Manor of Woodbridge

 

Extracts from a survey taken in 1762

Filmed by the LDS at Dorset Record Office, film No. 1526565

 

“A Survey of the Farms and Lands Belonging to the Right Honourable Mary Lady Middleton and Alexander Colson Esq., and Sophie his Lady situate in Woodbridge within the Parish of Holwell in the County of Somerset and in Lydlinch, Stock Gayland, Caudle Bishop in the County of Dorset together with parts of the Manor of Hydes and Lydlinch aforesaid.”

 

The account contains in the best instances details of the land tenanted, size of fields, crops on them, dwellings and buildings and types of tenancy/lease and how long they had to run.

 

The following names appear in the Accounts:-

 

Joseph, CROCKER

Thomas, DAVIDGE

Mr, CHAFFEY

Nicholas, CROCKER

William, YOUNG

Thomas, RICHARDS

Widow, CHAFFEY

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Thomas, RICHARDSON

John, CROCKER

Thomas, ROBBINS

Henry, ROBBINS

GODDARD’s, Cottage

Farmer, BULLINGS

MULLETT’s, cottage

HOPP’s, house

STYLES, cottage

FOOT’s, cottage

MARSHES, cottage

FROKE’s, cottage

Ann, TRIM

William, YOUNG

Thomas, RIDOUT, Holwell

Edward, HAYWARD, Holwell

Joseph, COOMB, Holwell

Robert, POWELL, Stourton

John, START or HART?, Stourton

Thomas, WHITTAKER, Stourton

Thomas, RYALL, Kilmington

James, CAVE, Kilmington

Thomas, BRIMSTON, Kilmington

Richard, NUTON, Kilmington

Widow, GREGORY, Kilmington

Edward, PARSON, Kilmington

Joseph, COOMBS. Lydlinch

Mary, CROCKER, Lydlinch

Henry, CROCKER, Lydlinch

Mr, HUTCHINS, Lydlinch

John, HAMMOND, Caudle Marsh

 Lynda Small, August 2003

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