1 ACRE equals A FURLONG (220 yards) x A CHAIN (22 yards) equals 4840 square yards equals 1 strip of a ridge and furrow field
1 ACRE equals 4 ROODS
1 ACRE equals 160 PERCHES
1 ROOD equals ¼ of an ACRE or 1210 square yards
1 ROOD equals 40 PERCHES
1 PERCH equals 30.25 square yards
RICHARD LOWNDES
In lieu of his lands and Right of Common and discharging his old inclosures from Tithes one parcel of land situate in EDENSEA FIELD containing 20 ACRES – 14 PERCHES including all roads and ways bounded on the NORTH EAST by lands allotted to CATHERINE LOWNDES STONE on the SOUTH EAST by an old inclosure in HARDMEAD belonging to ALEXANDER SMALL called SMITHS MEAD and on the SOUTH WEST by an inclosure belonging to RICHARD LOWNDES called SURRY CLOSE on part of the WEST and a small part of the NORTH by the third allotment to WILLIAM LOWNDES on the remaining part of the NORTH and on the SOUTH WEST by an old inclosure belonging to ROBERT COWLEY on part of the SOUTH by a lane and on the remaining part of the WEST or NORTH WEST by an old inclosure belonging to WILLIAM LOWNDES known as STOCKING CLOSE
One other parcel of land situate in the several fields called FIELDS END FIELD, MILL HILL FIELD and MOORS FIELD containing 72 ACRES – 2 PERCHES including all roads and ways bounded on several parts of the EAST, SOUTH and NORTH by old inclosures belonging to RICHARD LOWNDES and the REVEREND DOCTOR ATTERBURY called SURRY CLOSES on other part of the EAST and NORTH by an old inclosure called the HOPYARD belonging to RICHARD LOWNDES and on the other small part of the NORTH by a lane leading out of HARDMEAD PARISH on other parts of the EAST or SOUTH EAST by an old inclosure belonging to THOMAS SMITH a small part of the first allotment to the said THOMAS LOWNDES an old inclosure belonging to MICHAEL NASH and by other part of the said first allotment to said THOMAS LOWNDES on an old part of the SOUTH by an old inclosure called OXENHILL belonging to the said RICHARD LOWNDES on part of the WEST by other inclosures belonging to RICHARD LOWNDES called RICHARDS PIGHTLE and LAWS GARDEN on other small part of the WEST by a lane leading from NORTH CRAWLEY towards ASTWOOD and on several other parts of the WEST, SOUTH EAST and NORTH by old inclosures and HOME CLOSES belonging to the said RICHARD LOWNDES in the possession of JOHN WYCHE on the remaining part of the EAST by the lane from NORTH CRAWLEY to ASTWOOD an old inclosure belonging to RICHARD LOWNDES called the NEW PASTURE on other part of the SOUTH by the second allotment to THOMAS LOWNDES on a small part of the SOUTH WEST by other lands allotted to RICHARD LOWNDES on other part of the SOUTH WEST by a foot lane leading into NORTH CRAWLEY and on part of the NORTH WEST by the TOWN STREET of NORTH CRAWLEY by a HOMESTEAD belonging to JOHN CAVE on the other part of the WEST and SOUTH by the HOMESTEAD and HOME CLOSE belonging to JOHN STANTON on other small part of the SOUTH by a lane called POUND LANE leading into NORTH CRAWLEY on other small part of the WEST by old inclosures belonging to WILLIAM TARRY and lands allotted to THOMAS GRIGGS by an allotment to CHARLES CHESTER and exchanged and an allotment to MICHAEL NASH on other parts of the NORTH and WEST by old inclosures belonging to ROBERT COWLEY on other small part of the NORTH by lands allotted to ROBERT COWLEY on several other small parts of the NORTH, EAST and WEST by an old inclosure belonging to WILLIAM LOWNDES and by a cottage and garden belonging to ROBERT COWLEY and on the remaining parts of the NORTH by an old inclosure belonging to RICHARD LOWNDES
A third allotment to WILLIAM LOWNDES one other piece of land situate in MOORS FIELD containing 118 ACRES – 16 PERCHES as now set out including all roads and ways through surrounding an allotment to THOMAS LOWNDES exchanged with the said RICHARD LOWNDES and bounded on part of the EAST or NORTH EAST by the second allotment to THOMAS LOWNDES on a small part of the NORTH EAST by other lands allotted to RICHARD LOWNDES on part of the SOUTH and part of the EAST by the fourth allotment to the said THOMAS LOWNDES on other part of the SOUTH by lands allotted to LORD TREVOR on part of the WEST and other part of the SOUTH by lands allotted to the TRUSTEES or FEOFFEES of CRAWLEY CHARITY on other part of the SOUTH by lands allotted to JOSEPH PAGE on part of the NORTH WEST and other part of the WEST, SOUTH & WEST by the sixth allotment to THOMAS LOWNDES on other part of the NORTH by old inclosures at BROOK END belonging to THOMAS