Unfortunately, the 1837 survey transcribed below does not record the names of the tenants holding the farms, but from the study of census returns and other documents it is likely that John Howe held the biggest, Kings Head Farm, Matthew Bliss was at Cranfield Farm and Fanny Butfield held Middle Farm. Mrs Cowley was Ann Cowley, widow of Edward Cowley who had died in 1835. The Cowley family held Brook Farm in the 1779 survey, and Mrs Cowley’s land was what remained of Manor and Brook Farms.
The house at Kings Head Farm was later established further south along the main road in fields 82 and 83 and later still renamed Manor Farm. The house at Middle Farm was rebuilt as a ‘model’ farm in the late nineteenth century and became Brooklands Farm giving its name to the area now known as Brooklands.
Survey carried out for William Backwell Praed following his inheritance of the Broughton estate.
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Summary
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Acre
|
Rood
|
Pole
|
|
| Woods in Hand |
14
|
1
|
37
|
| Cottages etc. |
5
|
|
22
|
| Land in Mrs. Cowley’s occupation |
36
|
1
|
12
|
| Kings Head Farm |
413
|
|
3
|
| Middle Farm |
142
|
1
|
17
|
| Cranfield Farm |
286
|
2
|
17
|
|
897
|
3
|
28
|
|
12
|
3
|
25
|
|
9
|
38
|
|
|
920
|
11
|
|
|
86
|
3
|
24
|
|
18
|
2
|
14
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1025
|
2
|
9
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Woods in Hand etc.
|
No
|
Description of Premises
|
Acre
|
Rood
|
Pole
|
|
16
|
Fox Cover |
9
|
1
|
33
|
|
40
|
Round Hill Spinney |
2
|
|
25
|
|
70
|
Plantation |
|
2
|
38
|
|
87
|
Plantation |
1
|
2
|
3
|
|
88
|
Plantation |
|
2
|
18
|
|
|
|
14
|
1
|
37
|
|
56
|
24 Tenements & Gardens |
2
|
|
12
|
|
61
|
Cottage & Garden (ex White Horse Farm) |
|
2
|
35
|
|
90
|
Toll House Garden |
|
|
9
|
|
96
|
Cottage & Garden |
|
|
7
|
|
98
|
Cottage, Paddock & Garden |
2
|
|
18
|
|
102
|
Part of Rectory Garden |
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
5
|
22
|
|
|
28
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Valentine Spinney in Cranfield |
2
|
1
|
25
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Mrs Cowley’s Land
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No
|
Description of Premises |
Acre
|
Rood
|
Pole
|
|
1
|
House, Homestead & Garden |
2
|
|
15
|
|
2
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Home Close |
3
|
1
|
33
|
|
3
|
The Grove |
13
|
3
|
12
|
|
99
|
Ozier Bed |
|
1
|
29
|
|
100
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Meadow |
2
|
3
|
23
|
|
101
|
Hilly Close |
13
|
2
|
20
|
|
|
|
36
|
1
|
12
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Kings Head Farm
|
No
|
Description of Premises |
Acre
|
Rood
|
Pole
|
|
4
|
Near Lawrence |
26
|
2
|
24
|
|
5
|
Grumblers |
25
|
2
|
|
|
7
|
Spring Leys |
22
|
2
|
14
|
|
9
|
Far Lawrence |
19
|
3
|
36
|
|
10
|
Rick Yard |
|
1
|
4
|
|
11
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Little Barn Close |
4
|
1
|
28
|
|
12
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Barn Close |
9
|
1
|
2
|
|
13
|
Long Meadow |
13
|
3
|
23
|
|
14
|
New Piece |
13
|
1
|
12
|
|
54
|
Common Close |
9
|
1
|
20
|
|
55
|
Pightle |
2
|
|
31
|
|
59
|
Pond Pightle |
1
|
|
28
|
|
60
|
Little Pightle |
