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Copy/lease for a year

Catalogue reference: Amb/III/1

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This record is a file about the Copy/lease for a year dating from 20th December, 27 George II, 1753.

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Reference
Amb/III/1
Title
Copy/lease for a year
Date
20th December, 27 George II, 1753
Description

PARTIES:

1. William Wickham of Garsington, Oxford, clerk

2. Thomas Wise of City of Oxford, esq.

SUBJECT OF TRANSACTION:

Manor or lordship of Havells otherwise Havells Fee in Garsington with all courts etc.

250 acres of arable and meadow in Garsington capital or mansion house called the manor house belonging to said manor now occup. said William Wickham messuage tenement or farm with appurts. called Radleys Chief Place with 3 orchards called Harpers Close and Pidgeon Close, also orchard adjoin. to the Grove there with the gardens and fishponds in the said grove containing by estimation 15 acres together with the pigeon house, barns, stables etc. and every of their appurts. and 250 acres of meadow or pasture in the common fields of Garsington to the said last mentioned farm belonging now occup. also parcel of arable called the Piece adjoining to Radleys Chief 1 Place containing 20 acres

piece of ground called the Great Sidling 12 acres

also piece called the Little Sidling 3 acres

also piece called Church Close 16 acres

piece called the Furzy Close 8a.

5 acres of meadow part in a meadow called Lott Meadow and part in a meadow called Humble Brooke

2 acres meadow in a meadow called Dunstead in the north and of Garsington with common of pasture for 100 beasts in common called Highmead otherwise Haymead

cottage with appurts. now or late occup. John Bruce with garden ½ acre

cottage with appurts. now or late occup. Edward Bacon lacre

cottage with appurts. now or late occup. Edward Wallington with garden or orchard ½ acre

messuage and 12 acres of land belonging with common of pasture for 2 beasts in hay meadow aforesaid now or late occup. John Pokins cottage with orchard 3 acres with common of pasture for 2 beasts in Hay Meadow now or late occup. John Cookow cottage with appurts. now or late occup. widow Pim cottage with appurts. now or late occup. Edward Robinson all which said manor etc. are in Garsington also piece of meadow of pasture called Chibneys otherwise Chibbenhurst meadow in parish of Cuddesdon containing 25 acres now or lately divided by a rail, one moiety lately occup. Mary Wickham, widow, deced. and the other moiety now or late occup. Thomas Quatermaine. also Little Meadow 1½acres in parish of Cuddesdon now or late occup Richard Smith

also 3 eyotts with appurts. now or late occup. said Richard Smith with right of fishing in river of Thame called the Thames Streame all which last mentioned premises are in Chibbenhurst otherwise Chibneys in parish of Cuddesdon

In consideration of 5/0 paid by 2. to 1. 1. leases the premises to 2. for term of one year at peppercorn rent.

CONSIDERATION:

5/0 paid by 2. to 1. peppercorn rent

PLACES:

CHIPPINGHURST (Parish of Cuddesdon and Denton)

ENDORSEMENT:

(c) Other endorsements: Examined with original 30 April 1814

Held by
Oxfordshire History Centre
Language
English
Physical condition
Paper.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/6d6c5993-e6b5-4bcd-bc13-c0615b4f3a85/

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Copy/lease for a year