	Winacre Close P.	2.2.21	£1.0.0	£2.12.6
4	Hill Close P.	6.1.10	12s 0d	£3.15.0
15	3 Corner Hill Close Ar.	8.2.2	12s 0d	£5.2.0
79	Farthest Hill Close late Cooks Furze	4.0.34		£2.0.0
73	Another Hill Close near the last late Wilsons	6.2.37	8s 0d	£2.13.0
73	Hill or Crabtree Close P.	4.1.32	10s 0d	£2.4.0
72	Meadombe Close P.	12.0.31	12s 0d	£7.4.0
4	Common Field land late John Shepherd	50.2.15	29 these are laid to Blunts	£49.14.0
2	Common Field late Whites Hillyards Lease	6.2.35
57	Do. late Staltons	38.2.24
	Do. more late Whites	8.0.22
21	Do. late Griffin William	4.2.30
29	Do. late John Hansons	4.1.4
	Do. late Cooks Rd. Gibbs	4.0.22
	Do. late Dents John	5.3.31
		175.1.29		£83.14.6
Tenants Charles Hedge Tenant per. Lease for 12 years from Mich 1755 at £71 10.0 per ann
No	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
23	A good stone house 2 barns stable & home close M.	1.1.29		£2.0.0	This is a good tenant the buildings in good repair he has not above 12 acres of Inclosure near the Town & not one of them lye near very near or in a good Range, and he hath above 100 acres of the poor hungry soil near Shittlehanger Plain & Plowman the largest tenant has not one although there is 130 acres of Inclosure to that farm and lay part of Plowmans Closes to this farm these course pastures may any of them be ploughed but not to take above 2 crops and lay down with a third, as there is so much ordinary ground should imagine £83 too high for this farm about £78 per ann I think fair.
23	Bridge Furlong Close P.	4.0.28	16s 0d	£3.6.0
23	Stockwell Close P.	4.1.8	13s 0d	£4.2.0
23	Do. another Stockwell P.	2.2.8
60	Naylors Great Ground P.	27.2.29	8s 0d	£22.0.0
55	Briarly Close P.	14.3.7
55	Upper Close A.	13.1.15
55	Little or Further Close P or M	7.1.13	10s 0d	£3.12.6
60	Naylors Spinney Ground P.	7.0.37	10s 0d	£3.10.0
62	Close between Goldburn Woods A.	8.2.20	8s 0d	£10.18.0
62	Green Close A.	7.3.25
62	Further Wood Close P	18.3.21
23	Common Field land & Common Meadows	76.0.20	8s 0d	£30.8.0
				£83.0.6
Tenant Said Charles Hedge Tenant per Lease for 9 years from 10th. Oct. 1754 at £6.7.0 per ann
No	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
16	A cottage barn & homestead formerly Mary Jones	1.0.21		£6.17.0	This a very good Bargain & I much doubt if it will hold this rent when the Lease expires, without laying out considerably upon repairs.
15	A Malting & straw barn formerly Lidia Hobbs the Widow Dunkley all the yard
	Common field land late Paceys	0.1.27
		1.2.8
Tenants William Judge Tenant per Lease for 6 years from 10th. of Oct. 1756 at £62 per ann
No	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
19	A good stone house barn stable Dovehouse & home close M.	0.3.18		£2.0.0	This a good tenant who hath lately taken this far, the last tenant Battoms quitted for about £2 per ann and lived upon the farm 14 years but not withstanding his leaving it I am of the opinion it is worth & would let for £65 at least. This tenant must be restrained from ploughing any of the Inclosures except the two last.
19	Home Close M.	1.1.14		£1.10.0
73	A small 3 corner piece against the Lane	0.1.28		7s 6d
20	A cottage 2 barns & a stable	0.1.20		£1.0.0	Part of this tenant's land is in Tiffield Parish
66	The Warren A.	10.2.20	12s 0d	£6.6.0
	Fish Ware Close M or P	5.1.17		£4.0.0
62	Way Close by Northampton Road M.	2.2.21	£1.0.0	£6.17.6
62	Do. another adjoining M.	2.2.36
62	Do. another called Win acre Close	1.2.13
54	The Farthest Win acre Pightle	0.2.8	17s 0d	£5.0.0
7	Do. another adjoining M & P	1.3.7			Written at a later date.Judge left this farm: it was then let to one Shortland at £62 who died, & it was let in 1768 to George Wynn. Shortland had managed it ill. This Common Field part of this farm is by no means so good in general nor so [commoriously ?] situated as it is to the other farms
54	The Farthest Win acre Pightle	0.2.8
62	Hill Close A.	4.3.21	12s 0d	£2.18.0
56	Stone Close A.	12.3.10	10s 6d	£6.14.0
62	Common Field late Chalk	76.0.25		£30.8.0
				£67.1.0
Tenant John Cook Tenant at Will at £51.7.0
No	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
36	A good stone house 2 barns stable & homestall	1.0.5		£1.10.0	A good tenant is very old and pays his rent very well it may be raised £8 or £10 per ann when the tenant dies or leaves it. None of the Inclosures should be ploughed except Sale Close the six acre Hill Close & the Great Hill Close may be ploughed only to take 2 crops and lay down again.