|
2
|
23
|
|
61a
|
Lane |
|
|
31
|
|
62
|
First Pightle |
1
|
3
|
34
|
|
63
|
Second Pightle |
1
|
3
|
6
|
|
64
|
Dreadnought |
15
|
2
|
5
|
|
65
|
New Field |
21
|
2
|
30
|
|
66
|
Great Sheep Leys |
13
|
1
|
4
|
|
67
|
Little Sheep Leys |
10
|
|
2
|
|
68
|
Wood Field |
9
|
1
|
2
|
|
69
|
Cow Pasture |
23
|
2
|
31
|
|
71
|
Bridge Close |
8
|
3
|
0
|
|
72
|
Bridge Meadow |
2
|
|
23
|
|
73
|
Meadow |
4
|
|
19
|
|
74
|
Banky Ground |
9
|
1
|
26
|
|
75
|
Three Corner’d Meadow |
6
|
3
|
17
|
|
76
|
Ploughed Close |
14
|
2
|
34
|
|
77
|
Great Ground |
31
|
|
12
|
|
78
|
Meadow |
5
|
|
15
|
|
79
|
Old Leys |
4
|
1
|
22
|
|
80
|
Cow Leys |
11
|
2
|
30
|
|
81
|
Lower Gravel Pit Close |
8
|
1
|
14
|
|
82
|
Farm Yard etc. |
|
1
|
26
|
|
83
|
White Gate Close |
12
|
3
|
34
|
|
84
|
David’s Close |
5
|
|
15
|
|
86
|
Three Corner’d Close |
4
|
1
|
37
|
|
89
|
Gravel Pit Close |
6
|
3
|
16
|
|
92
|
Clay Pits |
10
|
|
13
|
|
93
|
The Warren |
11
|
1
|
15
|
|
94
|
Ozier Beds |
1
|
|
23
|
|
95
|
The Leys |
5
|
|
16
|
|
97
|
King’s Head Inn & Homestead |
2
|
6
|
|
|
103
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Piece of waste etc. adjoining |
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
413
|
|
3
|
Middle Farm
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No
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Description of Premises |
Acre
|
Rood
|
Pole
|
|
6
|
Hanghill |
12
|
2
|
27
|
|
45
|
Hawberry Meadow |
13
|
2
|
16
|
|
47
|
Eleven Acres |
10
|
3
|
23
|
|
48
|
Turnip Field |
6
|
1
|
13
|
|
49
|
Middle Furlong |
18
|
1
|
27
|
|
50
|
First Ploughed Field |
22
|
1
|
10
|
|
51
|
Far Dreadnought |
13
|
3
|
5
|
|
52
|
Dreadnought |
23
|
|
14
|
|
53
|
Bassetts |
13
|
2
|
32
|
|
57
|
Home Close |
6
|
2
|
5
|
|
58
|
Farm Homestead |
1
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
142
|
1
|
17
|
Cranfield farm
|
No
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Description of Premises |
Acre
|
Rood
|
Pole
|
|
15
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Fox Cover Close |
12
|
3
|
22
|
|
17
|
Long Meadow |
20
|
|
3
|
|
18
|
Meadow |
12
|
3
|
11
|
|
19
|
Little New Field |
3
|
2
|
5
|
|
20
|
New Field |
59
|
1
|
39
|
|
21
|
Home Close |
12
|
3
|
7
|
|
32
|
Part of Homestead |
|
2
|
30
|
|
33
|
Pightle |
1
|
2
|
31
|
|
34
|
Well Ground |
18
|
2
|
39
|
|
35
|
Little Meadow |
10
|
2
|
21
|
|
36
|
Upper Round Hill |
14
|
2
|
32
|
|
37
|
Second Pightle |
5
|
3
|
39
|
|
38
|
First Pightle |
3
|
1
|
9
|
|
39
|
Four Acres |
4
|
1
|
32
|
|
41
|
Middle Round Hill |
9
|
|
12
|
|
42
|
Round Hill Close |
10
|
3
|
|
|
43
|
Great Field East |
37
|
2
|
2
|
|
44
|
Great Field West |
34
|
1
|
21
|
|
46
|
Hawberry Meadow |
13
|
22
|
|
|
|
|
286
|
2
|
17
|
|
In Moulsoe
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No
|
Description of Premises |
Acre
|
Rood
|
Pole
|
|
22
|
Six Acres |
6
|
1
|
4
|
|
23
|
Moulsoe Wood Field |
12
|
1
|
10
|
|
|
|
18
|
2
|
14
|
|
In Cranfield
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||||
|
24
|
Moulsoe Wood Close |
16
|
3
|
12
|
|
25
|
Salford Wood Close |
15
|
|
4
|
|
26
|
First Randalls |
10
|
1
|
8
|
|
27
|
Middle Randalls |
14
|
1
|
23
|
|
29
|
Far Randalls |
10
|
3
|
21
|
|
30
|
Banky Ground |
16
|
|
36
|
|
31
|
Part of Homestead |
|
3
|
17
|
|
|
|
84
|
2
|
1
|