| Description | (Arranged by parishes, setting out Lord Craven’s land in each, under the names of the lessees. Gives description, state of cultivation, acreage and annual rental or value of the land. Includes 42 plans (two loose) of almost every farm on the estate, taken either from the tithe maps, or from maps by B Wood, 1865, or ‘Mr. Dodd’ [W J Dodd?], 1860; scale usually 13.3 inches to 1 mile; with fields named and numbered for reference to the text. Details include lists and descriptions of smaller holdings (mainly cottages and gardens), and land etc. in hand. Also includes a tabulated summary of Lord Craven’s property in the parish, with lessees and value; and an index to tenants’ names.
Parishes covered are:
Compton Beauchamp, pp.1-17
Ashbury, pp.18-67
Lambourn, pp. 68-87
Uffington, pp. 88-139
Baulking, pp.140-145
Woolstone, pp.146-155
Sparsholt and Kingston Lisle, pp. 156-174 Baydon, Wiltshire, pp.175-177.)
[Apparently compiled c.1870, with notes added to c.1890. See the Map catalogue for futher details of plans.] |