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The following table lists the principal holders of land in 1750. The information is taken from Table 41 of AC Chibnall’s book “Sherington: Fiefs and Fields of a Buckinghamshire Village”.
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| Number on Enclosure Map | Owner | Tenant or description | Messuages | Cottages | Arable land (acres) | Pasture (acres) | Meadow (acres) | Wood (acres) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 188 | Sir Anthony Chester | John Field | 1 | - | 61 1/2 | 33 | 4 | - |
| 138 | Robert Crichton | - | 1 | 1 | 67 3/4 | 14 | 5 3/4 | - |
| 54 | Robert Webster | Sarah Adams, John Lane | 1 | - | 81 | 5 1/4 | - | - |
| 177 | Edward Paine | Thomas Caves | 1 | 1 | 81 | 6 | 4 | - |
| 16 | Susan Harris | - | 1 | - | 30 | 46 | - | - |
| 16 | Barnaby Backwell | - | - | - | 6 | 8 | - | 18 |
| 19 | John Chubb | John Fountaine | 1 | - | 67 3/4 | 2 | 4 1/2 | - |
| 52 | Richard Perrot | John Babington | 1 | - | 27 1/2 | 4 | 1 3/4 | - |
| 89 | Thomas Smith | Cave Manor House | 1 | 1 | 108 | 34 | 4 | 20 |
| 182 | John Babington | FitzJohn Manor Farm | 1 | 2 | 62 1/2 | 2 | 4 3/4 | - |
| 15 | Margaret Thornton | - | 1 | 2 | 106 | 7 | 3 | - |
| 33 | John Course | Richard Herbert | - | 1 | 41 | 1 | 4 1/2 | - |
| 46 | Tho. Rogers | Benjamin Griggs | 1 | - | 18 | 2 | - | - |
| 159 | Mercers' Company | John Line, undertenant to Mathew Hartwell | 1 | - | 35 | 10 3/4 | 1 1/4 | - |
| 158 | Mercers' Company | Wm. Course undertenant to Wm. Chibnall | - | 1 | 14 3/4 | 9 3/4 | 4 | - |
| 162, 224 | Mercers' Company | Richard Fisher and Benjamin Cole, undertenants to John Stubbs | - | 2 | 22 | 1 1/2 | 1 | - |
| 178 | Mercers' Company | Thomas Platt, undertenant to Mathew Hartwell | 1 | - | 30 1/2 | 3 3/4 | - | - |
| 152, 153 | Mercers' Company | Wm. King and James Tomkins, undertenants to Robt. Crichton | - | 2 | 14 | 21 1/4 | 1 | - |
| 152, 153 | Mercers' Company | Elizabeth Rogers | - | - | 3 1/4 | 2 1/2 | 4 | - |
| 18 | Robert Crichton | Tho. Herbert | 1 | - | 35 1/4 | 3 | 3 1/2 | - |
| 142 | Thomas Hooton | Ann Richards, Tho. Line | 1 | 3 | 16 1/2 | 2 | 4 1/2 | - |
| 63 | John Battison | William Petts | - | 1 | 5 1/2 | - | - | - |
| 142, 139 | Anne Glasbrook | Thomas Richards, John Stubbs | 1 | 3 | 40 | 27 1/2 | 3 1/2 | - |
| 106, 120 | Sir Anthony Chester | Richard Harrison, Thomas Tebbutt | 1 | - | 70 | 4 | 5 | - |
| 157 | John Chibnall | William King | 1 | 4 | 130 | 10 | 8 | - |
| 198, 53 | Ann Lucas | Edward Lane | 1 | 2 | 63 1/2 | 4 | 2 1/2 | - |
| 179 | Rector | Rectory and Glebe | 1 | - | 15 | 4 1/2 | 1 3/4 | - |
| TOTAL | 20 | 26 | 1253 1/4 | 268 3/4 | 76 1/4 | 38 | ||