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NRO G3885
Potterspury & Yardley Gobion Estate Survey 1757
Tenant William Hawley Tenant at Will at £65.10.0 per. ann. to a farm in Potters Pury
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
80
The house yard and Home Field formerly Henry Plowman's
6.0.7


The house is small and now let per. Mr. Hawley to an under tenant the Major part of the pasture is very good land and well worth £1 per. ann Including the house & buildings and the Common fields have always been let at 10s 0d per. acre Statute Measure which is about equal to 8s 0d per. acre Per. Estimation 5 acres being equal to 4 the Common field Land both in Potters Pury and Yardley is extream good land and is let as high as any Common fields in this Neighbourhood the usual price being 6s 8d per. acre, the full Value of this Farm is £70 per. ann.
Coney Close
2.1.17


Close per. The Mill
4.0.12
£1.0.0
£16.0.0
Ditto. per. London Road
2.1.14


Pound Close
1.2.25


80
Common field land in several fields of Potters Pury and Yardley per. Measure 78.3.7 of which 2.0.10. is meadow





78.3.7
10s 0d





£55.5.0
58
Late Susan George land lying despersedly in the said Fields of which 0.3.28 Meadow [Tuss] Harris out of this 2.2.11 Common Field
31.3.11
10s 0d




127.0.13

71.5.0

Deduct
3.0.0

£1.10.0


124.0.13

£69.15.0
N.B. that about 3 acres part of the last Ment.d 31.3.11 is now let to the Widow Harris therefore this Rent only £69.10.0 or at most £70

Tenant Jane Scrivener Tenant at Will at £160 per. ann to a farm in Potters Pury
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations

A good stone & thatched house two barns brick & thatched one small stone & thatched barn & a stable all in good repair.



This farm per. the Valuation Amount to £67.5.6 and I think may fairly stand at £65 per. ann there was 4 cottages let with this farm which are now taken away and let to the following Tenants Vid. Next page N.B. 2.3.4 part of the 68 acres is meadow and is per it self worth £1 per acre there is also 0.3.28 meadow part of the 15 acres in the whole it is a good farm and a good Tenant who keeps her buildings in good repair.
52
The house barn and homestead
1.2.38

£2.0.0
53
Homestead late Ferns & Dudley the house down.
1.0.13

£1.0.0
51
Field late Wm. Bushnell exclusive of cottage
1.0.37

£1.0.0
49
Close per. the cottages exclusive of the cottages
1.2.12

£1.10.0
52
A small pightle opposite the last
0.1.28

8s 0d

52
Close per. The Mill
1.1.2

£1.5.0
52
Common field land dispersed in ye Common fields per. Statute measure
168.0.17
10s 0d
£42.0.0
51
Common fields formerly Bushnells
15.3.35
10s 0d
53
Common fields late Dudley
3.3.29
10s 0d
£2.0.0
23
3 Assarts Vid page 65 late Thomas Smith's
24.2.14
13s 0d
£15.18.6




£67.5.6

Tenant Richard Hobbs
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
51
A cottage late Scrivener at £1 per ann Do. Edward Kent Tenant at Will at 17s 6d per ann part do.


£1.7.6
These are small cottages formerly let with Widow Scrivener's farm but are now taken away and let to the Tenants as per otherside and long as they pay Rent may be kept up but imagine when repairs are Annually done very little proffit will arise to his Grace from those cottages.

