| Description | manors of Little Cheverell, Stanton St Quintin, Seagry, Whitchurch and Milbourne in Malmesbury, Corston, Patney, Littleton Pannell, Lavington Dauntsey and Lavington Rector, East Harnham, Coombe Bissett, Odstock, Homington, Longford, Whaddon in Downton, West Grimstead; Widhill in Cricklade; land in Great Cheverell; Little Park in Wootton Bassett, Lyneham Court, Fresdon farm (corrected in heading to manor of Easthorpe [Eastrop]) in Highworth, Longford farm in Britford, Nunton, lands in Downton; manors of Coleshill, Great and Little Coxwell, Bourton, Shrivenham rectory, Watchfield in Berkshire; Pucklechurch in Gloucestershire. Wood accounts. Enclosures include: sale poster for timber at Market Lavington; estimate and rough ground plan for cottage and barn near Toyd farm in Martin (the barn was brought from Coombe Bissett); copy proposal for a reduction in turnpike tolls for those at the market in Market Lavington; poor rate for Lea and Cleverton tithings (pasted in Whitchurch section); letter about repairs to the aisle [associated with the owners of Widhill] in Cricklade St Sampson church; sketch of Coombe Bissett; printed poster to let West Grimstead farm; notes that that the 'black substance' picked up on Alderbury common is petrified wood not coal but advises it to be bored and examined by men from Pucklechurch; an anonymous letter criticising the practices of Alexander Hale in managing the plantations on Milford and Somerford commons (Braydon Wood) cutting grass and furze and selling the crops rather than uprooting them; damaging seedlings; plan of Lint farm, Coleshill; exchange of land in Shrivenham with sketch map. (vol 56) |