-- Grafton Estate--Cold Higham 1757 survey

NRO G3885
Cold Higham Survey 1757
Tenant Thomas Taylor Tenant per Lease for 9 years from Lady Day 1752 at £33 per ann Let to Perridge* from Lady Day 1761*
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
3	Part of Potcote Ground called Nether Ascot Thorne	42.0.03	11s 0d	£23.2.0	The arrable part of the Great Ground being 42 acres is quite beggard & worn out by ploughing without any or very little dung and I much doubt if it would let even for the Old rent in it's present condition the other is a good piece of pasture but Hill Ground above Valued at 12s per acre is realy 3s at least better than the 42 acres but in the Whole it would together an exceeding good Bargain and a Complete Farm at £190 per ann. N.B. A small coppice of about half an acre in the 42 acres now in Hand and which never can pay for fencing should be added to it.
4	12 Acre Hill Potcote P.	12.3.33	15s 0d	£9.15.0
				£32.17.0

N.B. Perridge (Greens Norton) is valued very low and the last higher by 2s 6d per acre in proportion to their real value

Tenant John Waddal Tenant per Lease for 21 years from Mich. 1750 at £63 per ann to Potecote Ground in Cold Higham
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
4	A good stone house 2 barns 2 stables				These buildings are in pretty good repair the tenant and his brother have occupied this farm at the same rent for near 30 years the land lyes well together round the house and it wil be a good farm at £68 or I imagine it will let for £70 it being in Large ground would be much better if 2 or 3 of the fields were divided with quick sets it being a great expence to the tenant for dry fencing &c. N.B. Thi shouse lyes very convienent to use Wakefield Potcote Grounds it being only cross one meadow to Wakefields barn and the Ground all adjoining to this farm. Cold Higham were Wakefield now lives is too far off.
	House Mead M.	12.2.14	16s 0d	£10.0.0
	Upper Meadow A.	10.2.14	13s 0d	£6.17.0
	Upper Great Ground A.	38.3.12	11s 6d	£51.0.0
	The Hill & a small spinney	21.3.14
	Brackey Lays	28 0.32
				£67.17.0

Tenant John Wakefield Tenant per Lease which expires at Mich next 1757 at £101 for Potcote Grounds £15 and also £12 17 0 for land at Grimscot and Cold Higham the Whole £128.17.0 now let to him at £140
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
5	A large barn and barn meadow M.	7.0.0	16s 0d	£21.8.0	This is an extraordinary good bargain and a good tenant who hath greatly improved it by limeing. There is no house upon the farm which is very inconvenient as the tenant lives at Cold Higham a mile from the barn but as observed above Waddals house & farm would make this a compleat one together. I have Valued this I think as low as possible and his Grace hath offered him the Whole at £140. Under which it should not be let on any account the two large Grounds should be divided with a quick as it is a great expence to the tenant in dry fencing the fields being too large all to be one sort of grain in same season
	Upper meadow M	12.0.20
	Long meadow M	7.3.0
	Piece of Ground or 3 Corner Potecote A	26.2.01	9s 0d	£11.18.6
	Great Potcote or Middle Ground A	46.1.28	11s 0d	£49.0.0
	Wood Potecote or Coppice Ground near 10 acre meadow	42.2.26	11s 0d	£49.0.0
	Sams Piece	15.2.18	9s 0d	£16.10.0
	Further Heathfield	21.1.00	9s 0d	£16.10.0
				£98.16.6

Tenant Said Wakefield
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
3	The Hill Ground & a barn in it at £14 per ann	21.1.09	13s 6d	£14.0.0	This is good pasture hath been at same rent many years and is much improved but let to the full Value.

