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1796 Enclosure Map - Village

This page shows the main part of the village. The areas shaded green are the old common fields that were divided, enclosed and allocated to individual owners. Scroll down to see the list of plot owners.

1796 Enclosure Map
Plot No. New/Old Enclosure Owner Description
9 N William Davison Allotment
10 N Thomas Meacher Allotment
11 O Rev Samuel Greatheed (Hamiltons) Townsend Close taken in Exchange of Sir J Riddell
15 O Rev Samuel Greatheed (Hamiltons) Homestead and Close (Tenant: Richard Shrieve)
16 O Richard Higgins Homestead and Close (Tenant: Thomas Baker)
17 O Roses Trustees House and Pightle
18 O John & Richard Hale Homestead and Home Close
19 O George Pitt Hurst Esq. Homestead and Close (Tenant: James Nicholls)
20 O Thomas Tandy House Garden and remaining part of pightle
20a O William Attwood Cottage and Garden
21 O George Pitt Hurst Esq. Part of Home Close taken in Exchange of T. Tandy
22 O George Pitt Hurst Esq. Remaining part of the Nursery
23 O Thomas Tandy Part of Nursery, taken in Exchange of G.P.Hurst
24 O John Richards Little Nursery
25 O Thomas Odell Cottage and Garden
26 O James Cave Two Cottage and Gardens
27 O Thomas Meacher Rose and Crown Public House
28 O William Umney House and Garden
29 O Roses Trustees Two Cottages and Gardens
29 O William Umney Coles's Close
30 O Marianne and Charlotte Hosea Grave Yard Close taken in Exchange of S Greatheed
31 O Marianne and Charlotte Hosea Coles's Close taken in Exchange of Wm Brooks
32 O Quakers Society Meeting House and Garden
33 O George Pitt Hurst Esq. Water Lane Close taken in Exchange of S Greatheed
38 N Thomas Battams Allotment for his Own Tithes
39 N John Woodward Allotment
40 O John Woodward Cottages Gardens and Pightle
41 O George Pitt Hurst Esq. Water Lane Close
42 O Roses Trustees Two Cottages and Gardens
43 O Thomas Battams Whites Close , taken in Exchange of Mercers Company
44 O Thomas Battams Long Close, taken in Exchange of J & R Hale
45 N Thomas Battams First Allotment in Little Field
46 O Thomas Battams Homestead and Lords Close (Tenant: Thomas Harding)
47 O William Davison Cottage and Garden
48 O Roses Trustees One Cottage and Gardens
49 O William Davison Cottage
50 O Mary Robinson Cottage and Garden
51 O Roses Trustees House and Garden
52 O Thomas Battams Hardings Homestead (Tenant: Thomas Harding)
54 O Rev Samuel Greatheed (Hamiltons) Homestead and Close (Tenant: Robert King)
55 O William Warr Cottage and Garden
56 O Dryden Smith Sturmors Close
57 O Rev Samuel Greatheed (Hamiltons) Long Close, taken in Exchange of William Brooks
88 O Dryden Smith Home Close
89 O Dryden Smith Homestead and Garden (Tenant: William Baker, George Griggs)
90 O Dryden Smith Orchard and Moat
91 O Parish Officers Cottages and Gardens
92 O Elizabeth Slayter Cottage and Garden
93 O Samuel Boddington Two Cottages and Gardens
94 O Thomas Umney Two Cottages
95 O Sir John B Riddell (Baronet) Cottage and Garden
96 O Richard Shrieve Cottage and Garden
97 O Company of Mercers Bancroft
98 O Dryden Smith Close by Gardens
99 O Dryden Smith Captains Orchard
100 N Rev Alexander Cromleholme Allotment for Glebe Lands
107 N William Brooks First Allotment in New Pasture
133 O Sir John B Riddell (Baronet) Sim Sain taken in Exchange of Mercers Company
134 O Sir John B Riddell (Baronet) Juggins taken in Exchange of Rev S Greatheed
135 O Sir John B Riddell (Baronet) Mowels taken in exchange of John Clayton
136 O Sir John B Riddell (Baronet) Shed Close and Hoelons Orchard taken as Exchange of Mercers Company
137 O Sir John B Riddell (Baronet) Home Close
138 O Sir John B Riddell (Baronet) Homestead (Tenant: William Pyke)
139 O Samuel Boddington Homestead Garden and Orchard
140 O Samuel Joice Cottage and Garden
141 O William Thompson Cottage and Garden
142 O Roses Trustees Cottage and Garden
143 O Samuel Boddington Homestead
144 O Thomas Talbott Cottage and Garden
145 O Roses Trustees Cottage and Garden
146 O Thomas Marshall Cottage and Garden
147 O Samuel Boddington Home Close
148 O Samuel Boddington Nursery taken in Exchange of Dryden Smith
149 N Samuel Boddington First Allotment at Home
150 O William Brooks Lukes Close
151 O Rev Alexander Cromleholme Part of a Garden taken in Exchange of Mercers Company
