--Grafton Estate--Greens Norton Survey 1757

NRO G3885
Greens Norton Survey 1757
Tenant The Revd. Mr. Price Tenant per Lease for 20 years from 10th Oct. 1752 at £15.7.0 per ann
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
	Long Close part of the Park P.	13.1.00	£1.0.0	£13.5.0	This is a very good pasture but I think let to the full worth & it is supposed the Close measured 13 acres & one rood but per my measure from the plan only 13.0.11 the 2 guineas for the dovehouse is likewise a full rent.
2	Dove house close & barn P.	1.2.00		£2.2.0
				£15.7.0

Do. The said Mr. Price Tenant at Will
19	At £7 per ann to Meakins Close	4.3.04	£1.10.0	£7.0.0	This an exceeding good piece of pasture but £1.10.0 per ann is a very full rent.

Tenant William Howes Tenant per Lease for 11 years from Mich 1751 at £75 per ann for the house Little Park & the Field Farm
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
2	A very good house Field being the M 3 barns 2 tiled a stable & dovehouse & homestall exclusive of Dovehouse Close	3.0.38		£3.0.0	These buildings are extraordinary good ones and the tenant a very good one but as the 2 meadows are taken away I think it scarcely worth 10s per acre About £87 the Real Value
	The Little Park & spinney P.	38.0.13	13s 0d	£24.14.0
2	Common field land including meadow 141.2.30 But Horsebridge mead 11.2.28 now Bodily and Flightwell mead 4.3.4 now Ayres & Ward to be deducted	125.0.38	10s 0d	£62.10.0
				£90.4.0

Said William Howes Tenant per Lease for 10 years from Lady Day 1752 at £19.5.6 to part of ye Park
2	The Town Field part of the Park	19.1.05	£1.0.0.	£19.5.06	This by much the best part of the Park and not Dear Bargain and should be let always with the Farm above as it lyes to the Farm yard and only £12 advanced on the Whole

Tenant Richard Bodaly Tenant per Lease for 21 years from Lady Day 1752 at £91 for the Parks & £9 for Horsebridge Mead
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
2	Middle Field part of the park P.	37.3.35	£1.0.0	£38.0.0	These are all tithe free are very well managed by the present the first article at £1 per acre which may be said 18s for the Land and 2s for the tithe is full Dear it not being so good as Howes by 3s per acre but the other at 13s for the Land and 1s 6d tithe is Cheap in the Whole. I think some advance may be made here as they are gradualy increasing in Value and may be let for about £94 per ann. N.B. The tenant built a barn at his own expence N.B. As Cowhouse
	Burcoat Corner part of do. P.	40.3.06	14s 6d	£53.10.6
	Further Park Field P.	33.0.03	14s 6d	£53.10.6
				£91.10.6

Said Richard Bodaly Tenant per the same Lease at £9 per ann
	16 Red to Horsebridge meadow in Towcester	11.2.28	£1.0.0	£11.12.6	This is a good meadow lyes all in one piece and I imagine well worth £1 per acre Statute Measure
	2 Black Only the Cutil being Lamas Ground formerly Sir Thomas Samuell's	0.0.19	£1.0.0	£11.12.6

Tenant Charles Lamburn Tenant per Lease for 8 years from Mich 1751 at £23 10.0 per ann to a farm in Greens Norton
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
8	Farm House 2 barns & a stable & garth	1.3.35		£2.10.0	This Farm is I think let to the full rent and by a note of Mr. Stansby he Valued the Commonfield at 10s per acre Including the meadow by which it appears that Greens Norton including meadow was deemed at 10s per acre
9	Cottage formerly John Howes adjoining last			7s 6d
19	Two houses a barn & malting & a smith's shop & a piece on the Waste against Wm.	0.1.24		£2.0.0	N.B. Lambourn's Lease expired at Mich 1759, as did also that part which he held together with Ward. His Old Farm together with those parcels of land which are marked thus X in Laburn & Wards Bargain, was let to him from that time at £90 per ann.Therefore Mr. Browne will give directions that what Lambourn now holds should be put altogether whenever this is copyed over [fair]
20	the *Bull Alehouse*	0.1.24		£2.0.0
19	A piece of ground the Lower End of the village against Wm. Elliot's Freehold	0.1.15		6s 0d
19 & 20	Common field late Meakins	10.3.20
8 & 9	Do. late John Howes formerly 20.2.17 but 7.0.27 Mill Holme is Perridge's	13.1.30	10s 0d	£17.2.6	N.B. Howes was 20.2.17 pole but Mill holme part of it containing 7.0.27 is now let to Perridge and---
	Common field late Edward Perkins	9.1.29			N.B. That part which Lamborn* rented with Ward being part of the Whiles the Lease did not expire until Lady Day 1760 so that Lamborn's rent of £90 per ann commences only form that time.*
	Do late Edward Watson	0.1.38
				£22.6.0

