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List of Tenants in 1794

A lease was made between Edmund Probyn, his wife Sophia, John Probyn and Spencer Newcomb Meredith, of Grays Inn, Middlesex on the 19th November 1794 and lists the following tenants of land in Longhope [1, 2]. One rood is a measure of land and is a quarter of one acre.

The names of several woods that were part of the Manor of Longhope are also listed, these being: Hope Wood (191 acres), Fairfoot Wood (40 acres), Beach Grove (15 acres 1 rood), Munjoys [Mountjoys] Hill (3 acres), Yardway Coppice (1 acre 2 roods), Baytons Coppice (3 acres 3 roods), Cross Coppice (4 acres), Harthead Coppice (8 acres), Churchfield Coppice (5 acres), [B or R]owershill Coppice (10 acres), Old Moors Wood (10 acres), Horselease Coppice (5 acres), Bilbut Coppice (4 acres), Hill Coppice (4 acres), Brimfield Coppice (5 acres), Laise Wood (3 acres) and Fairfield Coppice (6 acres).

There are lists for the parishes of Huntley, Lea (written Lye and Leigh), Westbury, Abinghall (now Abenhall), Churcham, Taynton and Newland should anyone be interested in these.

References

1. Private documents [07-A]
2. Private documents [07-B]

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