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