No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
Tenant Said Wakefield at Grimscote £15 per ann
9	A barn & close the house down formerly Pinkard's	1.1.32	in one	£1.10.0	No house upon this Bargain and the lands lye mostly dispersed in small pieces all over Grimscote and Cold Higham the Lamas Land lyes open one year in three and the other two after Lamas to Candlemas the Commons by yard land are sward land at the end of the arrable in the Common field which now is made a Cow Common of and stinted to one Cow ¾ to a yd land in the Cow Common one Horse Common & 20 Sheep Commons and also 1 Cow Common of Grimscote Heath which is his Grace's Common as to the timber and wood but all Estates in the parish have right for cattle in the same proportion by Yard Land I have Valued Lamas the Common field & Common Yd Land at 6s 6s putins no value upon the Heath Common which is what it is worth.
12	A garth the house & buildings down late Robinson's those 2 now in one	1.1.32	in one	£1.12.6
17	A garth only Thos. Fallow all the house	1.2.00		£1.10.0
9	A piece of Lammas	0.3.33	6s 6d	£12.15.0
9	Common field land late Pinkards	23.0.17
9	Common by yard land late Pinkard	5.1.17
4	A piece of lammas in the Lizard	0.1.38
4	Common field land	7.0.23
4	Common by yard land	2.2.29

Tenant John Wakefield in Cold Higham at £1 for the house and £11.7.0 for ye farm 2 yd Land ½ the Whole £12.17.0
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
5	A very good stone house 2 barns separate wash house & wood house 2 stables & homestall	1.0.08		£1.10.0	This let at £1 per ann
2	Half Lamas Close late Carter's	2.0.21	6s 8d	£13.5.0	This appears by account to be more value than the last but it is to be observed that the 20 acres hath no proportionable Cow horse or sheep Commons annexed to it and is very poor land shall add nothing to the observations of the last but that there is an addition of Hall Acre and 13 acres 14.2.26 and also 9 hide meadow 10.0.21 divided amongst his Grace's tenants but in what proportion I could not estimate by acre but [throw] in and no other value but the 6s 8d per acre on the other which reduceth it to under 5s per acre.
	Ditto in Radall	0.3.20
	Common field land	27.3.36
	Commons by Yard Land	8.3.28
	One piece of poor arable called Lancroft piece in ye Common field	20.1.33	2s 6d	£2.10.0
				£17.5.0

Tenant Thomas Gibbons Tenant at Will at £39.1.8 to a farm at Grimscot and Cold Higham and also the Hill Grounds ph. of Potecote ye arrable land 2 yd Ld ¾
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
23	House barn stable & garth	0.2.09	£1.0.0	£6.10.0	Can add no more by observation to those of the 2 last but that he is an idle slovenly tenant. His buildings are in bad repair and he has ploughed the Hill Ground so often without adding any manure that it will scarecely bare the seed again and although it is set to him at 10s per acre I think it is not worth more than 8s in it's present condition and can at the distance it is from him be of no service at the present rent and should either be laid to Waddals or if that is added to Wakefield's would make a delightfull farm altogether within a circle hedge.
23	Hall Close adjoining	5.2.01	£1.0.0	£6.10.0
24	A cottage barn and garth	0.1.02		10s 0d
24	Common field land	23.0.14	6s 8d	£21.10.0
6	Lamas Close late Jones	1.0.05
6	Common field late ditto	12.0.06
6	Commons by Yard Land	3.2.11
17	Lamas Close late Jones	1.3.00
17	Common field land	18.3.00
17	Do. by Yard land	4.1.34
3	Hill Ground now in 2 parts A	24.3.20	10s 0d	£14.0.0
3	Spring piece M or P	3.0.30	10s 0d	£14.0.0
				£42.10.0

