Woodborough’s Heritage

Woodborough, a Sherwood Forest Village, recorded in Domesday

• And we do award and allot unto and for John Hopkinson one piece or parcel of land in the Moor Field (numbered in the said Map 48) containing six acres two roods and thirty five perches bounded on or towards the north and east by a private carriage road on or towards the south by lands hereby awarded to the Curate of Woodborough aforesaid and to John Taylor and on or towards the west by the same allotment hereby awarded to the said John Taylor and by a close called Potter Hole Close respectively. And that the fences for inclosing the said allotment against the said private carriage road shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said John Hopkinson or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being

• Also one other piece or parcel of land in the Hawley Field (numbered in the said Map 234) containing eight acres three roods and twenty three perches bounded on or towards the north by old Inclosures on or towards the east by lands hereby awarded to the Prebendary of the said Prebend of Woodborough and on or towards the south and west by lands hereby awarded to John Taylor. And that the fences for inclosing the said allotment against the lands hereby awarded to the Prebendary of the said Prebend and against the lands hereby awarded to the said John Taylor on the south shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said John Hopkinson or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being

• And also one small piece or parcel of land lying in a garden in Woodborough aforesaid called Worthingtons Garden (numbered in the said Map 280) containing six perches all which three pieces or parcels of land containing together fifteen acres two roods and twenty four perches the tenure of which we award to be free and common socage are hereby awarded to the said John Hopkinson in full satisfaction of all his lands and common right in and upon the lands and grounds intended by the said Act of Parliament to be inclosed. And also in full compensation of and for a close in Woodborough aforesaid called Wynhill Close and which is hereby awarded to Elizabeth Bainbrigge

• And we do award and allot unto and for the Right Honourable Earl Howe One piece or parcel of land in the Nether Field (numbered in the said Map 144) containing three roods and twenty seven perches bounded on or towards the north by the Parish of Epperstone on or towards the south east by the public carriage road leading from Woodborough to Lowdham and on all other sides thereof by lands hereby awarded to the Prebendary of the Prebend of Oxton second part.  And that the fences for inclosing the said allotment against the said allotment against the said public carriage road and against the lands hereby awarded to the Prebendary of the said Prebend of Oxton second part on the south shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said Earl Howe or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being which allotment of land is hereby awarded to the said Earl Howe in full compensation of all his lands and common right in and upon the lands intended by the said Act of Parliament to be inclosed and the tenure thereof is free and common socage

• And we do award and allot unto and for Joseph Hucknall one piece or parcel of land being part of a lane called the Back Lane (numbered in the said Map 216) containing five perches bounded on or towards the north by an ancient homestead belonging to the said Joseph Hucknall on or towards the east by lands hereby awarded to John Taylor on or towards the south by a close called Brackendale Close belonging to the said Joseph Hucknall and on or towards the west by land hereby awarded to Elizabeth Bainbrigge. And that the fences for inclosing the said allotment against the lands hereby awarded to the said John Taylor shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said Joseph Hucknall or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being

• Also one piece or parcel of land on Southwood Bank Common (numbered in the said Map 262) containing four acres three roods and thirty one perches bounded on or towards the north west by other lands hereby awarded to the said Joseph Hucknall on or towards the north east by lands hereby awarded to Samuel Thorpe on or towards the south east by the public carriage road leading from Woodborough to Arnold and on or towards the south west by a private carriage road and by lands hereby awarded to the said John Taylor. And that the fences for inclosing the said allotment against the said public and private carriage roads and against the lands hereby awarded to the said John Taylor on the south west shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said Joseph Hucknall or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being the tenure of which said two allotments is free and common socage

• Also one other piece or parcel of land in the West Field (numbered in the said Map 305) containing five acres and one rood the tenure of which is copyhold held of the said Manor of Oxton second part or Over Hall bounded on or towards part of the north west by a close belonging to Elizabeth Bainbrigge called Wynhill Close on or towards the remainder of the north west and north east by lands hereby awarded to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge and on or towards the south east and south west by other lands hereby awarded to the said Joseph Hucknall