Tenant Johnathan Spencer & William Bonham
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
49
Tenants to 2 small cottages at 15s 0d each late Scrivener
0.0.12

£1.10.0


Tenant Lady Annabella Bridges Tenant
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
85
Furz Bush Close adjoining the Parsonage House & Church yard at £2 per ann
2.1.0
16s 0d
£1.15.0
This was in the Occupation of Lord Bathurst's tenant but no rent has been paid of many years it is now in the occupation of Wm. Hawley Lady Bridges, Tenant to the Parsonage and the bounds or division seem very plain and it is drawn in the plan per. Baker Collier the land is worth about £1.15.0 per. ann but valued per Burwood at £2

Tenant The Revd. Mr. Harden Tenant at Will at £4 per ann
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
58
The Home Close formerly Susan George £1.1.0
3.3.2

£4.0.0


58
The House now used as a Poor House





Tenant Richard Woodward Tenant at Will at £50.5.0 per ann
to a Farm in Potters Pury & Yardley late Barrows & Winkles
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations

A good stone & thatched house 2 barns a stable all stone and tiled and in good repair



A good Tenant and keeps the buildings in good repair but it is let to the full worth and ought not to be even so much in comparision with Hawley's and Scrivener's, as their's exceed £5 or £6 in a Moderate Valuation whereas this at a higher Valuation in the Inclosures does not even come to the Rent
50
The House and Homestead
0.3.31
£1.0.0
£1.10.0
50
Meadow Close
2.3.0
£1.5.0
£3.8.0
52
Pound Close in Yardley now a garden.
0.2.21
£1.0.0
£1.0.0
52
Two cottages in Yardley late Barrows & Winkles & a barn to one of them
0.1.21

£2.10.0

50
The Acre Meadow late Barrows
0.3.33
£1.5.0
£1.4.0
50
Common field dispersed in Yardley & Potters Pury of which 2 acres 3 rood & 24 pole meadow
69.3.22
10s 0d
£35.0.0




£44.12.0
22
Assart per. London Road late Woodward's Thos. Holloway Tenant at Will at £3
9.0.3

£5.5.0
This a Coarse piece of pasture that has been sown with Acorns and Ash Keys and lay 3 year with intent to make it a wood, but they not succeeding this Tenant is to plough if for 2 or 3 crops of corn and lay it down with grass seeds the land is very indifft.




£49.17.0


Tenant Thomas Wood Tenant at Will at £31 per ann To a farm on Potters Pury & Yardley
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
59
A stone & thatched house in bad repair 2 small barns & stable & malting in but indifferent repair



This is likewise let to the full Value the Assarts are but thin land & lye near the stone the house and the buildings should be put in repair being in the worst condition of any in Potters Pury
59
Homestead & home Close per Old Acct. only 1.2.21 but a Close pretended to be
3.0.0
£1.0.0
£3.10.0
59
Nearer a part of the Talbot
8.3.3
11s 0d
£10.9.0

59
Further Ditto.
10.1.9
59
Arable interspersed in the Common fields
32.3.14
10s 0d
£16.7.6
38
An Acre More field late Packenton
1.0.17

10s 0d




£30.16.6

Said Thomas Wood Tenant at Will at £5.12.6 per ann to 12 acres 2 roods of land
No.
Tenant & Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
83
Land per estimation lying dispersedly in Potters Pury Yardley & Cosgrave in which is one piece of meadow containing 3 rood & 15 pole lately fallen in hand being Susan Kingston's Copy Hold
10.0.12
10s 0d
£5.0.0
This is Dear let being more than 10s 0d per acre but as it was let to Kingston at £6 per ann he was content to pay the £5.12.6 on being abated 7s 6d

Tenant John Lee Tenant at Will at £5 per ann
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations

To an Assart part late Packenton's
6.3.36
16s 0d
£5.0.0
This likewise let to the full Value but as it lyes near his house and is only 7 acres these small pieces are always let for more than their real Value for conveniency

Tenant John Boswell Tenant per Lease for 9 years from Old Mich. 1755 at £20 per ann
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations

To a farm late John Brownes Copy Hold at Yardley the barn down and the house let separate to William Monday



This let at reasonable rate although per the rule of 10s 0d per acre for Common field and £1 for Inclosure it amounts to £1.12.6 more but to this there is neither house nor building of any sort
63
The Home Field
2.1.0
£1.0.0
£2.5.0
63
An orchard adjoining East upon Caves Copyhold ommitted in the Survey
0.1.30
£1.0.0
7s 6d