Tenant ~~Robert Archbold Tenant at Will at £37.10 0 per ann~~ Struck through added at a later date Samuel Pinkard £40
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
8	A stone house stable & home close & a ~~cottage adjoining~~	2.3.08		£3.0.0	This the best farm in Grimscote. Although the tenant is poor and very well may be for he lets great part of his land lye [waste] and never makes a good tillage but it will let for what I have set down. N.B. There is never any repairs been done for these tenants. I think this tenant manages so ill that he ought immediately have notice to quit the farm.
7	A house stable garth late Barnes the barns down	1.0.06		£1.0.0
6	A close late Jones the house down	1.0.04		£1.0.0
19	A house barn & stable late Furnances & home close	1.2.25	Gibbans	£2.0.0
9	A close Lamas in Radals	0.3.20	6s 8d	£35.18.4
9	Half do. & half Lamas close	2.0.21
8	Kettler Close	0.1.20
8	Part of another Lamas Close late John Wayles	0.3.04
8	Another Radals Lamas	1.1.36
8	Common field land	50.0.18
8	Commons by Yard Land	13.1.2
9	Common field land	29.0.36
9	Do. by Yard Land	8.3.28
The old tenant says that the Close was never esteemed or reckoned to be Lammas, Laid to Rd. Pinkard From Lady Day 1782

Tenant John Archbold Tenant at Will at £26 per ann to 5 yards ½ and ½ a quarter
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
13	A good stone house 2 barns one of them small a stable & home close	1.1.34		£1.l0.0	A very good tenant and keeps his premisses in good repair he has too little a proportion of Inclosure which is a great inconveniency but in the whole it is a very Cheap Bargain and may well be advanced to £32 per ann.
13	Half a Lamas Close	0.3.29	6s 8d	£31.13.4
	part of Raddals Lamas	0.1.15
	part of ditto	2.2.22
	Common field land	70.0.31
	Do. per Yard Land	20.0.12
29	A good cottage late Wm. Hales			7s 6d
				£33.10.10

Tenant Thomas Pinkard Tenant at Will at £29.0.6 4 Yard Land ¾
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
1	A good house 2 barns a stable & orchard in very good repair with home close	2.0.08		£2.5.0	A very good tenant keeps everything in good repair and the farm is much preferable to the last as having near 4 times as much Inclosure as the last.
1	Waples Close	3.1.17	6s 8d	£3.5.0
1	Lizard Lamas	1.3.34		£27.10.0
	Common field	63.2.37
	Do.per Yard Land	16.3.32
				£33.0.0
Tenant Elizabeth Nichols Tenant at Will at £16.5.0 per ann to 3 Yard land
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
14	An indifferant house 2 barns & a stable & home close	1.2.15		£2.0.0	This tenant does not keep the premisses in good repair but should be obliged to do it at her own expence.
	Lamas ground	0.3.04	6s 8d	£16.10.0
	Do. In Raddals	1.1.20
	Common field land	37.0.09
	Do.per Yard Land	10.2.33
				£18.10.0

Tenant Thomas Winckles Tenant at Will £12.6.0 per ann to 2 Yd ½
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
20	Aston House barn stable yard & homestead	1.1.14		£1.10.0	This the exact rent by the Rule I have taken and as he pays very well it's plain all the other Valuations are proper ones and the real value.
	Greenway Lane Lamas	0.3.13		£10.16.0
	Common field land	12.2.30
	Do. per the Yard Land	3.2.11
23	Do. Common field land late Scherald's	18.0.03
	Do. Per Yard Land	5.1.17
				£12.6.0

Tenant Said Winkles Tenant at Will
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
	A cottage & orchard late Furnace's	0.3.01		£1.5.0	This let to the full value but very convenient as the land adjoins his homestall.

