LL8 Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England: Lichfield Vicars Choral - Lichfield...

Survey volume LL8 is the eighth in the series of nine 'LL' volumes, which covers predominately the various Vicars Choral Estates, which were transferred to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners under mid nineteenth century parliamentary legislation.; This volume covers the surveys carried out on behalf of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners by their appointed land agents, Messrs. Smiths & Gore and Messrs. Smiths, Gore, dale & Ingram. The preferments in this volume concern the Lichfield Vicars Choral Estates (part of property), which were transferred by commutation to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners on 25 March 1872 (effective date) and published in the London Gazette on 13 August 1872 by Order in Council. ; These surveys were essential to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, as the survey reports gave a comprehensive way of clearly ascertaining the extent, condition and value of the preferments being transferred. ; As preferments were transferred to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners from the Ecclesiastical Corporations, the various holdings of the estates were either kept or sold; the land agents supplied recommendatory advice on this matter with the survey reports.; The volume also has added annotations often regarding the disposal of property or land since the surveys were originally carried out and therefore incorporates later dates.; The geographical area covered within the volume includes: county of Staffordshire, parishes of Clifton Campville, Colwich, Lichfield St. Chad, Ogley, Shenstone, Stowe, Whittington and Great Chesterton.