1650 Field Survey

28th February 1650/1 Survey of lands in manours of Grafton and Hartwell of Charles Stewart, Commissioned 10th July 1650. Grafton

Pasture called The West Church field bounded west by the road to Northampton, abutting south on ground called The Gallerye, 86acres-1rod and 10perches, a parcel of ground called The East Church field, abutting west on above field and on a garden and the churchyard on south, 86 acres. Pasture called The Old Park bounded west by the Town field and with the vicarage house on north, 36 acres 1 rod, pasture and meadow called The Mill field abutting on meadow called The Mill Hooke north and on the vicarage house south, bounded west with the Church field, 107 acres 2 rods, pasture called Twyford field abutting south on the East Church field, east on the Mill field and one little tenement on south east, 101 acres 1 rod, another field called Twyford field abutting upon The West Church field west and on Twyford field east, 27acres -3rods, one close called Fenn close bounded with The Old Park and Shittam Mead east, 13acres-1 rod, one close called Berry alias Raine close bounded with The Mill field north and the Old Park west, 9 acres-1 rod, meadow called Deanes meadow, bounded by The Mill field on west and The Parsons close north 28scres, meadow called Gallowes mead bounded with river on west and Twyford field on east, 16acres- 3rods, meadow called Shutt Holmes, bounded with Berrye close on west, The Old Parke south , 5acres -3 rods, Flagg mead with the river on west, Gallowes mead on south, 1 acre-3 rods-35 perches, a parcel of land called Bornam mead with The Mill field on south, the Mill brook east 27 acres, a meadow called The Mill Hooke bounded with The Mill field south and Long Pornam field west and the river north, 11 acres-2 rods, Leach meadow with Twyford field south, the river north 20 acres-2 rods, Dunmore mead bounde south by Twyford field 7 acres-2 rods and all other appurtenances in Grafton Regis. Total revenue: £533-6s.-9d. p.a.

Timber trees worth: £172-3s-4d. The king by letters patent 16th June 1632 leased premises to Sir Robert Osborne for term of 31 yrs. to begin after expiration of lease to Robert Earl of Leicester, 1 March 1586/7 for 30 yrs. term beginning Lady Day 1602. Rent £42-12s-11d p.a. Lessee to repair.

Survey made by Joseph Barbor gent. 11th July 1650. Agreed that premises to be sold to Sir James Harrington of Westminster knight.