Tenant Thomas Sheperd Tenant at Will at £11.18.9 to 2 Yard Land and ½ a quarter Rd. Pinkard in pencil
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
26	House 1 barn & ½ a close	0.2.06		£2.0.0	The buildings in middling repair and the tenant pays very well.
25	A garth late Richard Archbold Jun. Ye building down	1.0.00		£2.0.0
25	Common field land	14.2.17	6s 8d	£12.0.0
	Do. per Yard Land	4.0.02
26	Common field land	14.0.27
	Do. per Yard Land	3.2.11
				£14.0.0

Tenant Robert Eyles Tenant at Will at Cold Higham at £7.15.0 per ann.
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
2	One Yard Land & ½ A house one barn a stable & homestead	0.3.27		£1.0.0	These buildings are the only ones that Mr. Stainsby repaired who laid out near £20 when the land if the house was away would let for the rent.
12	Lamas late Robinsons	1.2.12		£8.0.0
12	Common field land Lamas	16.3.11
12	Do. per Yard Land	5.1.17
	Do. more late Robinsons	0.1.04
		0.1.23
				£9.0.0

Tenant John Higham Tenant at £3 per ann to ½ a Yard Land
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
2	A good stone house stable & orchard & another near down	0.3.24		£1.5.0	The first worth £4 but the £1.10.0 is very high rented it adjoins to him and makes his homestead larger
	Lamas Ground in the Lizard	0.1.02		£2.18.0
	Common field land	6.2.16
	Common per Yard Land	1.3.05
				£4.3.0

Tenant Said John Higham
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
4	A good cottage & orchard & another near down	0.0.30		£1.10.0

	John Amas		all at Grimscot
10	Cottage & yard	0.0.14		8s 0d	These full Rented
	Simon Mead
11	Cottage & garth	0.0.14		8s 0d
	Thomas Fallowell
17	Cottage barn & garth	0.1.26		12s 0d	These may be let for £1 per ann each
	Francis Marriot
18	Cottage orchard & barn in Grimscot	0.1.22		16s 0d
	William Simcoe
21	Good cottage smith's shop & yard	0.1.12		£1.10.0	This would let for £3 per ann but he should pay £2 per ann
	Common field Land	0.3.39		6s 8d
	Do. per Yard Land	0.1.31		2s 0d
				£1.18.8

	John Webster
27	Cottage on the Waste			5s 0d
	Susan Voll
28	Cottage adjoining			5s 0d
	William Burt tenant at Will
3	Cottage & wood barn at Cold Higham	0.0.27		£1.2.0	These are Under Roof and have lately been repaired. N.B. There was 0.1.23 of land per survey set to his Grace as belonging to No. 3 but is now said to be freehold.
	John Watts
	Cottage & wood barn adjoining			18s 0d

Thomas Vores Tenant per Lease for 12 years from Old Lady Day 1755 at £12.10.0 per ann
	To an Inn at Fosters Booth Sir Thomas Samuell's Arms. A stone house thatched good stable yard Coach House and Garden	0.0.15		£12.10.0	This tenant came in upon one Charters breaking who paid £10 per ann and the £2.10.0 was added on account of his Graces expending above £50 upon the premisses, as the value of this depends solely on the trade as an Inn there is no putting a real value upon it and especially as the last tenants lost great part of the trade which is gone to the other House, they have neither of them a foot of sward land and are forced to buy hay and straw &c and each have not a place to turn out a single horse this the stronger and the better House and if sashed would make a much better appearance. This now let to ~~Robert Sharp~~* William Paddy at £10, as the other tenant Vores could not hold it any longer.*

John Archbold Tenant per Lease for 21 years from Mich 1750
	To the *Crown Inn* adjoining the last at Fosters Booth at £4 part brick and part mud wall part tiled and part thatched with good stables yard and garden				This a good tenant and has at present double the trade to that above, there has never been anything laid out upon this but by tenants and it is set so low in consideration of building a new stable and sinking a cellar they were both Mud ale houses about 40 or 50 years ago but now a great number of gentlemen lye and bait here and are gradually increasing in business.

Cold Higham
	Thorney or Grubs Coppice	22.2.38		£7.10.0	This is a but thinly stemed but there are a great many ashen stems which adds to the value there is a good deal of young oaks and as it lyes near several farms of his Graces where timber and underwood will be wanting should not on any account whatsoever advise it to be stocked up, but will not produce above 6s 6d per ann annually nor scarcely that by wood measure