--Grafton Estate--Roade Survey 1757

NRO G3885
Roade Survey 1757
Tenant Richard Hillyard Tenant per lease for 10 years from the 5th of April 1754 at £54 per ann.
No	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
24	Two barns a stable the house down & also the home close in pencil Marriott & Campion	3.3.32		£4.0.0	There is now no house upon this farm the tenant lives in his freehold therefore great care should be taken in a course of time he does not make some of the Common field land his own, this farm is a good one especially as 45 acres of the Field lays in 3 closes together close by the Town all well tended and only thrown out at the proper season and these lay in the best soil in the Parish and are of Double Value to a many other of the field Lands although I have Valued them at 10s per acre this farm may fairly be set at £65 when his Lease Expires and will at that rent be a good Bargain
23	A cottage adjoining the last late John Bull			8s 0d
24	The first Hall field	6.2.7	12s 0d	£7.4.0
24	The 2 lower Hall fields now in one	5.3.22	12s 0d	£7.4.0
	Hall Wood stocked up in 1742 arable was let at 311 per ann per Lord Euston	23.1.7	12s 0d	£13.16.0
	Six acres of meadow in Alderton only for the cut	6.1.7	£1.0.0	£6.0.0
	Total of Inclosure
9	Further Hall on Sand pitt Field	13.2.34	10s 0d	£22.10.0
10	Middle Hall Field	16.1.14
11	Home Hall Field	15.0.39
	The above 3 fields lye together are well Inclosed lye near the Town but are Oblidged to be open to the Common fields
24	Common fields & Common meadow in Roade Aston & Hartwell Exclusive of the 3 last pieces half an acre of meadow in Broadley Mead formerly-	27.0.5	8s 0d in pencil Marriott	£10.16.0
24		0.1.32		10s 0d
				£65.4.0

Tenants Said Hillyard Tenant at Will at £2 per ann
No	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
25	To a good house formerly Lockeys but late Morris's A good stone house separate brewhouse Stable & small barn. In pencil Mr. Butlin	0.0.20		£2.0.0	This adjoins to Hillyards farm yard & convenient to make a farm house for the above farm it is now much out of repair and should be repaired but if done now he should pay an additional Rent for his Term & likewise James's Field of about 2 acres behind this house should be added at £1.10.0 as an addition to the homestall & be laid down for grass it being now ploughed.

Tenant Peter James Tenant at Will at £28 10.0 to Farm & also 15s for a Close No. 10 part of Widow Morris's
No	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
8	A good house 2 barns stable & homestead	0.3.23		£1.10.0	This a very good tenant keeps his Buildings in good repair the Barn Garth must be taken from him & added to Hillyards, I think as his Common fields lyes scattering about & the fields are some of them poor that 8s an acre is full enough & that this tenant should pay £32 & part with No. 25 as mentioned above which will abate £1.15.0
7	The Garth (the house not being let) 0.1.13	0.1.0		5s 0d
6	Another Garth adjoining late Roughs the barn let to Travell & the house Rough lives in Rent Free 0.1.29	0.1.15		7s 0d
10	Garth (the house is in hand & let to Widow Gilby) 0.2.31	0.2.1	0.2.10	15s 0d
25	Barn Garth exclusive of the cottage & house ye whole 2.1.4	1.3.24		£1.10.0
	Common field & meadow	81.3.8		£32.8.0
				£36.15.0

Tenant Said James
No	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
26	The cottage late Tho.Atterbury at £1.5.0	0.1.0		£1.5.0	This let to the full if tenant keeps up repairs

Tenant John Warwick Tenant at Will at £29 7.0 per ann
No	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
46	A very good house 2 good barns stable & homestall formerly Lansdowns	0.2.6		£1.10.0	This is a good tenant but does not live in the house which he or any tenant ought to do, my Valuation of this field I think is full enough especially as the tenant has no Inclosure at all & therefore one of Hillyards Hall Fields & No. 55 Sarah Stokes cottage & croft at £1 per ann should be laid to it & therefore this farm should be let at about £32.10.0 per ann.
	Lansdowns free land	50.1.9	8s 0d	£20.0.0
24	Edward Addingtons field land	2.2.28	8s 0d	£13.0.0
42	George Caves field land	3.0.19
55	John Stokes Jun. field land	3.2.0
	William Stokes Jun. field land	17.16
	William Stokes Sen. field land	0.2.21
	John Stokes Sen. field land
	William Cockenford	2.0.15
	Henry Abby field land	0.3.31
				£34.10.0

