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Valuation of farms and the fulling mill in Crakehall, 1732

Jeffrey's 1772 map showing the Goddard's farms and fulling mill This is a survey of the property in Crakehall owned by Henry and Elizabeth Goddard in Crakehall in 1732. It was made in preparation for the sale of the manor to Mary Turner. The document is at NYCRO (ref. ZBA 11/10/23) and is transcribed with the kind permission of Sir Henry Beresford Peirse. The words in square brackets have been inserted by me for clarity. The deeds for the sale are at NYCRO (refs ZAW 11/1 and ZBA 5/11/3).
The survey was for the purpose of assessing the purchase price. The list from which the total rent is calculated (go to this part of the document) excludes Storrar's farm (Scroggs), Whitton's farm (West Pasture) and the warp (fulling) mill. These were excluded from the sale by Goddard to Turner.
John Castling is also listed as the tenant of West Pasture, and Thomas Castling tenant of Scroggs in the tithe account made in 1758.

In 1769 John Castling was tenant of "Goddard both farms" - i.e. Scroggs and West Pasture. The two farms were sold to the Huttons of Clifton Castle in 1778.

The "warp miln" was Crakehall High Mill. This remained in the ownership of the Goddard family until 1810, when it was bought by the Huttons. For the history of this mill, see here.


The manor of Craikhall with the number of acres, tenants names, yearly rent with certain allowances for lyme etc.

Comments Occupier Property Area (a,r,p) Rent (£,s,d) Allowances
  Mrs Goddard Mansion House 1 - 0 - 0    
           
  Leonard Petch   32- 0 - 0 22 - 0 - 0  
           
  Marmaduke Miller   24 - 0 - 0 21 - 10 - 0  
           
  Mrs Goddarde   18 - 3 - 20    
    a little feild 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 10 - 0  
    meadow in the ings 10 - 2 - 0 3 - 0 - 0  
    3 cottage houses waist   0 - 4 - 10  
           
[Scroggs] Wm.Storrar farme 37 - 2 - 12    
      39 - 0 - 0    
    pasture with horse stands acres not know    
    high scroggs, crossway closes not known    
      in all 107 acres 44 - 0 - 0 £4 for lyme
           
£16 if plowed Thomas Pybus   22 - 3 - 26 13 - 12 - 6  
           
  Chris.Ingram   53 - 0 - 0 32 - 10 - 0  
           
[West Pasture] John Whittone     0 - 13 - 0  
           
  Mr Carter farme 51 - 0 - 0 38 - 0 - 0  
how many acres pasture?     besides pasture    
           
only 86 acres? Robert Whitton   90 - 0 - 0 48 - 0 - 0 £2 for lyme
           
miln how rented? Wm.Benson house and warp miln and feilds 8 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0  
           
  Samuel Williamson bothams meadow   7 - 0 - 0  
           
pd out of this feild yearly 8s Mathew Craggs parsons garth meadow   2 - 0 - 0  
           
    TOTAL 263 - 0 - 0 244 - 0 - 4  
           
  Carter inges 4 - 0 - 0    
  Miller inges 10 - 2 - 0    
  Mrs Goddard late Wm.Storrars inges 10 - 1 - 0    
      TOTAL 3 - 0 - 0  
           
  [VALUATION]        
  Carter     38 - 0 - 0  
  Ingram     32 - 10 - 0  
  John Whitton     0 - 13 - 0  
  Thos. Pybus     13 - 12 - 6  
  Petch farm     22 - 0 - 0  
  Miller     21 - 10 - 0  
  Inges     3 - 0 - 0  
  Sam Williamson     7 - 0 - 0  
  Math Craggs     2 - 0 - 0  
      [sub-total] 140 - 5 - 6  
  Mrs Goddard new laie, little feilds   10 - 0 - 0  
      [TOTAL] 150 - 5 - 0  


  Leonard Petch farm term expires next Mayday all in grass    
  Marmaduke Miller's expires Mayday 1733 all in grass    
  William Storrar's expires next May 37 acres in tillage    
  Christopher Ingram's 4 years in his lease 4 acres in tillage    
  Nicholas Carter's 5 years in his lease 27 acres in tillage    
  Robert Whitton's 5 years in his lease 30 acres in tillage    

NB They are allowed to lay all their manure upon the tillage so the allowance for lyme ought to be deducted. Nothing is to be allowed for weeding the hedgerows.

The free rent payable to my Lord Darcy is £12 - 12 - 4
To the heirs of the Countess of Bridgewater £0 - 17 - 8
To the poor of Little Craikhall out of the field called Bothams £0 - 8 - 0
TOTAL £13 - 18 - 0

NB These rents must be allowed for out of the purchase money and so ought the allowance for lyme as it is laid with the manure upon the tillage.


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Last Updated on 10/1/07
By Ian Hancock