63
Common field land interspersed in Yardley and Potters Pury 2.3.12 meadow
38.0.6
10s 0d
£19.0.0




£21.12.6

Tenant Thomas Smith Tenant at Will at £93.6.0 per ann to Moor End Farm
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
73
A good stone house 2 barns in the yard 2 stables also a large Dove House & barn in Castle Yard all in good repair



This an extraordinary good farm and may be raised to £120 at Least I having Valued all the Articles more moderate than any other farm there is 12 acres of meadow amongst the Common field land which is usually Valued at £1 an acre but I have Valued it with the Common field at 10s 0d per acre which is an abatement of 6 per a have likewise Valued the Assart at 8s 0d lower than any other but indeed they are cold wet hungry pastures his house and buildings in good repair
73
The homestead and Home Close in 3 parts
17.0.7
14s 0d
£11.10.0
73
The Castle yard including ye barn & Dovehouse
11.0.0
17s 0d
£9.7.0
72
A Close near his house a house lately in it down
1.1.6

£1.5.0
70
Bottom's Moor End House barn & orchard the barn in good repair the house near down
0.2.10

£1.0.0
20
A cottage and small Garth per Blackwell End
0.0.9

£1.10.0

23
Another good cottage & Garth near the last
0.1.6

23
3 Corner piece per Smalley pightle
0.0.13

23
Do. Meadow piece opposite
0.1.17

73
103 acres 2 rood & 22 pole lying dispersedly in the Common field of Yardley Potters Pury & Cosgrave of which 11.2.22 meadow
103.2.11
10s 0d
£51.15.0
70
Common field land formerly Bottom's about 3 rood meadow
10.2.39
10s 0d
£5.7.6
23
Common field formerly in his own
4.0.28
10s 0d
£2.0.0

Tenant Edward Lineham Tenant at Will at £1 per ann
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
63
To the house stable & Garth late Brownes and part of John Boswell


£1.0.0
The cottage in bad repair and it would be better to add this to Boswell's at 10s 0d as the rent will be secure

Tenant Said John Boswell Tenant per Lease for 9 years from Mich. 1755
in one Lease as on the other side at £20 per ann to a farm late Caves at Yardley
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
31
A middling stone house 2 barns a good stable and home Garth
1.1.20
£1.0.0
£1.7.6
House in middling repair a good Tenant and let at a fair rent these 2 would let each for £1.10.0 at least
31
Common field interspersed in Yardley and Paulerspury 2 acres 1 rood 21 poles meadow
40.0.8
10s 0d
£20.10.0


Ditto. in Cosgrave
1.1.16

Tenant John Smith Tenant at Will at £23 to a farm in Yardey
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
41
One good stone house 2 barns a stable all in good repair the homestall
0.3.29

£1.0.0
This tenant has occupied this farm many years at same rent and pays very well per which it appears the 2 last are let cheap for this farm is in it self of no greater value except in having one more in meadow part of the Common field
41
Land interspersed in the fields 3 acres 1 rood of it meadow
42.2.18
10s 0d
£21.5.0

Tenant Thomas Horton Tenant at Will at £23 per ann
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
50
To a farm late Horton Hows The Large House one barn and a lesser barn and stable with the Home Close
1.1.8
£1.0.0
£1.5.0
This at the time of letting to Horton was so much mixed with Caves Copyhold now Mr. Horton and his own Freehold that the rent could not be properly assertained but by taking out the particulars to each it appears as underneath and is worth £28 per ann the house and buildings are in very bad order the Tenant living in his own

Common field land interspersed in the fields late Horton's of which 3.1.11 meadow
20.3.31
10s 0d
£28.0.0
Ditto late Howes
35.2.31


