Woodborough’s Heritage

Woodborough, a Sherwood Forest Village, recorded in Domesday

And also to the Prebendary of the said Prebend All that Close in Woodborough aforesaid heretofore the property of Elizabeth Bainbrigge called the Rail Close (numbered in the said Map 156) containing one acre and twenty five perches.

• Also all that close in Woodborough aforesaid called Fisher Close part whereof was heretofore the property of Samuel Thorpe (numbered in the said Map 116) containing two acres two roods and one perch.

• Also all that close in Woodborough aforesaid called the Hop Yard part whereof was heretofore the property of John Taylor (numbered in the said Map 166 & 167) containing three acres two roods and twelve perches.

And also all that close or parcel of land heretofore the property of Samuel Thorpe called Potter Hole Close lying within the Parish of Calverton and adjoining to the Parish of Woodborough (numbered in the said Map 49) containing three roods and twenty six perches.

All which several parcels of open and inclosed land containing together One hundred Acres three roods and twenty five perches are hereby awarded to the Prebendary of the said Prebend of Woodborough or his lessees in full satisfaction of all his and their 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 for the following closes or parcels of old inclosed land in Woodborough aforesaid heretofore belonging to the Prebendary of the said Prebend or his lessee and by him and them given in exchange for other lands of equal value and hereby awarded to the several persons following viz.

• To Elizabeth Bainbrigge all that piece of inclosed land in the Town of Woodborough called Harts Garden (numbered on said Map 74).
• Also all that close called Burrow Close (numbered in the said Map 295).
• And also all that close called Water Gutter Close (numbered in the said Map 141).
• And to William Cliff all that close called Needle House Close (numbered in the said Map 178).
• To Samuel Thorpe part of a close called the Seventeen Lands Close (numbered in the said Map 160).  
• To John Lee all that close called Coxon Wong Close (numbered in the said Map 11).
• And also all that close called the Moor Lane Close (numbered in the said Map 12).
• To John Wyld all that close also called Moor Lane Close (numbered in the said Map 129).
• And to John Taylor all that close called the Water Close (numbered in the said Map 316).

The tenure of all which said several parcels of land containing together one hundred acres three roods and twenty five perches is free and common socage and are in lease for lives.

And we do award and allot unto and for Samuel Alvey one piece or parcel of land in the Moor Field (numbered in the said Map 13) containing one acre three roods and thirty nine perches bounded on or towards the north by lands hereby awarded to John Lee on or towards the east by the said public carriage road leading from Woodborough to Epperstone on or towards part of the south by lands hereby awarded to the Parish Vicar of Southwell and on or towards the remainder of the south and west by lands hereby awarded to the Prebendary of the Prebend of Woodborough or his lessee, and that the fences for inclosing the said allotment against the said public carriage road against the lands hereby awarded to the Parish Vicar of Southwell and against the lands hereby awarded to the Prebendary of the said Prebend of Woodborough on the south shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said Samuel Alvey or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being which allotment is hereby awarded to the said Samuel Alvey in full satisfaction of all his right of common in and upon the lands intended by the said Act of Parliament to be inclosed. The tenure of which said last mentioned allotment is Copyhold held by Copy of Court Roll of the said Manor of Woodborough called the Copyhold Manor.

And we do award and allot unto and for the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge One piece or parcel of land in the Shute Field (numbered in the said Map 62) containing eleven acres three roods and eighteen perches bounded on or towards the east by other lands hereby awarded to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge and by an ancient homestead belonging to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge (in the possession of William Gadsby) on or towards the south by the public carriage road leading from Woodborough to Calverton on or towards part of the west by lands hereby awarded to John Worton and on or towards part of the west and on the north by old inclosures belonging to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge, and that the fences for inclosing the said allotment against the said public carriage road shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being. The tenure of which said piece or parcel of land last awarded is free and common socage.

• Also one other piece or parcel of land in the said Shute Field (numbered in the said Map 64) containing nine acres bounded on or towards the north by an old Inclosure belonging to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge called Little Stocking Close on or towards the east and west by other land hereby awarded to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge and on or towards the south by old inclosures and homesteads within the Town of Woodborough.

• Also one other piece or parcel of land called the Leys Close (numbered in the said Map 65) containing one acre one rood and twenty four perches bounded on or towards the east by an old inclosure belonging to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge called the New Close on or towards the south by an ancient homestead belonging to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge in the Tenure of Nicholas Lees, and on or towards the west and north by other lands hereby awarded to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge.