Tenant William son of John Howes Tenant at Will at £38 per ann to the Common Field Farm in Greens Norton
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
12	Two tenaments and another cottage lately built with a garth	0.0.37		£1.0.0	This tenant has no house only cottages nor any barn on the premises which is a great inconveniency and per the last Valuation at 10s per acre it is plain that is the Value for £2.19.0 is no more than an Abatement in consideration of this having neither barn nor stable & his rent of £38 is a fair full rent.
	The Pound garden on the Wash against ye garden	0.0.20		2s 6d
26	A small plot of 11 poles by No. 33	0.0.11		2s 0d
42	A piece by 42 and upper Crofts	0.1.00		5s 0d
12	Hales Close P.	1.1.05	£1.0.0	£1.5.00
26	A cottage & Croft adjoining to Wm. Keys	0.1.00		15s 0d
26	A pightle south of Keys	0.0.36		5s 0d
12	Common field & Lays	48.2.37
26	Part of 83.2.2 Viz. 26 acres 17 arrable and 5 lay How of Duncot 47.2.2 arrable & 4 lay	26.0.0	10s 0d	£37.4.0
				£40.19.6

Tenant The said Charles Lamburne Tenant per Lease for 8 years from Mich 1751 at £37.10.0 per ann
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
2	To the Hill ground part of the Park	37.1.39	£1.0.0	£37.10.0	This is tithe free which reduceth it to 18s per acre but I think very high rented as it not so good as Howes part of the park by 3s per acre and his was a mile from the village and the highest rented of any of the Park Land.

Tenant William Ward & Robert Ayres Tenant for a Lease for 12 years from Mich 1758 at £44 18 0 to the Common Field Farm formerly Actons
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
35	A good house 2 barns stable & the well yard	0.2.28		£1.10.00	A good house & buildings the farm let to the full value part of the meadow by Kingthorne Wood is course wet land and always damaged by carting the wood out, there being no other way to the wood.
26	Cowpen against the house P.	0.1.12		6s 0d
33	Acton's close by Blind Lane P.	0.1.14		6s 0d
35	Carvets Close formerly in two P.	4.0.32		£4.5.0
15	A good house being the *Bull Alehouse* with a stable & garth	0.1.09		£1.10.0
35	A piece of waste of no value called the Hempland plot against Bevis's cottage	0.0.11
35	Common field including meadow	51.1.16	10s 0d	£25.12.6
	Late Joseph Guests a common meadow by Kingthorne Wood called Woodside & Woodend piece	9.2.04	15s 0d	£7.2.6
	Flightwell Meadow formerly Sir Thomas Samuells	4.3.04	£1.0.0	£4.15.0
				£45.7.0

Tenant Thomas Howes Tenant at Will at £4.10.0 per ann to the Bakings Office formerly Warwicks
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
11	To the Bakings Office formerly Warwick's	0.0.25		£4.0.0	A large house and if the tenant repairs, let at a full rent, but Mr. Stainsby received 5s more than the £4 in consideration laying out some money for repairs
10	Barn & croft formerly Brownsell	0.1.18
11	Common field or lays	2.2.20

Tenant William Elliot Tenant at Will at £4.10.0 per ann
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
53	A cottage & good orchard formerly Bon Jeffery's	1.0.15		£3.0.0	This is a very good cottage and orchard, and adjoining to Elliot's own Freehold house and would let for £6 per ann
53	Common field late ditto.	6.0.02	10s 0d	£3.0.0
				£6.0.0