57.3.30

£29.5.0

Tenant Widow Windmill Tenant at Will at £22.10.0 per ann
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
27
To a farm at Yardley a very good stone house 2 barns a stable & homestead
0.3.23
£1.0.0
£1.0.0
This is cheap let as is very visable per the 3 last and may be raised 3 or £4 per ann the house exceeding good one and in good repair

Common field land intersperced whereof 3.1.3 meadow
51.0.7
10s 0d
£25.10.0
37
A house & garth in the street
0.2.4

£1.0.0




£27.10.0

Tenant Richard Brown Tenant as per Agreement for a Lease for 12 years from Mich. 1753 at £18
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations

Late Susan Scott in Yardley Potters Pury & Cosgrave



This in good repair it is let to the full rent as there is 10.1.27 in Cosgrave Field which is not near so good land as Yardley and Pury and there is only 0.2.29 meadow there for this and John Smith's are the highest rented on any in Yardley
34
A stone & thatched house 2 barns & a stable in good repair Homestead and Garth
0.2.14

£1.0.0
34
Common field land of which 0.2.29 meadow & 10.1.27 part of it in Cosgrave
35.3.35
10s 0d
£18.0.0




£19.0.0

Tenant John Woodward Tenant per Lease for 12 years from Old Mich. 1752 at £16 per ann
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
22
House 2 barns & stable in middling repair. The Homestead
0.2.13
£1.0.0
£1.0.0
This likewise let to the full value the Tenant pays very well and it is likey to hold the rent
22
Common field land in Yardley & Pury
31.0.18
10s 0d
£16.10.0


Do. in Cosgrave
1.3.38

2 acres 1 rood & 4 pole part of it meadow





33.2.29

£17.10.0

Tenant John Smith Tenant at Will at £23 to a Farm in Yardley
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
41
One good stone house 2 barns a stable all in good repair the yard homestall
0.3.29

£1.0.0
This tenant has occupied this farm for many years at same rent and pays very well per which it appears the 2 last are let cheap for this farm is in it self of no great value except in having one acre more in meadow part of the common fields
41
Land interspersed in the fields 3 acres 1 rood of it meadow
42.2.18
10s 0d
£21.5.0

Tenant Thomas Horton Tenant at Will at £23 per ann to a Farm late Horton Hows
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
50
The large house one barn and a lesser barn and stable with home close
1.1.8
£1.0.0
£1.5.0
This at this time of letting to Horton was so mixed with Caves Copyhold now Mr. Horton's and his own Freehold that the rent could not br properly assertained but by taking out the pasticulars to each it appears is worth £28 per ann the house and buildings are in very bad order the tenant living in his own.

Common field land interspersed in the fields late Horton's of which 3.1.11 meadow
20.3.31
10s 0d
£28.0.0

Ditto late Hows
35.2.31

Tenant Widow Windmill Tenant at Will at £22 10.0 per ann to a Farm at Yardley
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
27
A very good stone house 2 barns a stable & homestead
0.3.23
£1.0.0
£1.0.0
This is very cheap let as is very visable per the 3 last and may be raised £3 or £4 per ann the house exceeding good one and in good repair

Common field land interspersed whereof 3.1.3 Mead
51.0.7
10s 0d
£25.10.0
37
A house & garth in the street
0.2.4

£1.0.0




£27.10.0

Tenant Richard Brown Tenant per Agreement for a Lease for 12 years from Mich. 1753 at £18 per ann
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations

Late Susan Scott in Yardley Potterspury & Cosgrave



This in good repair it is let to the full rent as there is 10.1.27 in Cosgrave Field which is not near so good land as Yardley and Pury and there is only 0.2.29 meadow therefor this John Smith's are the highest rented of any in Yardley
34
A stone thatched house 2 barns & stable in good repair homestead & garth
0.2.14

£1.00
34
Common field land of which 0.2.29 meadow and 10.1.27 part of it Cosgrave
35.2.9
10s 0d
£18.0.0