• Also one other piece or parcel of land in the Moor Field (numbered in the said Map 67) containing eight acres two roods and thirteen perches bounded on or towards the east by lands hereby awarded to John Harvey on or towards the south by old inclosures and homesteads on or towards the west by an inclosure called New Close belonging to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge and by other lands hereby awarded to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge and on or towards the north by old inclosures called New Close and Great Stocking Close respectively. 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 Elizabeth Bainbrigge or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being. The tenure of which said three pieces or parcels of land last awarded to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge is Copyhold held by Copy of Court Roll of the said Manor of Woodborough called the Copyhold Manor.

• Also one other piece or parcel of land in certain places adjoining each other called the Grimesmoor Common, the Meadow and the Bath Holme (numbered in the said Map I30) containing thirty two acres three roods and thirteen perches bounded on or towards the north by the Parish of Epperstone on or towards the east by old inclosures on or towards the south by lands hereby awarded to the Prebendary of the Prebend of Oxton second part by old inclosures and by lands hereby awarded to Edward Buck and John Wyld respectively and on or towards the west by old inclosure by lands hereby awarded to the said Edward Buck and by the public carriage road leading from Woodborough to Epperstone. And that the fences for inclosing the said allotment against the lands hereby awarded to the said Prebendary of the Prebend of Oxton second part against the lands hereby awarded to the said Edward Buck on the west and against the said public carriage road shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being

• Also one other piece or parcel of land in the Nether Field (numbered in the said Map 140) containing ten acres one rood and five perches bounded on or towards the north and east by old inclosures on or towards the south by the public carriage road leading from Woodborough to Lowdham and on or towards the west by lands hereby awarded to the Prebendary of the Prebend of Oxton second part and by old inclosures respectively. And that the fences for inclosing the said allotment against the said public carriage road shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being

• Also one other piece or parcel of land being part of a Lane called the Back Lane (numbered in the said Map 219) containing twenty nine perches bounded on or towards the East by lands hereby awarded to the said Joseph Hucknall on or towards the west by lands hereby awarded to John Harvey and on or towards the north and south by old inclosures belonging to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge. And the Fences for inclosing the same allotment against the land hereby awarded to the said Joseph Hucknall shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being.

• Also one other piece or parcel of land being another part of the said Lane called Back Lane (numbered in the said Map 225) containing one rood and twenty two perches bounded on or towards the east by lands hereby awarded to John Harvey on or towards the west by a lane called Southward Bank Lane and on or towards the north and south by an ancient homestead and close called The Rye Close belonging to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge. And that the fences for inclosing the same allotment against the lands hereby awarded to the said John Harvey and against the said lane called Southward Bank Lane shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being

• Also one other piece or parcel of land part thereof lying in the West Field and the residue thereof on Southward Bank Common thereto adjoining (numbered in the said Map 264) containing fifty three acres one rood and thirty four perches bounded on or towards the north west by old inclosures and by other lands hereby awarded to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge in Foxwood Coppice on or towards the north by old inclosure and by lands hereby awarded to James Wheeler on or towards the north and east by the public carriage road leading from Woodborough to Calverton by old inclosures and by lands hereby awarded to Thomas Rose on or towards the south and south east by old inclosure by lands hereby awarded to the said Thomas Rose by the public carriage road leading from Woodborough to Arnold and by lands hereby awarded to Samuel Thorpe and on or towards the south west and west by the same allotment hereby awarded to the said Samuel Thorpe by lands hereby awarded to Joseph Hucknall and by old Inclosures respectively. And that the fences for inclosing the same allotment against the said public roads against the lands hereby respectively awarded to James Wheeler, Thomas Rose, Samuel Thorpe and Joseph Hucknall shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge as the owner or occupier thereof for the time being

• Also one other piece or parcel of land in the said West Field in a place called the Upper Wynhill (numbered in the said Map 303) containing ten acres and sixteen perches bounded on or towards part of the south by lands hereby respectively awarded to Joseph Hucknall and John Taylor and on all other sides and parts thereof by old inclosures. And that the fences for inclosing the same allotment against the lands hereby awarded to the said Joseph Hucknall and John Taylor respectively shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being

• Also one other piece or parcel of land lying in certain places adjoining each other called the Old Coppice, Miers Coppice and Stouphill Coppice (numbered in the said Map 321) containing two hundred and forty six acres and twenty nine perches bounded on or towards the west and part of the north by the public carriage road leading from Arnold to Calverton on or towards the remainder of the north and north west by the Parish of Calverton on or towards the east by old inclosures belonging to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge on or towards the south east by lands hereby awarded to the Prebendary of the Prebend of Oxton first part on or towards the south by the public carriage road leading from Woodborough to Arnold and on or towards the south west by the Parish of Arnold. And that the Fences for inclosing the same allotment against the said public carriage roads and against the lands hereby awarded to the Prebendary of the said Prebend of Oxton first part from a close called the Ox Close to the second angle or turn in that fence shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being