Tenant Richard Branson
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
6	A good cottage wash house & smiths shop formerly Holloways			15s 0d	This worth £1.10.0 at least but as the tenant hath done all repairs and laid out lately a good deal of money in building it should not now be raised
7	Also another cottage formerly Griffin's			15s 0d

Tenant James Bevis
40	A good cottage & large garden	0.1.02		£1.10.0	A large rent for a cottage

Tenant William Keys
	A good cottage & large garden & garth	0.1.18		£1.0.0	This is a better cottage and more ground than the last & should be set at £1.10.0 per ann

Cottages on the Waste paying no rent
No.	Tenants & Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
3	Richard Pinor & another 2 cottages near ye church				All these should pay an acknowledgememt
5	William Green & Mathias Burton 2 cottages by the Pound late Bull's
5	Thomas Burton A good cottage & garden by the last
37 59 & 60	George Lovell late Bliss A cottage by Croft Corner Furlong Two cottages by the Little Park on the waste
36	John Blundell & Widow Kennell 2 cottages near last 13 pole
44	Eliz Blundell A cottage
19	John Elms & William Bray 2 cottages on ye waste near the Pound
13	Ann Reynolds A cottage on the waste by the Pound at Duncot

Tenant William Howes Tenant at Will at £32 per ann to Duncot Fram in Greens Norton
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
1	A good house 2 barns stable & homestead in good repair	1.3.18		£2.10.0	The buildings in very good repair the tenant a good one and the farm is well worth £35 per ann as there is 10 Cow Commons & a half belonging to this Bargain worth at least £3 per ann.
1	Coney Close P.	1.1.13		£1.5.0
	Bulls cottage & close P.	0.3.39		£1.5.0
26	Common field land part of 83.2.02	57.2.02		£33.15.0
	57.2.02 whereof 10 acres lay but 57.0.34	57.2.02		£33.15.0

Tenant John Johnson Tenant per Lease for 15 years from Lady Day 1748 at £54 per ann
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
7	A piece of ground P.	19.2.03	14s 0d	£48.6.0	This is tithe free & I think a very Dear Bargain as the last close is very poor and ploughed out of Heart the first close is now good pasture & should never be broke up again but the tenant is not restrained from ploughing during this Lease I much fear this (in the condition it now is ) will fall in rent when the lease expires.
7	Middle ground with a barn in it part pasture part arrable	28.0.02
7	Hill Mound	21.2.08
56	Hollowford or Kingthorn	7.3.06	16s 0d	£6.4.0
61	Upper & Lower Meadow	7.3.06	16s 0d	£6.4.0
				£54.10.0

	Kingthorne Wood in hand	26.1.32	10s 0d	£13.0.0	This is very good soil and well sem'd, but is very full of young oak timber & some of 16 or 18 foot in a tree. I think the underwood with a few oaks cut in each will produce £8 per acre at 14 years growth which will then produce about 10s per acre per ann exclusive of Poor Rates the land would be let for 12s per acre if stocked & the timber and underwood sell for £10 per acre which is double the profit of letting it stand for wood but as his Grace will want timber and fencing stuff for Greens Norton and Cold Higham this should be preserved.

Tenant Charles Lambourne & William Ward Tenants per Lease for 12 years from Lady Day 1748 at £45 per ann
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
6	A very good house one large barn & the Barn Ground	26.1.04	10s 6d	£44.5.0	These lye at a great distance from any house and have been and are now managed very ill they are constantly in tillage without any dung over being laid upon them they are tithe free and even in this present bad state worth £50 per ann.
6	Water Gate Ground	19.1.20
6	Foxholes	15.3.38
6	Motley Gate Ground now in three	23.0.0
6	part of New close	12.1.16	12s 0d	£.7.7.0
		96.3.38		£51.12.0

