Deopham Manor – John Smith’s 1769 Survey

Contents

Introduction

This Survey was carried out by John Smith for the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury. A second terrar exists which was “delivered in by the Tenant”, Anne Amyas, in the same year. On that terrar, the Dr. Dunn of this survey is referred to as William Donne.

The survey is headed:

A Terrar of the Land & Buildings belonging to the Manor and Parsonage of Deopham in the County of Norfolk being parcell of the Possessions of the Rev^d the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury made and renewed in the Year of our Lord 1769.

The main buildings

These buildings are described as containing the following “under one roof”:

The Rectory House – about 50 feet in length and 18 feet at the end;
- at the east side a little room – tyled
- at the west side a Porch
Backhouse – 33 feet long, 18 at the end
Lodge or Turf House 18 feet X 18 feet
Stable and Cowhouse 31 feet X 18 feet

All made of Clay Walls and Thatch except the little room.

There is also Barn 66 feet X 39 feet “much in decay in the Thatch – and Materials – shored up at west end”.
“Wherein the aforesaid buildings stand, little yards and Pightle contain three Acres, lying between the lands of the Vicar of Deopham on the part of the East and the Kings Highway on the west are 20 pole [100 meters] – and abutts upon the lands of Doctor Dunn of Norwich late Mary Amyas’s Widow towards the North and the Church yard adjoining to the South from North to South 24 pole [120 meters].”

Other buildings

Piece no 34 is described as “having formerly a tenement upon it”; otherwise, no other buildings are recorded as being part of Deopham Manor.

A summary of the Terrar

Piece Number	Comments	Occupied by	Acres & roods	To the East	To the West	To the North	To the South
1	Farmhouse & yard	–	3a 0r	Vicar	King’s Highway	Dr Dunn	Churchyard
2		Thomas Rowing	10a 0r	Dr Dunn	late Mary Amyas	Deopham Hall Now of late Mary Amyas	King’s Highway
3		James Cooper	10a 0r	Edward Sodley	Dr Dunn	Palloway	William Grigson (Clerk) + Dr Dunn
4		James Cooper	0a 3r	Divers men	Dr Dunn	A certain way	Palloway
5	Called the Gravellpitts [sic] lying upon Stonehill	James Cooper	1a 2r	–	Piece no 4	Edward Payne	Manor of Deopham Hall
6	Camplin Close	James Cooper	1a 1r	Dr Dunn	Dr Dunn	Dr Dunn	Manor of Deopham Hall
7	Butts Close¹ in Morley Parish	James Cooper	1a 1r
8	Butts Close in Morley Parish	James Cooper	0a 3r
9	In Morley Parish	Let to John Garnham by James Cooper	0a 2r
10	Called Monks Pightle	Let to John Hipkin by James Cooper	0a 3r	–	Church Lane	John Curl	Dr Dunn
11	Piece called Squires	Let to Thomas Rowing from Mrs Amyas	6a 0r	John Jolly	King’s Highway	Mr Lane (Clerk)	Late Mr Andrews in occupation of John Fulcher
12	Called Hill Holland in Hawfield	Let to John Jolly the younger from Mrs Amyas	3a 0r	Divers men	Divers men	–	Common pasture called Southhill
13	King’s Highway passes through separating north and south parts	James Cooper	0a 3r	Dr Dunn	John Jolly + Miss Amyas	–	Manor of Deopham Hall
14	Lies near to piece no 13	James Cooper	0a 3r	Philip Carver (Clerk)	James Cooper	Palloway road	John Jolly
15	Lies near to piece no 14	James Cooper	0a 1r	Dr Dunn	Philip Carver	Palloway road	–
16	An Oak Tree southward is a land mark between this land and the Church Land	James Cooper	0a 3r	Dr Dunn	Dr Dunn	Palloway road	Dr Dunn
17		James Cooper	0a 2r	James Cooper A Balk of Separation on the East	Dr Dunn	Palloway	–
18		James Cooper	0a 2r	Dr Dunn	James Cooper	Palloway road	–
19		James Cooper	1a 1r	Dr Dunn	King’s Highway	Palloway road	–
20	Lies next Pill road an Oak tree of separation between the lands of Dr Dunn	James Cooper	0a 2r	Dr Dunn	Dr Dunn		William Grigson (Clerk) called Bullswood in Deopham + the Close of Dr Dunn called Pillrood
21	Lying in a furlong called Stonehill	James Cooper	1a 1r	Miss Amyas	–	Manor of Deopham Hall	Miss Amyas
22&23	NB these pieces could not be found. The Highway passes through these pieces	Supposed to be in the Occupation of Jonathan Dye. May be let to him by Miss Amyas but all conjecture.	1a 2r	Edward Payne	–	Manor of Deopham Hall	Manor of Deopham Hall
24	Meadow	James Cooper	1a 2r	a Highway	Manor of Deopham Hall	a meadow of Dr Dunn	–
25	In Cutbush Field	James Cooper	0a 2r	Close of late Mrs Cross, now the close of Thomas Stompson		Manor of Deopham Hall	Edward Payne
26	In said Cutbush Field	James Cooper	1a 0r	Close of Thomas Stompson	James Cooper (the Glebe Tenant)	Edward Payne	Thomas Grigson Payne
27	In the further Cutbush Field	James Cooper	1a 0r	Rectory of Morley	James Cooper (Glebe Tenant)	Luggorsty Way	Palloway
28		James Cooper	0a 3r	Mr Sodley	Mr Grigson	Mr Grigson	Luggorsty Way
29	The Kings Bridleway passing through it	James Cooper	0a 2r	James Cooper (Glebe Tenant)	James Cooper (Glebe Tenant)	James Cooper called neither Marriotts	Luggorsty Way
30		James Cooper	1a 2r	Rectory of Morley	William Grigson	the said Grigson	Divers men
31	In the Horn Close between Balks	James Cooper	0a 2r	William Grigson	William Grigson	Piece 30	Palloway
32	In the Broad Close between Balks	James Cooper	0a 2r	James Cooper (Glebe Tenant)	James Cooper (Glebe Tenant)	Miss Amyas	Edward Payne
33		James Cooper	1a 2r	Thomas Stimpson of Morley	James Cooper (who occupies the Glebe) Called Isabell’s Acre in the Broad Close	Divers Men Cutbush Field	Divers Men Cutbush Field
34	Having formerly a tenement upon it; Lyeth in Hawfield	Supposed to be let by Miss Amyas to one John Jolly	4a 0r	Common pasture called Towngreen	Mr Grigson	Hawfield Lane	Major Edward Sidley
	Total		59a 2r

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Reproduced courtesy of the Chapter of Canterbury; their ref CCA-U63-70380

Footnote

The 1814 Inclosures documentation and map shows Butts Close as being adjacent to Mill Hill Road, as also does the tenant’s terrier of 1769 – see here. ↩︎

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Date	Change
9/3/24	Published