• Also one other piece or parcel of land on Spindle Lane Common (numbered in the said Map 322) containing one acre and two roods bounded on or towards the north by the Parish of Calverton on or towards the east and west by other lands hereby awarded to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge and on or towards the south by an old inclosure called the Rough Riddings

• Also one other piece or parcel of land in Foxwood Coppice (numbered in the said Map 293) containing forty nine acres two roods and two perches bounded on or towards the north west by the Parish of Calverton and by lands hereby awarded to Henry Hollins on or towards the north by other lands hereby awarded to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge as Lady of the Freehold Manor of Woodborough on or towards the north east by the same allotment hereby awarded to the said Henry Hollins and by lands hereby awarded to John Harvey on or towards the south east by lands hereby awarded to the said Thomas Donnally and by other lands in the west field hereby awarded to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge on or towards the south and south west by old inclosures and on or towards the west by other lands hereby awarded to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge on Spindle Lane Common. And that the fences for inclosing the same allotment against the lands hereby respectively awarded to the said John Harvey and Henry Hollins on the north east shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being

• Also one other piece or parcel of land at the west end or top of the Town of Woodborough (numbered in the said Map 323) containing thirty four perches bounded on or towards the north by the public carriage road leading from Woodborough to Calverton on or towards part of the south by lands hereby awarded to Ann Southern and on all other sides and parts thereof by old inclosures and homesteads. And that the fences for inclosing the same allotment against the said public carriage road shall be made and thereafter repaired by the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge or the owner or occupier thereof for the time being

• Also to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge the following closes or parcels of old inclosed land in Woodborough aforesaid heretofore the property of John Taylor (that is to say), all that close within the said Town of Woodborough called Lomas Close (numbered in the said Map 72) containing one rood and thirty five perches

• Also all that other close called the Nether Fish Pond Close (numbered in the said Map 278) containing one acre and eighteen perches

• And also all that other close called the Upper Fish Pond Close (numbered in the said Map 283) containing three acres two roods and thirty four perches

• And the following closes or parcels of old inclosed land in Woodborough heretofore the property of the Prebendary of the Prebend of Woodborough aforesaid or his lessee (that is to say), all that close or parcel of land called Harts Garden (numbered in the said Map 74) containing thirty eight perches

• Also all that close called Burrow Close (numbered in the Map 295) containing two acres three roods and eight perches

• And also all that Close called the Water Gutter Close (numbered in the said Map 141) containing three acres and twenty nine perches and the following close or parcel of old inclosed land in Woodborough aforesaid heretofore the property of Samuel Thorpe vizt., all that close or parcel of land called the Mill Close (numbered in the said Map 139) containing one acre and twenty four perches

• And also one Ley of ground in the Middle Close Pingle (numbered in the said Map 162) containing sixteen perches.

And the following closes or parcels of inclosed land in Woodborough aforesaid heretofore the property of the said Parish Vicar of Southwell (that is to say), all that close called the Mill Close (numbered In the said Map 136) containing one acre and four perches.

• And also all that Close called Deadman Head Close (numbered in the said Map 302) containing one acre two roods and twenty three perches

• And the following close or parcel of old inclosed land in Woodborough aforesaid heretofore the property of Elizabeth Sardison or her Trustees vizt., all that close called Burrow Close (numbered in the said Map 294) containing one acre three roods and thirty perches

• And the following close or parcel of old inclosed land in Woodborough aforesaid heretofore the property of John Hopkinson vizt., all that close called Wynhill Close (numbered in the said Map 284) containing two acres three roods and twenty perches

• And the following parcels of old inclosed land in Woodborough aforesaid heretofore the property of James Lees vizt., one ley of ground lying in the Meadow Close (numbered in the said Map 161) containing one rood and twenty perches

• And also one ley of ground in the Meadow Close Pingle (numbered in the said Map 162) containing nineteen perches

• And the following closes or parcels of old inclosed land In Woodborough aforesaid heretofore the property of divers persons vizt., all that close called Mill Leys Close (numbered in the said Map 138) containing two acres one rood and two perches

• And also all that small close called Collishaws Fishpond Pingle (numbered in the said Map 281) containing thirty five perches.

All which several Allotments of open land and parcels of old inclosure containing together four hundred and fifty seven acres three roods and thirty four perches are hereby awarded to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge 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 also in full compensation for the following closes or parcels of old inclosed land in Woodborough aforesaid heretofore belonging to the said Elizabeth Bainbrigge and by her given in exchange for other lands of equal value and are hereby awarded to the several persons following (that is to say):

• To the said John Taylor all that small piece of old inclosed land called Button Park (numbered in the said Map 209).

• Also all that Close called Hanner Wood Close (numbered in the said Map 241)

• And also all that Close called the Hanner Butts Close (numbered in the said Map 242).

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Enclosure of Woodborough 1795 - Page 3 of 7