SANDON, ELIZABETH BRANDON and the RECTOR and by a lane leading into BROOK END on other part of the EAST by allotment to ELIZABETH BRANDON on other part of the EAST and part of the NORTH and WEST by an allotment to CHARLES CHESTER and exchanged with RICHARD LOWNDES on other part of the WEST by allotment to ELIZABETH BRANDON and by old inclosures of ELIZABETH BRANDON at BROOK END on other part of the NORTH by a lane leading into BROOK END and on other part of the NORTH the EAST and the WEST by old inclosures called HOLLOWS and CARDALES on the remaining part of the EAST and on other part of the NORH by the second allotment to SAMUEL WRIGHT on other part of the NORTH and NORTH EAST by an old inclosure of RICHARD LOWNDES called THE ROLLS on other part of the NORTH and WEST by the first allotment to SAMUEL WRIGHT and on several other remaining parts of the NORTH, the West and the NORTH EAST by old inclosures HOMESTEADS and HOME CLOSES in NORTH CRAWLEY
One other parcel of land situated in MILL HILL FIELD containing 14 ACRES – 2 ROOD – 3 PERCHES bounded on the NORTH and part of the EAST by an allotment to CATHERINE LOWNDES STONE on part of the SOUTH and other part of the EAST by an allotment to RICHARD SHARP on other part of the EAST by the allotment to WILLIAM MOORES on the remaining parts of the SOUTH and EAST by an old inclosure and homestead belonging to RICHARD LOWNDES and on the WEST by the allotment to the said BENONI CUTHBERTSON and the eighth allotment to the RECTOR
One other parcel of land situated in MATHEWS FIELD containing 8 ACRES – 25 PERCHES including all roads and ways bounded on the NORTH EAST by old inclosures belonging to RICHARD LOWNDES on the SOUTH EAST by a lane or MEER WAY bordering on the parish of CRANFIELD called GREEN LANE on part of the SOUTH WEST by the parish of MOULSOE on part of the NORTH WEST and remaining part of the SOUTH WEST by the allotment to RALPH ABBOTT and on remaining part of the NORTH WEST by old inclosures belonging to RALPH ABBOTT
One other parcel of land in MATHEWS FIELD in a place called FEATHERBED LANE and PUGS HOOK 4 ACRES – 30 PERCHES bounded on the EAST SOUTH EAST, SOUTH and SOUTH WEST by old inclosures belonging to RICHARD LOWNDES on the remaining part of the SOUTH WEST and the NORTH by an allotment to FRANCES RIGG hedges and ditches of the first described allotment to the said RICHARD LOWNDES on the NORTH EAST next to the allotment of CATHERINE LOWNDES STONE and on the SOUTH across the end of the said land hedges, ditches and fences of the second described allotment to RICHARD LOWNDES across the land leading into SMITHS MEAD at the SOUTH EAST corner of the HOP YARD next to the first settlement to THOMAS LOWNDES in FIELDS END FIELD across the lane leading towards ASTWOOD at the corner of LAWS GARDEN and across the said lane at the corner of NEW PASTURE across the TOWN STREET at the corner of the said JOHN CAVES HOMESTEAD across POUND LANE at the North WEST corner of the said JOHN STANTONS HOMESTEAD and next to the allotment to ROBERT COWLEY the hedges, ditches and fences of the third allotment to RICHARD LOWNDES on the EAST or NORTH EAST next to the second allotment to THOMAS LOWNDES and on the SOUTH and EAST next to the fifth allotment to THOMAS LOWNDES on the SOUTH next to the allotment to LORD TREVOR , the allotment to the TRUSTEES or FEOFFEES of CRAWLEY CHARITY and the allotment to JOSEPH PAGE, on the NORTH WEST, WEST and SOUTH WEST next to the sixth allotment to THOMAS LOWNDES on the NORTH across the road leading into BROOK END on the WEST next to the allotment to ELIZABETH BRANDON and on that part of the NORTH across the lane leading into BROOK END at the WEST end of the HALLOWS and on the EAST next to the second allotment to SAMUEL WRIGHT the hedges, ditches and fences of the fourth described allotment to RICHARD LOWNDES on the EAST next to the allotments to RICHARD SHARP and WILLIAM MOORES and on the WEST next to the allotment to BENONI CUTHBERTSON and the eighth allotment to the RECTOR the hedges, ditched and fences of the fifth described allotment to RICHARD LOWNDES on the SOUTH WEST and for 27 yards from the SOUTH EAST CORNER of the allotment to RALPH ABBOTT on the NORTH WEST also next to the allotment to RALPH ABBOTT and hedges, ditches and fences of the sixth allotment to RICHARD LOWNDES on the SOTH WEST next to the allotment to FRANCES RIGG shall be maintained and kept on repair at the expense of RICHARD LOWNDES and the owners of the sixth said allotment for the time being