Stanbridge Property

These records show the acquisition of a number of pieces of property in Stanbridge (then part of the civil parish of Leighton Buzzard) in the early 19th Century, by Frederick Willis, a Leighton Buzzard solicitor.

The property concerned was mainly open field land although he did acquire a piece of copyhold land from another member of his family, Charlotte Willis.

Although 5 transactions are actually involved, the deeds refer to 7 blocks of land, as in two of the transactions reference is made to property purchased from 2 previous owners - and the early deeds of these properties are included.

Therefore the listing plan has been to give each transaction a separate sub-number. Where 2 pieces of property are involved, further sub-numbers have been used.

Index to Catalogue

Stanbridge, land in Mugginton Field and Mugginton Farthest Field

Z 788/1/1/1-3 Mugginton Field Land (Burr, Crawley, Potts)1807-1811

Z 788/1/2/1-4 Muggington Farthest Field Land (Labrow, Simonds, Potts)1810-1811

Z 788/1/3/1-4 Both parts of above land (Potts, Smith, Willis)1821-1837

Stanbridge, land in Twenty Acre Field, Muggington Field, Mill Field

Z 788/2/1/1-2 Twenty Acre Field, Kempson Furlong; Mill Field etc (Ellingham, Stevens)1812

Z 788/2/2/1-2 Twenty Acre Field, Billington Bottom Furlong (Trapp, Stevens)1813

Z 788/2/3/1-9 Both parts of above land (Stevens, Ginger, Willis)1820-1837

Eggington and Stanbridge property

Z 788/3/1-3 (Steward, Willis) 1816-1828

Stanbridge, Gosbell

Z 788/4/1-6 (Burr, Ellingham, Willis) 1808-1837

Stanbridge, copyhold land

Z 788/5/1 (Willis) 1837

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Gift from Mr and Mrs L E Cooper on 18 March 1993