Tenant Henry Travell Tenant at Will at £4 per ann.
No	Particulars	Acres	Value per acre	Total value	Observations
6	Only a barn late Roughs
3	A small house barn stable & homestead	0.1.39		£1.0.0
3	Part of his own Common field the whole 14.0.39 11.3.5 Common field of Ashton late part of Chevells, Blunts	2.1.34		19s 0d	N.B. 11.3.5 John Travells 2.1.34 Henry Travells formerly Henry Travells
3		6.0.16		£2.8.0
				£4.7.0

Cottages in Roade &c
7	John Darby the cottage (Peter James the Garth) late Roughs at 5s per ann			5s 0d

5	John Hedge a cottage pays no rent William Travell Do. adjoining pays no rent			Free Free	These should pay some rent or they will be deemed freehold query the half acre Common field - Survey to these cottages

10	Widow Gilby Peter James the Garth at 5s	0.0.21		5s 0d

15	Mary Travell a good cottage & orchard at 8s this should be 15s	0.0.25		8s 0d

17	This house is down the land of no value

Shepherd Cave Tenant at Will at £5.16.0 per ann
18	A small house small barn a stable Garth	0.2.7		£1.0.0	This may be let at £6.6.0 per ann
	Common field	11.3.14	8s 0d	£4.10.0
	Do. Warwicks	0.2.36		6s 0d
25	Do. late John Lockeys	1.1.6		10s 0d
				£6.6.0

John Blunt Tenant at £1.5.0 per ann
	Common field land late Mark Travells	3.2.8		£1.12.0	This worth £1.12.0 at least
	Do. late Stephen Blunts in Ashton	1.0.15		£1.12.0	This worth £1.12.0 at least

Francis Clark
22	A cottage & yard at 5s per ann			5s 0d	As the Major part of Roade is not his Graces these should pay 10s per ann.
22	The North part of the Last premises the Town make use of, is in the occupation of James Horn & John Blunt but pay no rent

William Dent Tenant per Lease for 12 years from Mich 1754 at £3.12.6 late Freeman Denton William Dent struck through, in pencil Mathew Shrewsbruy
27	A good house stable barn & Baking Office & orchard & an Old Malting	0.3.20		£2.0.0
	Common field land	3.3.16		£1.10.0	This will let for £4 or 4 Guineas
	A piece in Leach meadow in Grafton	0.2.25		12s 6d
				£4.2.6

Edward Abby Tenant at 8s Edward Abby struck through, in pencil John Caves
27	A cottage & orchard part of the last cottage late Dentons the whole 0.3.39	0.0.19		8s 0d

Robert Paget Tenant at £1 per ann
28	A cottage Smiths Shop barn & croft	0.2.20		£1.0.0	This may let at £1.10.0 or the tenant to pay all Taxes & do repairs

Sarah Stokes Tenant at £1 per ann John Hedge[Bates] ,in pencil
55	A very good cottage & Garth the barn down	0.3.20		£1.0.0	This a good cottage & piece of Ground well worth £.10.0 per ann

Ann Read
28	A cottage & garden part of Pagets			8s 0d
Richard Read
42	A small cottage & yard			5s 0d
Sam Travell
41	A cottage & yard			5s 0d
Late John Atterbury
41	Part of the last at 5s but the house near down & untenanted			5s 0d
John Pritchard
40	A cottage			6s 0d
Sarah Marriott
39	A cottage			5s 0d
Robert Atterbury
40	Part of Pritchards			5s 0d
The six last adjoined but have no ground to them
William Read
	The ground on the back of the six cottages being about 3 rood.	0.3.0		£1.1.0

29	4 Cottages on the Waste but pay no rent				Those should pay some acknowledgement

George Travell Tenant at Will at £3 per ann
15	Mary Travell Common field land	7.3.29	8s 0d	£3.12.0
	Do. his own Common field	1.0.36	8s 0d	£3.12.0

John Travell Tenant at Will £12.10.0 per ann exclusive of Stoke
42	Common field late William Conn	3.0.24		£13.16.0
	Common field late Tho. Hedge	3.3.38
	Do. late Serjeant	2.1.6
3	Common field part late Henry Travell	11.3.5
35	Common field part late Edmond Houghton	13.2.25