• And also one other piece or parcel of land in the said West Field (numbered in the said Map 306) containing two roods and twenty six perches the tenure of which is Copyhold held of the said Manor of Oxton first part or Nether Hall bounded on or towards the north west by lands hereby awarded to Elizabeth Bainbrigge on or towards the north east and south east by other lands hereby awarded to the said Joseph Hucknall and on or towards the south west by lands hereby awarded to John Taylor all which four allotments of land contain together ten acres three roods and twenty two perches are hereby awarded to the said Joseph Hucknall in full satisfaction of all his lands and common right in and upon the lands and grounds intended by the said Act of Parliament to be inclosed

• And we do award and allot unto and for James Lees one piece or parcel of land lying in certain places adjoining each other called the Nether Field, the Bath Holme and between Dykes Meadow (Numbered in the said Map 153) containing ten acres and three roods bounded on or towards the north west by lands hereby awarded to John Harvey and to the Prebendary of the Prebend of Woodborough aforesaid and by old inclosures on or towards the north east by a close called Between Dykes Close belonging to Edward Buck and by lands hereby awarded to the Parish Vicar of Southwell on or towards the south east by the public carriage road leading from Woodborough to Lowdham and by old inclosed lands hereby awarded to Samuel Thorpe and on or towards the south west by old inclosed lands hereby awarded to the said Samuel Thorpe and by a close called Meadow Close belonging to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge. And that the fences for inclosing the said allotment against the said public carriage road against the lands hereby awarded to the said Parish Vicar of Southwell and against the lands hereby awarded to the said John Harvey and to the Prebendary of the said Prebend of Woodborough shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said James Lees or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being which allotment of land the tenure of which is Copyhold held of the said Manor called Woodborough Copyhold Manor is hereby awarded to the said James Lees in full satisfaction of all his lands and common right in and upon the lands and grounds intended by the said Act of Parliament to be inclosed and also in full compensation of two leys of ground in the Moor Lane Close hereby awarded to John Harvey

• Also one ley of ground in the Town End Close hereby awarded to William Cliff. Also one ley of ground in the Meadow Close hereby awarded to Elizabeth Bainbrigge. Also one ley of ground in the Meadow Close Pingle hereby awarded to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge. And also one ley of ground in the Mill Leys Close hereby awarded to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge

• And we do hereby award and allot unto and for John Lee one ley of ground lying in his homestead which was heretofore the property of Elizabeth Bainbrigge (numbered in the said Map 110) containing one rood and ten perches. Also all that close in Woodborough aforesaid called Moor Lane Close which was heretofore the property of William Cliff (numbered in the said Map 117) containing three acres and thirty six perches. Also one piece or parcel of land in the Meadow (numbered in the said Map 164) containing one acre two roods and twenty four perches bounded on or towards the north by lands hereby awarded to John Harvey and on all other sides thereof by old inclosures. And that the fences for inclosing the said allotment against the lands hereby awarded to the said John Harvey shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said John Lee or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being

  

• Also one other piece or parcel of land in the Moor Field (numbered in the said Map 19) containing three acres and five perches bounded on or towards the north by lands hereby awarded to the Trustees for Elizabeth Sardison on or towards the east by lands hereby awarded to Samuel Thorpe on or towards the south by ancient homesteads in the Town of Woodborough and on or towards the west by lands hereby awarded to Samuel Southern. And that the fences for inclosing the said allotment against the lands hereby awarded to the said Samuel Thorpe and against the lands hereby awarded to the said Trustees for Elizabeth Sardison shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said John Lee or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being

• Also one other piece or parcel of land in the said Moor Field and Grimesmoor Common thereto adjoining (numbered in the said Map 10) containing eighteen acres one rood and twelve perches bounded on or towards the north by the Parish of Epperstone by lands hereby awarded to the Rector of Epperstone and by old inclosures hereby awarded to the said John Lee on or towards the east by the same allotment hereby awarded to the said Rector of Epperstone on by the public carriage road leading from Woodborough to Epperstone and by a close called Moor Lane Side Close hereby awarded to the said John Lee on or towards the south by lands hereby awarded to Samuel Alvey and by a close called Coxon Wong Close hereby awarded to the said John Lee and on or towards the west by lands hereby awarded to the Prebendary of the Prebend of Woodborough and by the said close called Coxon Wong Close. And that the fences for inclosing the said allotment against the lands hereby awarded to the said Samuel Alvey against the said public carriage road and against the lands hereby awarded to the said Rector of Epperstone on the east shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said John Lee or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being