35	A cottage & barn late Sam Cook	0.1.10		12s 6d
36	South Gutter Close M.	1.0.10		£1.0.0
54	Sale Close A.	12.1.39	8s 0d	£5.0.0
36	Win acre Close P or M	4.0.10	£1.0.0	£4.0.0
77	Round Bush Close P.	5.2.14	18s 0d	£5.0.0
77	Hill Close P.	14.2.2	13s 0d	£9.8.0
36	Another Hill Close A.	6.1.10	12s 0d	£3.15.0
36	Commonfield late Straingers	26.2.28
	Do. late Houghton & Straingers	52.2.25	8s 0d	£31.12.0
				£61.17.6
Tenant William Herbert Tenant per Lease for 6 years from Mich. 1751 at £48.16.0 per ann
No	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
46	A Malting House 3 barns stable & homestead	1.0.36		£2.0.0	This house wants some repairs which should be done as this is the Least House and the most out of repair of any farm house in Blisworth the farm is let at the Full Value the Cottage is inhabited by his Aunt Billingham without paying any rent and may condition of keeping it in repair. This tenant hath very little Inclosure near the Town and should have part of Plowmans
45	A small cottage good stable & garth late Billingham's	0.3.8		£1.0.0
45	Winacre Close	1.2.23		£1.10.0
60 10	Another adjoining in one Close now	0.3.38 1.0.30		£2.0.0
46	Stockwell Close P.	7.2.13	12s 0d	£4.10.0
73	Hill Close Furzey Pasture	6.2.1	10s 0d	£3.5.0
30	Common Field land late Thomas Morris	14.3.24	8s 0d	£33.12.0
44	Ditto. late Salmons	8.2.9
46	Do. late Billingham	61.0.17
				£47.17.0
59	Nun Lane Close well worth it Pays only a Modus of 8d per ann, for Tythe	5.0.30		£2.5.0
				£50.2.0
Tenant Richard Bland Tenant at Will at £44.5.0 per ann
No	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
48	A good house 1 good barn & 1 less & a stable with home close and also the home close formerly [Fretters] laid into it	2.0.0		£3.0.0	A very good tenant. Rented part of it 30 years ago when the Estate was surveyed, it is in good repair and is well worth £50 per ann. N.B. part of the Common Field is in Tiffield Parish
65	A good cottage & barn late [Ellards] & Garth	0.1.7		£1.0.0
6	Winacre Close late Brayfield Gd Meadow	2.1.15	£1.0.0	£2.15.0
16	Anr. Winacre Close late Jones	3.2.20	£1.0.0	£5.0.0
56	Another adjoining M.	1.2.0
26	A Winacre cross the road M.	2.2.18	17s 0d	£3.0.0
37	Do. anr. adjoining M.	0.2.4
26	Anr. near the last M.	0.1.36
65	Slade now in 2 parts M. or A.	2.2.4	0.14.0	£1.15.0
56	Mead Close P.	40.0.12	9s 6d	£19.0.0
26	Common Field late Greenwoods	1.3.5	8s 0d	£18.5.0
48	Do. formerly Chapmans Lease	2.3.33
56	Do. late Henry Russell's	5.1.25
79	Do. late Widow Cooks	5.0.13
	Do. late Hillyard's Lease	26.2.5
	Do. late Greenwoods	3.3.19
				£52.5.0
Tenant John Gibbs Tenant at Will at £18.8.0 per ann
No	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
63	A good stone house good barn & stable & homestead	0.1.22		£1.5.0	The House in good repair let near the Value. The tenant may plough the 2 last occasionally only for 2 crops
20	part of the Close called Pightle	0.3.5		15s 0d
20	Hill Close	4.3.36	13s 0d	£3.4.0
63	Upper Slade P.	3.2.0	12s 0d	£2.2.0
63	Common Field late Francis Gibbs	10.3.35	8s 0d	£11.18.0
	Ditto. late do.	19.0.0
				£19.4.0
Tenant Charles Good Tenant at Will at £19 per ann
No	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
10	A house large barn stable Bakehouse & home close	1.0.34		£3.10.0	This dearest Bargain in the Parish and also I have set his house at £3.10.0 and his meadow higher than any in Blisworth yet I cannot come up to the rent. The Tenant is poor and manages very ill, and am afraid this will fall in rent, the Hill Close may be ploughed.