152 O Rev Alexander Cromleholme Part of a Close taken in Exchange of Mercers Company
153 O Rev Alexander Cromleholme Cottage and Garden taken in Exchange of Mercers Company
154 O Rev Alexander Cromleholme Part of a Close
155 O Rev Alexander Cromleholme Part of a Garden
156 O Rev Alexander Cromleholme Corn Close
157 O William Brooks Homestead and Close
158 O William Brooks Part of Home Close taken in Exchange of the Mercers Company
159 O Company of Mercers Courses Close Cottage and Garden
160 O Company of Mercers Gardens taken in Exchange of M & C Hosea
161 O Company of Mercers Homestead and Close late Corberson
162 O Company of Mercers Barns and Yard (Tenant: Benjamin Griggs)
163 O Company of Mercers Carters Close, taken in Exchange of Rev S Greatheed
164 O Company of Mercers Long Close
165 O Elizabeth Barringer Cottage and Garden
166 O James Simco Cottage and Garden
167 O Thomas Meacher Swan Public House
168 O Parish Officers Two Cottages and Gardens
169 O James Joice Cottage and Garden
170 O Thomas Coleman Cottage and Garden
171 O Richard Fazey Cottage and Garden
172 O Thomas Saunders Cottage and Garden
173 O Henry Ward Cottage and Garden
174 O Robert Coleman Cottage and Garden
175 O James Joice Cottage and Garden
176 O John Clayton Home Close
177 O John Clayton Homestead
178 O Company of Mercers Old Homestead Yards and Close (Tenant: Benjamin Griggs)
179 O Rev Alexander Cromleholme Rectory Homestead
180a O John Clayton Part of Home Close taken in Exchange of the Mercers Company
180b O Rev Alexander Cromleholme Moat Bank
181 O Rev Samuel Greatheed (Freehold) Home Close
182 O Rev Samuel Greatheed (Freehold) Homestead (Tenant: Thomas Davison)
183 O Roses Trustees House and Garden
184 O Richard Clare House and Garden
185 O Thomas Platt Cottage and Garden
186 O William Field House and Malthouse
187 O Charles Chester Esq, Dovehouse Close
188 O Charles Chester Esq, Homestead (Tenant: William Field)
189 O Charles Chester Esq, Home Close
190 O Charles Chester Esq, Little Home Close
191 O Charles Chester Esq, Willow Close
192 O Charles Chester Esq, Church Yard Close
193 O William Field Cottage and Garden
194 O William Field Upper Close
195 O William Field Lower Close
196 O Marianne and Charlotte Hosea Part of Home Close, taken in Exchange of the Mercers Company
197 O Marianne and Charlotte Hosea House Yard
198 O John Richards House and Garden
199 O Thomas Tandy Three Cottages
200 O John Brittain Three Cottages and Gardens
201 O Thomas Odell House and Garden
202 O Thomas Odell Plowmans Close
203 O Rev Samuel Greatheed (Hamiltons) Berry Close
204 O William Brooks Leazows
205 O Samuel Boddington First Coneygree
206 O Samuel Boddington Far Coneygree
207 N Samuel Boddington Second Allotment at Willow Bed
209 N Charles Chester Esq, First Allotment for Land and Comons in Long Doles Furlong
214 N Rev Samuel Greatheed (Freehold) First Allotment in the Deans for Land and Common Rights
215 O Rev Samuel Greatheed (Freehold) Bee Yard, taken in Exchange of S Boddington
216 O Rev Samuel Greatheed (Freehold) Bee Yard, taken in Exchange of G P Hurst Esq
217 O Rev Samuel Greatheed (Freehold) Farther Mount Pleasant
218 O Rev Samuel Greatheed (Freehold) Mount Pleasant
219 O Roses Trustees Close
220 O Thomas Riddy Cottage and Garden
221 O Richard Tandy Cottage and Garden
222 O James Cave One Cottage and Garden
223 O John Rose Cottage and Garden
224 O Company of Mercers Churchend Close, Cottage and Garden
225 O Rev Samuel Greatheed (Freehold) Hardings Pightle Taken in Exchange of T.Battams
226 O Reuben Brittain Cottage and Garden
227 O John West Cottage and Garden
228 O William Field Cottage and Garden
229 O Arthur Roe Cottage and Garden
230 O Roses Trustees Four Cottages
231 O Richard Tandy Cottage and Garden
232 O William Davison Cottage and Garden

Complete Map:OriginalDigitally enhanced
Zoom in:North westNorth eastSouth westSouth eastVillage
Detailed areas:The KnollChurch EndCrofts End

Table of Names:Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
Name transcript:Select a letter:  A - B - C - D - F - G - H - J - M - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - W

Associated Text:Transcript - First 6 and last 2 pagesTypical page - describing 6 of the allotments (Page 23)

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