The Award to William Lowndes of Astwoodbury

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                         

WILLIAM LOWNDES

In lieu of all his lands and Right of Common and a deduction for discharging his old inclosures from Tithes three allotments and parcels of land

One parcel of land situate in the LYE FIELD containing 15 ACRES – 13 PERCHES including all roads and ways bounded on part SOUTH EAST and part of the EAST by old inclosures at NORTH CRAWLEY belonging to WILLIAM LOWNDES on the remaining part of the EAST by an old inclosure belonging to RICHARD LOWNDES on the remaining part of the SOUTH EAST by a HOME CLOSE of JOHN BERGE belonging to WILLIAM LOWNDES on the SOUTH WEST by lands awarded to ROBERT COWLEY on the NORTH WEST by a PIGHTLE or old inclosures allotted to CATHERINE LOWNDES STONE and on the NORTH by old inclosures belonging to PHILIP BIRT

One other parcel of land situate in MILL HILL FIELD containing 27 ACRES – 1 ROOD – 27 PERCHES including all roads and ways bounded on part of the EAST and part of the NORTH by an old inclosure or HOMESTEAD belonging to WILLIAM LOWNDES called the MOATED CLOSE on other parts of the NORTH by a lane leading into LITTLE CRAWLEY on the remaining part of the EAST by an old inclosure belonging to JOHN BACCHUS and by lands allotted to JOHN NEAL on part of the SOUTH by old inclosures called CARDALES and HOLLOWS on part of the WEST and the remaining part of the SOUTH by an allotment to CHARLES CHESTER and exchanged with WILLIAM LOWNDES on the remaining part of the WEST by lands allotted to CATHERINE LOWNDES STONE and on the remaining part of the NORTH by lands allotted to RICHARD MARKS and an old inclosure belonging to CATHERINE LOWNDES STONE called TOWNS END CLOSE

One other parcel of land situate in MILL HILL FIELD and called LITTLE EDENSEA CLOSE containing 4 ACRES – 5 ROODS – 11 PERCHES bounded on part of the EAST by an old inclosure belonging to ROBERT COWLEY on a small part of the SOUTH and the remaining parts of the EAST and SOUTH by lands allotted to RICHARD LOWNDES on the WEST and part of the NORTH by old inclosures called GUMBERHILLS belonging to RICHARD LOWNDES and on the remaining part of the NORTH by an old inclosure belonging to WILLIAM LOWNDES known as CLARKS CLOSE

The hedges, ditches and fences of the first allotment on that part of the NORTH WEST next to the allotment to CATHERINE LOWNDES STONE

The hedges, ditches and fences of the second allotment on a small part of the NORTH across the lane leading into LITTLE CRAWLEY on the WEST next to the allotment to CATHERINE LOWNDES STONE on the NORTH next to the allotment to RICHARD MARKS

The hedges, ditches and fences of the third allotment on the EAST and SOUTH next to the allotment to RICHARD LOWNDES shall all be kept in repair at the expenses of WILLIAM LOWNDES