36.2.9

£19.0.0

Tenant John Woodward Tenant per Lease for 12 years from Old Mich. 1752 for 12 years at £16 per ann
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
22
House & 2 barns & stable in middling repair the homestead
0.2.13
£1.0.0
£1.0.0
This likewise let to the full value the tenant pays very well and it is likely to hold the rent
22
Common field Land in Yardley and Pury
31.0.18
10s 0d
£16.10.0


Do. in Cosgrave
1.3.38

2 acres 1 rood & 4 pole part of it meadow





33.2.29

£17.10.0

Tenant Widow Harris late William Brown Tenant at Will at £27.5.0 to a Farm in Yardley
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
21
Only a barn & stable the house & other barn down and not to be rebuilt



The house and all buildings except a barn and stable down and it will never be prudent to rebuild as there is building enough in Yardley. This is not let Dear as there is near 14 acres lye in Cosgrave which is not worth above 8s 0d per acre Although Valued here at 10s 0d it is not worth above £30 at most
21
Homestall
0.3.27
£1.0.0
£1.0.0
55
A cottage & garth Ann Scrivener's
0.0.32

10s 0d
21
Common field in Yardley and Pury of which 3.3.37 meadow
43.3.8
10s 0d
£28.10.0
Mrs. Harris have instead of 13.1.22 only 12.2.00 as follow 9.3.29 late Grubbs Ditto of Susan George 2.2.11

Ditto in Cosgrave This Thomas Williams
13.1.22

53
Land in the field
1.0.31

£1.10.0
53
Ditto in Cosgrave late Ann Scrivener's
0.1.28



59.3.28

£31.10.0

Tenant John Hillyard Tenant at Will at £1 per ann
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
19
A cottage & garden
0.1.8

10s 0d
This is let to the full but tenant should repair
70
Common field land
0.3.17

10s 0d


Tenant John Woodward Tenant at Will at £1 per ann
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
18
A cottage & garden late Robert Smith alias Buston
0.0.38

£1.0.0
This is very Dear as the tenant does all or most of the repairs

Tenant Elizabeth Whitten
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
4
A cottage & stripe of land pays no rent but is the Duke's and should pay rent
0.1.1

10s 0d
This is a bad cottage but should pay at least as acknowledgement

N.B. there are several cottages built on the waste both in Yardley & Potterspury that at present pay no rent but all should be obliged to pay at the next Court

Copy Holders in Potters Pury & Yardley
Tenant Robert Goodman now Mr. Thomas Horton a Copy hold held for the life of said Goodman aged about 80 at 11s 10d per ann and also 10d
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations

A house Cooper Shop and orchard in Pury Street
0.2.0

£2.0.0
The house and orchard let to Powers at £2.15. 0 but the whole would let for £3 and tenant to repair

2 pieces of Common field land
1.3.14

£1.0.0

Tenant Charles Almonds Copyhold in Yardley now Mr. Dixon of Hilsden Bucks.
For the life of his wife who is said to be in bad health £1.16.8
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
23
A house and 2 barns & a stable all in very bad repair and notice should be given immediately to repair



The buildings in excessive bad repair all this except the 11 acres assart is let to Richard Browne at £33 per ann and the assart of 11 acres is said to be let to John Lee at £6 but is well worth £7.14.0 or £8
23
The homestall
0.2.33
£1.0.0
£1.0.0
23
Gauls Close
0.2.15
£1.0.0
12s 0d
23
Common field in Yardley and Pury of which 3 acres 1 rood 28 poles meadow
51.1.26
10s 0d
£28.10.0

23
Ditto in Cosgrave
5.3.22
23
An assart by Brown's Wood Green
11.0.10
14s 0d
£7.14.0
23
An assart per London Road
3.3.35
10s 0d
£2.0.0