14	An old Bakehouse now a Wool shop			10s 0d
10	Hill Close Furzey Pasture	17.3.15	10s 0d	£9.0.0
10	Pond Banks good meadow or pasture	4.1.9	£1.0.0	£5.0.0
				£18.0.0
Tenant Samuel Shepherd Esq. Tenant at Will at £12 per ann
No	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
66	An extraordinary good house stone & tiled 1 barn 2 stables a Dovehouse separate Brewhouse orchard & garden	1.2.9		£4.0.0	This a very good house stands very pleasant near the Church is out of repair in the roof and tiling which must be done by tenant or else the rent must be advanced to a least £15 as it will never be worth while to let this house at £4 and keep it in repair. Part of the Old Park is laid to this house being 6.2.05 acres
66	Upper Pond Banks good M.	3.1.14		£3.10.0
7. 44 & 29	Winacre Closes now in one	1.2.5		£5.5.0
		2.2.19
		1.1.2
				£12.15.0
Tenant Sharp Herbert Tenant at £28.10.0 per ann to Buttermilk Hall Farm per Lease for 9 years from Mich 1753 late William Smith
No	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
	A small house barn & stable by Shittlehanger Plain in middling repair				The house and buildings in pretty good repair the land is Cold Barren soil and not a good acre upon it the Pieces called the Meadow are as bad as any Part. He may plough any part except the first & 2 last. And if possible it would be right to add some Meadsow in Stoke or Shittlehanger to this Bargain, query Hillyard's six acres in Stoke Meadow should not be laid to this.
62	House Ground P.	22.0.32	7s 0d	£30.16.0
62	Berry Hill Arr.	14.3.8
62	14 acres P.	15.1.1
62	Spinney Ground A.	12.2.21
62	12 acres near the house	12.2.30
62	The Meadow	7.0.36
62	Lower Meadow	3.3.29
		88.2.37
Tenant Widow Kingston Tenant at Will at £2.5.0
No	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
61	To a Close formerly Mathew Kingston's P. This Close pays only a Modus of 8d per year.	6.2.24			This well worth £3 per ann.
Cottages in Blisworth
No	Tenants & Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
	Charles Inwood Wheelright Tenant at Will at £3
38	A good stone house & workshop & a good homestead	1.3.1		£3.10.0	This Cheap let the tenant ought to do all repairs & pay Tax and all repairs
	Samuel Billing
37	A cottage & yard			10s 0d
	William Satchell
37	Tenant at Will to a cottage part of the last and a croft.	0.2.0		£1.0.0
	Alice Greenwood William Adkins written over the top of Alice Greenwood
26	Tenant at £1 a good house small barn	1.0.0		£1.10.0	This well worth £2.10.0 per ann.
&25	stable Malting & home close
	Elizabeth Collins Tenant at 15s per ann
25	House & barn a small garden Greenwood the Ground	0.0.14		15s 0d
	Richard Maycock Tenant at Will at £1.10.0 per ann.
24	A good house barn Butcher's Shop & croft	0.1.37		£2.10.0	This well worth £2.10.0 or £3 per ann
	John Carter Tenant at 5s per ann
22	A cottage small barn & yard	0.0.23		15s 0d	This should be 15s per ann.
	John & William Griffin Tenants at 15s per ann
21	To a Tenement in 2 cottages	0.0.36		£1.5.0	This should be £1.5.0
	William Clark Tenant at £2.10.0
33 & 34	A cottage shop & garden the cottage 33 Down	0.3.2		£2.10.0	This is a Cheap Bargain. The tenant should do all repairs & pay Tax
	Thomas Trissler Tenant at 10s per ann To a Mill
28	Cottage & yard	0.0.15		10s 0d
	Mary Burbage Tenant at 15s
29	An indifferant cottage & yard	0.0.39		15s 0d
	Thomas Satchell Tenant at 12s
31	A cottage	0.0.5		12s 0d
	Widow Morris Tenant at 10s
32	A cottage & Garth	0.0.33		15s 0d	This worth 15s or £1
	Ann Dunkley
15	A good house barn stable & home close at £4.10.0	1.0.7		£4.10.0	This the Plough Alehouse the tenant does all the repairs it is let to the Full Rent
	Richard Clark at 18s
13	A cottage & shop	0.0.18		18s 0d
	Richard Jordan Tenant at £2.2.0 per ann
12	A good cottage Smith's Shop & yard	0.0.22		£3.10.0	This worth £3.10.0 or £4 per ann.
	Do. another house barn & orchard	0.1.6
	William Dunkley Carpenter Tenant at £1.0.0 per ann.