• Also to the said John Lee all that close in Woodborough aforesaid called Coxon Wong Close heretofore the property of the Prebendary of the Prebend of Woodborough (numbered in the said Map 11) containing two acres three roods and thirty seven perches. And also all that other close in Woodborough aforesaid called Moor Lane Side Close heretofore the property of the Prebendary of the said Prebend of Woodborough (numbered in the said Map 12) containing three roods and eleven perches.

All which several parcels of open and inclosed land containing together thirty acres one rood and fifteen perches the tenure whereof is Copyhold held of the said Manor called Woodborough Copyhold Manor are hereby awarded to the said John Lee in full satisfaction of all his lands and common right in and upon the lands and grounds intended by the said Act of Parliament to be inclosed and also in full compensation of the following closes or parcels of old inclosed land given up to be exchanged by the said John Lee for other lands of equal value (that is to say)

 

• All that close called Great Foxwood Close hereby awarded to Thomas Donnally

• Also all that close called Little Foxwood Close hereby awarded to John Wortom

 

• And also all that close called the Town End Close hereby awarded to William Cliff

 

• And we do award and allot unto and for Thomas Rose one piece or parcel of land in the West Field and Southwood Bank Common thereto adjoining (numbered in the said Map 265) containing one rood and twenty eight perches the tenure whereof is Copyhold held of the said Manor of Oxton first part or Nether Hall bounded on or towards part of the east by a house and garden belonging to the said Thomas Rose on or towards the south and south east by the pubic carriage road leading from Woodborough to Arnold and on all other sides and parts thereof by lands hereby awarded to Elizabeth Bainbrigge. And that the fences for inclosing the said allotment against the said public carriage road and against the lands hereby awarded to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge on the east shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said Thomas Rose or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being

• And also one other piece or parcel of land in the said West Field (numbered in the said Map 267) containing seven perches the tenure whereof is free and common socage bounded on or towards the north by lands hereby awarded to Elizabeth Bainbrigge on or towards the east by a house and garden belonging to John Clarke on or towards the south by the public carriage road leading from Woodborough to Arnold and on or towards the west by a house and garden belonging to the said Thomas Rose. And that the fences for inclosing the said allotment against the said public carriage road and against the lands hereby awarded to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said Thomas Rose or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being which two allotments of land containing together one rood and thirty five perches are hereby awarded to the said Thomas Rose in full satisfaction of all his lands and common right in and upon the lands and grounds intended by the said Act of Parliament to be inclosed

• And we do award and allot unto and for William Raynor one piece or parcel of land in the Hawley Field (numbered in the said Map 233) containing one acre and three roods bounded on or towards the north by ancient homesteads and inclosures within the Town of Woodborough on or towards the east by lands hereby awarded to John Taylor on or towards the south by a close called Lingwood Sike Close belonging to the said John Taylor and on or towards the west by the public carriage road leading from Woodborough to Lambley. And that the fences for inclosing the said allotment against the said public carriage road and against the lands hereby awarded to the said John Taylor shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said William Raynor or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being

• Also all that close or parcel of inclosed land in Woodborough aforesaid called Southerns Old Yard heretofore the property of John Taylor (numbered in the said Map 203) containing three roods and seven perches. And also all that one close or parcel of inclosed land in Woodborough aforesaid called the Church Yard Close heretofore the property of Elizabeth Bainbrigge (numbered in the said Map 204) containing one rood and thirty four perches which three parcels of open and inclosed land contain together three acres and one perch the tenure whereof is free and common socage are hereby awarded to the said William Raynor in full satisfaction of all his lands and common right in and upon the lands and grounds intended by the said Act of Parliament to be inclosed

