Terrier of Glebe Lands

Helmdon Historical Documents

Terrier of Glebe Lands 1723

Terrier of all the Glebe lands leys & Meadow grounds together with an account of the Parsonage house Gardens Orchard & Close & Cottage House and also all dues and perquisites belonging to the Rectory of Helmdon in the Diocese of Peterborough Deanary of Brackley & County of Northton had made & taken the third day of October Anno Dom:1723.

Ast Furlong The East Field

Imprimis One acre of leys Christopher Smith East Wm Gilks West

Item One half acre ley John Farebrother East & John Carpenter West

Item One half acre ley Wm Stockley East & John Bull West

Item One Rood Thomas Haynes East & John Whitton West

Item One half acre William Butcher East & College Land West

Item One half acre John Whitton East & Thomas Raynor West

Item One half acres College land East & John Spires West

Item One half acre William Gilks East & James Bull West

Item One Half acre Richd Garland East & Lady Holt West

Whitmore Furlong

Item One half acre College Land North & John Blencowe South

Item Two roods Lady Holt North & John Farebrother South

Broad half acre Furlong

Item Two Rood-leys College Land East & Elizabeth Spencer West

Foxhole Furlong

Item One half acre Thomas Haynes East & College land West

Item One peice of Meadow ground called the Upper Tythe-Hook

The Town dole Mead East College Land piece West Broad half acre Furlong

North ffaucott Liberty South

Item one peice of Meadow ground called the lower Tythe Hook

Astwell Liberty East & South Rich: Shortland North & John Spiers

Meadland Furlong

Item One half acre ley William Gilks North & College land South

Item One half acre ley William Pratt North & College landn South

Stirt Furlong

Item One half acre ley Thomas Haynes East & Lady Holt West

Northwell Furlong

Item One half acre Richard Garland East & College land West

Over Waterfall Furlong

Item One rood James Bull North & Waterfall or Mill lay? South

South Beanhill Furlong

Item one acre Christopher Smith East & College Land West

Shortland Furlong

Furlong

Item One half acre John Spires East & College Land West

Item One acre William Pratt East & College Land West

Womanland Furlong

Item One Rood College Land East & Christopher Smith West

Longland Furlong

Item One acre Thomas Gilks East & College land West

East Breach Furlong

Item One half acre Edward Harriott North & College land South

Item One acre William Stockley North & College land South

Item One half acre Ley College land North & South

Hill Furlong

Item One half acre College land North & Lady Holt South

Item One half acre Thomas Gilks North & Lady Holt South

Long Whitmore Furlong The Middle Field

Item Two half acres & one Rood College land East & West

Item One half acre John Farebrother East & John Spires West

Item One half acre Lady Holt East & College land West

Short Whitmore Furlong

Item One Rood College land East & West

Item One acre Edward Harriott East & College land West

Gill Cuntrey Sisger? Furlong

Item One acre of Leys Thomas Haynes East & College land West

Item One half acre ley John Whitton East & College land West

Swinesmore Furlong

Item One half acre Ley Thomas Haynes East & John Bull West

Dunstable Furlong

Item One acre College land North & South

West Breach Furlong

Item One half acre Christopher Smith North & Thomas Haynes South

Item One half acre Thomas Haynes North & College land South

Item One half acre Thomas Haynes North & Christopher Smith South

Item One peice of Leys & Meadow-ground Called the Parson’s Furse West

– Breach Furlong East Mr George Ernely West Dunstable Furlong North and Under Wallworth Furlong South

Under Wallworth Furlong

Item One Rood Ley & is a Foreshooter Breach Furlong East & Christ: Smith West

Wallworth Furlong

Item One Rood Widow Cowley East & College land West

Item One half acre Benjamin Pullen East & College land West

Item One half acre John Whitton East & John Spires West

Hawthrough Furlong

Item One acre College land East & West

Under Allithorne Furlong

Item One half acre College land North & Lady Holt South

Huntwell Furlong

Item One half acre Ley College land East & West

Item One half acre College land East & Christopher Smith West

Ackmans-Hill Furlong

Item One half acre Joshua Wigson North & Lady Holt South

Item One half acre College land North & South

Item One Rood College land North & Richard Shortland South

Gateridge Brook Furlong

Item One half acre Edward Harriott East & Lady Holt West

Item One half acre College land East & West

Item Two Rood Leys Culls Mead East & Elizabeth Spencer West

Mill Furlong

Item One half acre Thomas Haynes North & John Blencowe South

Item One half acre an? head-land Gateridge Furlong North & Lady Holt South

Culls Mead Furlong

Item One half acre College land East & West

Broad-More Furlong

Item Two Roods Widow Cowley North & College land South

North Gorse Furlong

Item One half acre College land North & Lady Holt South

South Gorse Furlong The South Field

Item One half acre James Bull North & College land South

Twoeslade Furlong

Item One half acre Ley College land East & John Barns West

Hassocks Furlong

Item One half acre Widow Cowley North & William Gilks South

Stoutnam Furlong

Item One Rood College land North & Christopher Smith South

Item One half acre John Whitton North & Tho: Haynes South

Item One half acre Lady Holt North & College land South

Halm-Straw Furlong

Item One half acre College land East & Tho: Haynes West

Middle Furlong

Item One half acre College land North & South

Item One half acre College land North & South

Item One half acre Thomas Gilks North & Lady Holt South

Helmdon Hill & Waterfurrows Furlong

Item One half acre John Blencowe North & Christopher Smith South

Item One half acre Edward Harriott North & College land South

Item One half acre College North & Lady Holt South

Item One half acre James Bull North & College land South

Little Fatland Furlong

Item One half acre James Bull East & College land West

Red-land Furlong

Item Five half acres Lady Holt East & Edward Harriott West

Item One half acre Widow Cowley East & Christopher Smith West

Wind-Mill hill Furlong

Item Nine Roods John Elkinton North & Banbury Way South

Under Red-land Furlong

Item Two Roods College land North & South

Endfield Furlong

Item One acre of Leys Banbury Way North & John Barnes South

Item One half acre College land North & South

Town Fearnhill Furlong

Item One half acre & is a headland Fearnhill Furlong East & College land West

Long Hartwell Furlong

Item One half acre Christopher Smith East & John Bull West

Item One half acre William Hill East & Thomas Gilks West

Short Hartwell Furlong

Item One half acre Thomas Haynes East & West

Item One half acre Thomas Haynes East & College land West

Item Two yardland dole Mead in the Town dole Meads

Item Two yardland & a half Comon for Horse Cows & Sheep

The Parsonage House Tenn Bays of Building The Barn Seven Bays of Building The two Stables Four Bays of Building

The Orchard & Close & Garden one acre

The Cottage House Adjoining to the North-West part of the Close Two Bays of Building

Two pence due Every Easter from Every Single Person in the parish of Sixteen years old & upwards called Easter Offerings but Man & Wife pay but as one person (viz) Two pence

Mortuaries due & paid according to the Statute of the 21st of King Hen: 8th Chapt: the 6th

Upon the Marriage of Every woman in the parish due from her husband two Shillings & Six pence

For Churching of Every Woman Four pence

Memorand’m The College Land herein Mentioned belongs to St Mary Magdalene College in Oxon

Witness our hands

(Signed) Geo: Jones, Rector of Helmdon

Rich: Shortland )

Church-wardens

Xxxxx Eley )

(William? Erased)

Kindly typed by Judy Cairns and Audrey Forgham