7	A good cottage & Stall	0.0.14		£1.0.0	This not Dear may let for £1.10.0 at least
	William Gudgeon Tenant at £1.0.3
5	A cottage stable shop & garden	0.0.33		£1.3.0	This may well let for £1.10.0 per ann.
	Ben Inwood
4	A Cottage. Brayfield the land & this Tenant pays no rent	0.0.10		5s 0d	This tenant should pay a least 5s per ann.
	William Harris, Martin Billing , Elizabeth Campion, Sarah Wells, & John Smith
67	5 cottages on the Waste only the first & last pay 8d each but they should all pay at least as an acknowledgement			1s 4d	Those should pay or they will soon be Freeholds
	Richard Cuddenham late Shepherd's Tenant at £1 5 0
64	A good house barn & yard	0.2.0		£1.5.0	A good house and should be let for £2.10.0 or £3 per ann.
	William Dunkley Jun. Tenant at 8s per ann.
60	A good cottage & yard	0.0.31		8s 0d	A good cottage & should be let for £1 per ann
	Frances & Jane Dunkley Tenants at 17s 6d
59	A cottage Shop & homestead	0.1.24		17s 6d	This a very good cottage & should be £1.10.0 per ann.
	Arthur Holton Tenant at £1.5.0 per ann
58	A good cottage shop & garth	0.1.8		£3.10.0	This at a fair rent
59	Nun Lane or Bland Close
	Mary Russell Tenant at £1 per ann.
56	Two cottages a barn yard & good orchard	0.1.20		£1.0.0	This would let for £1per ann.
	Elizabeth Billingham, Ann Dalton, William Garrick, Ann Birch, Richard Dunkley & Elizabeth Brittain
55	All cottages on the Waste but pay no rent				Those are said to belong to the farm but would pay a rent or acknowledgement
	Maurice Pain Tenant at £2.10.0 per ann
54	An extry. good house cottage & garden	0.2.34		£2.10.0	This well worth £3.10.0 or £4 per ann.
	Thomas Corby & William Gardner
69	Houses on the Waste & ought to pay some acknowledgement
	John Peasnel & John Wills Tenants at £1.10.0
52. 51. 50	Each to 2 good cottages lately put in good repair	0.1.2		£3.0.0	These will hold their rent
	George Harris Tenant at 12s per ann.
47	A good cottage Bland hath the land to his farm			12s 0d	This may be let at £1
	Sarah Wilson Tenant at £1.5.0 per ann
44	A good stone house barn stable & garth being the Feathers Inn or Ale House	0.2.18		£3.0.0	A good house &c and in good repair well worth £3 per ann.
	Said Wilson Tenant at Will at £4 per ann
8	To the Furthest Win acre Close	3.3.31	£1.0.0	£4.0.0	This let to full Value
	Arthur Holton Ten.
43	Cottage adjoining to Wilson's but pays no rent	0.0.18		10s 0d	This should be obliged to pay or it will soon be freehold
	Thomas Pearcy Ten at £2.15.0 per ann.
36	A good house stable shop & garth	0.1.14		£3.10.0	This would be cheap at £3.10.0 or £4 it is in good repair
43	The garth behind Holton's house	0.2.0
	Wood Land in His Graces hands
	Sale Wood by Throp Wood Plain	11.3.12	Those are all very good woods the underwood is very well stemed having a great quantity of Ash and hard woods stems. The Timber is but small which makes the underwood the better and should imagine that with the fall of a few trees those woods will produce annually at least 10s per ann clear of expences and even taking the Stalute Measure
	Kings Wood Coppice	19.0.13
	Goldburn or Long Quarters Coppice	18.0.13
	Cockshead or Goldburn	8.0.11
	Bury hill or Goldburn	8.1.4
	The Spinney	1.1.11
	Total Woods in Blisworth	66.2.24
	Alice Cook	1.2.3
	John Akins	62.3.10	now John Inns
	Church Land	8.1.2
	Glebe	34.0.12
		106.2.27	This all except the Dukes in Blisworth