• And we do award and allot unto and for Samuel Southern one piece or parcel of land in the Moor Field (numbered in the said Map 20) containing two acres and fourteen perches the tenure whereof is Copyhold held of the said Manor called Woodborough Copyhold Manor bounded on or towards the north by other lands hereby awarded to the said Samuel Southern on or towards the east by lands hereby awarded to John Lee on or towards the south by ancient homesteads within the Town of Woodborough and on or towards the west by lands hereby awarded to the Trustees for Elizabeth Sardison. And that the fences for inclosing the said allotment against the lands hereby awarded to the said John Lee shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said Samuel Southern or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being

• Also one other piece or parcel of land in the said Moor Field (numbered in the said Map 21) containing two roods and thirty one perches the tenure of which is Copyhold held of the said Manor of Oxton second part or Over Hall bounded on or towards the north and south by other lands hereby awarded to the said Samuel Southern on or towards the east by lands hereby awarded to John Lee and on or towards the west by lands hereby awarded to the Trustees for Elizabeth Sardison. And that the fences for inclosing the said allotment against the lands hereby awarded to the said John Lee shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said Samuel Southern or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being

• And also one other piece or parcel of land in the said Moor Field (numbered in the said Map 22) containing two roods and nineteen perches the tenure of which is free and common socage bounded on or towards the east by lands hereby awarded to John Lee on or towards the south by other lands hereby awarded to the said Samuel Southern and on or towards the west and north by lands hereby awarded to the Trustees for Elizabeth Sardison. And that the fence for inclosing the said allotment against the lands hereby awarded to the said John Lee and against the lands hereby awarded to the Trustees for Elizabeth Sardison on the north shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said Samuel Southern or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being which three allotments of land containing together three acres one rood and twenty four perches are hereby awarded to the said Samuel Southern in full satisfaction of all his lands and common right in and upon the lands and grounds intended by the said act to be Inclosed

• And we do award and allot unto and for Ann Southern one piece or parcel of land in the West Field (numbered in the said Map 273) containing twenty six perches the tenure of which is Copyhold held of the said Manor called Woodborough Copyhold Manor bounded on or towards the north by lands hereby awarded to Elizabeth Bainbrigge on or towards the east by old inclosure on or towards the south by lands hereby awarded to James Wheeler and on or towards the west by houses and gardens belonging to Robert Osborn and the said Ann Southern. And that the fences for inclosing such allotment against the land hereby awarded to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said Ann Southern or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being which allotment of land is hereby awarded to the said Ann Southern in full satisfaction of all her lands and common right in and upon the lands and grounds intended by the said Act of Parliament to be inclosed

• And we do award and allot unto and for Eleanor Smith one piece or parcel of land in the Moor Field (numbered in the said Map 28) containing four acres and twenty perches bounded on or towards the north by old inclosures called North Dale Closes on or towards the east by lands hereby awarded to the Trustees for Elizabeth Sardison on or towards the south by ancient homesteads within the Town of Woodborough and on or towards the west by lands hereby awarded to the Parish Vicar of Southwell. And that the fences for inclosing such allotment against the lands hereby awarded to the Trustees for Elizabeth Sardison shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said Eleanor Smith or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being

• Also all that close in Woodborough aforesaid called the North Dale Close heretofore the property of the Parish Vicar of Southwell (numbered in the said Map 25) containing one acre one rood and eighteen perches. Also all that other close in Woodborough aforesaid called the Far North Dale Close heretofore the property of the said Parish Vicar of Southwell (numbered in the said Map 30) containing one acre three roods and eight perches. Also one piece or parcel of land in the said Moor Field in a place there called Potter Hole (numbered in the said Map 7) containing seven acres three roods and twenty perches bounded on or towards the north by a close called Potter Hole Close belonging to the said Eleanor Smith and by lands hereby awarded to John Taylor on or towards the east by the same allotment hereby awarded to the said John Taylor on or towards the south by a private carriage road and on or towards the west by other lands hereby awarded to the said Eleanor Smith. And that the fences for inclosing such allotment against the said private road and against the lands hereby awarded to the said John Taylor on the east shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said Eleanor Smith or by the owner or occupier thereof for the time being the tenure of all which said four last allotments is Copyhold held of the said Manor called Woodborough Copyhold Manor

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Enclosure of Woodborough 1795 - Page 5 of 7