73.2.21

£39.16.6

Tenant Mary Dudley Copyhold at 17s 4d per ann and 2s 4d
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
57
Now Mrs. Southam's and held for the Life of Mrs. Goldworth wife of Mr. Goldworth aged about 32.
A house one barn stable & cottage adjoining
0.1.25
£1.0.0
£1.0.0
This is let to John Smith his Grace's Tenant for £222 per ann which is not Dear N.B. that it is pretended there is 3.0.4 in the Common Fields more belonging to this and included in Smith's rent but is said to be Freehold but query it.
57
An assart close per the Gullet Lodge Meadow
7.0.33
10s 0d
£3.10.0

57
Common field land in Pury & Yardley 0.2.21 of it meadow
34.0.32
10s 0d
£18.0.0
57
Ditto in Cosgrave
2.0.34


44.0.4

£22.10.0

40
Tenant Thomas Horton Caves Copyhold at £5 per ann for his own life aged about 50
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
50
A house malting and yard
0.0.36

£2.0.0

50
Gauls close bought from Harris 's Copyhold
0.2.10


50
Assart per Yardley [Stallage]
6.3.12

£3.10.0
50
Common field land in Yardley & Cosgrave including 1 acre 8 pole meadow
14.1.36
10s 0d
£7.0.0
This will let for £12 per ann at least when the copyhold falls in But query if the assart is Copyhold




£12.12.0


Tenant Christopher Harris 1 Copyhold at £7 per ann also 8s 6d
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
25 & 26
Two houses 2 barns & a Malting near down



The house is in middling repair the Malting is not worth keeping up it is said to be let for £11 together but £4 is said to be paid for the house it lyes for 15 acres in the field per estimation

The homestall
0.1.11

£1.10.0


Commomfield land 1.1.36 meadow
8.0.35

£6.0.0

Ditto in Cosgrave
3.1.37



12.0.3

£7.10.0

N.B. it is said that there is an assignment from John Browne of 2 acres of land part of his Copyhold now let to Jn. Boswell vid page
Tenant Thomas Holloway Tenant at Will at £3
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations
81
A house stable cowhouse garden and close in the London Road in Yardley per the Gullet ye whole contains
1.1.26

£3.0.0
Worth very little more

Tenant John Williams Tenant at Will at £5 per ann
No.
Particulars
Acres
Value per. Acre
Total Value
Observations

A parcel of land in Cosgrave not Planned, formerly William Brown's
13.1.22
8s 0d
£5.4.0
This is not so good Land as Pury Common field and is worth little if any more than it is let for

French daughter to the late Thomas French Tenant to the Tolls of Clayley Hundred at £20 per ann
This is a Toll of
Per Waggon 2d
Per Cart 1d
Every Led Horse 1d

½d per head of all sort of Cattle Sheep & Hogs as far as 7 and then only 4d for every Drove above that No. to 100 if 107 8d 207 1s and every Bull or Ram 4d above the ½ No Coach nor pack horse pay anything nor any person living within the Hundred of Cleyley it produceth Above £60 per ann. Lord Pompits is let for above £30 and this taking on Northampton must be better this should be let for £40 but at first should only raise it to 30 Guineas


Assart Land in his Grace's hand in Yardley & Potterspury
84
Two Assarts per Brown's Wood Green now in hand
1.3.28
14s 0d
£26.12.0

4.1.14
84
Pound Assart adjoining
5.0.26
84
Lower Assart
6.1.18
83
Great Assart late Kingston's including a small one below barn
15.1.23
73
Walker's on Middle Assart
5.0.36
31
Assart per London Road late Caves
7.2.4
10s 0d
£9.10.0
21
Ditto adjoining late Brown's
11.3.23

The Home Paddock before the Pales were moved



10
Assart in Whittlebury




Late Burton's assart near Shoolbrook
Lodge in Whittlebury
12.0.26
12s 0d
£7.0.0
This Assart was taken from Burton in 1755 with intent to make a wood of it.

 

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