Tenant William Clever Tenant per Lease for 21 years from Mich. 1751 at £135 to the Castle Farm in Norton
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
4	A very good house one large barn with 2 floors a stable &c				These buildings in good repair the tenant an extra good and understands the management of a dry soil by turnips and grass seeds very well it is all Tithe Free and a complete farm as any upon the Estate and will bear turnips and all sorts of grain. The 4 last was a seperate Bargain at £25 per ann he is restrained from ploughing Norton Side Ground Blackbridge Ground Great Mead & Crooked always to have 15 acres of the 4 last in pasture but his Grace hath given him leave to break up Norton Sie Ground only for 3 crops which will constantly enable him to keep better stock and not all Rent the piece but he should be obliged to keep a proportionable part of the other arrable in tillage during the time that is in tillage. I think this farm may advance to £145. N.B. This Lease is an extreme good one and should in a great measure be a patern for his Grace's Agents.
4	Part of New Close & Smock Skirt now in two closes A.	34.3.17	14s 0d	£37.6.0
4	Blackbridge Ground P or M	18.2.11	14s 0d	£37.6.0
4	Part of Great Mead M.	17.1.38
4	Ditto another part of Great Mead & Crocked Mead	11.3.26	15s 0d	£22.0.0
4	Norton side ground P.	32.1.27	14s 0d	£22.12.0
4	Part of Wiles Ground A.	28.0.12	12s 0d	£16.16.0
4	Bushey End Ground A.	23.0.01	10s 0d	£11.10.0
4	Hott or Hopground M or P	6.2.07	12s 0d	£3.18.0
3	Blackbridge Close P	11.0.38	13s 0d	£27.18.0
3	Middle Dean Close A	13.2.11
3	Dean Close A	13.2.26
3	Ram Close A	4.2.00
				£142.00

Tenant Richard Allen Tenant at Will at £8 per ann
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
	To Langman Hitch Common Mead lying in two pieces below Norton Church field near Towcester	9.3.04	£1.0.0	£9.15.0	This only Lammas Ground but lying near Towcester will always be let for at least this rent

Tenant Thomas Harris Tenant per Lease for 12 years from Mich 1748 at £63 per ann and £5.10.0 for Abthorpe
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
5	A middling house 2 barns & stable				This is all Tithe Free a very good tenant and pays well but let to the full as it is not near so good ground as the last farm of Clever's and if Clever's was let at the same rate in proportion to it's goodness it would advance at least £20 per ann.
5	Caswell Great Mead M or P	17.1.38	15s 0d	£57.15.0
5	Part of Great Mead A	25.2.03
5	House Ground A	34.1.23
5	Bushey End A	9.3.35	11s 0d	£5.10.0
				£63.5.0

Tenant Robert Perridge & Thomas Taylor Tenant for 9 years from Lady Day 1752 at £146 per ann to a farm in Greens Norton Cold Higham
No.	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total Value	Observations
2	A good house backhouse stable in good repair Ambrose Ground divided into three one arrable of 15 acres and two pasture Tithe Free	81.2.38	13s 0d	£53.0.0	The house buildings are in very good repair which Perridge lives in who is neat and good tenant he can only plough 15 acres in Ambrose Ground 10 acres in the Hill and the south part of Bushey End all the rest is to be lye pasture but if a good tenant occupied the Whole should be at Liberty to plough all Bushy End in order to kill the furze and improve the ground and Taylor who uses only Bushy End and the 15 acres in Ambrose Ground is a slovenly bad farmer and is intirely ploughing the ground out of Heart. Should never be joined in this or any other lease the £10. I have advanced more moderate than any farm I have yet valued but Perridge would use the Whole and likewise the following of Taylor's which lyes extremely convenient I should advise his having the Whole at £10 advance when it would be as compleat a farm as any on the Estate
2	Bushey End part arrable part furze with a barn therein Tithe Free	51.3.08	8s 0d	£20.14.0
2	Ascot Thorne Ground M or P	61.2.25	12s 0d	£76.0.0
2	Hill Ground in Cold Higham Tithable divided into two 10 acres of which is arrable	65.1.03	12s 0d	£76.0.0
	The Mill Holme a good meadow by Greens Norton Mill in Towcester	7.0.27		£7.0.0	The Lease of Taylor's & Perridge's* farm being out at Lady Day 1761, Perridge is to enter on the whole (except Mill Holm M.) at £178 per ann.*
				£156.14.0