Terrar of the Manor of Deopham of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury – 1723

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Summary of the lands
3. Signatories
4. The Source Document
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5. Footnotes
6. Navigation

Introduction

This terrar is much the same as that of 1699; following the title paragraph, the distinction is again made between the “old survey” and the “new survey”.

As in 1699, the Manor & Parsonage is measured at 4 acres “Old Survey” and at 3 acres and 1 rood “New Survey”. The totals are 73 acres 1 rood “Old Survey” and 58 acres 3 roods “New Survey”.

A Terrar of the Lands & Tenements belonging to the Mannor & Parsonage of Deopham in Norfolk being parcell of the Possessions of the Rev^nd the Dean & Chapter of Canterbury made & renewed by Augustine Cullyer Gent Lessee of the same the 17^th day of October Anno Domini 1723. As followeth:

The 1^st piece is the Site of y^e Mannor & Parsonage aforesaid containing by estimation four Acres with a house & backhouse adjoining, also a Barn & Stable built thereupon lying between y^e lands of y^e Vicar of Deopham on y^e par of y^e East & y^e Kings high way on the West & abutts upon y^e lands of Mary Amyas widow towards the North & the Church-yard towards the South.

Summary of the lands

Piece No	Acreage “New survey”	Acreage “Old survey”		To the East	To the West	To the North	To the South
1	3a 0r	4a	Mannor, Parsonnage & outbuildings	Vicar	King’s Highway	Mary Amyas	Churchyard
2	10a 0r	13a		Mary Amyas (Widow)	Mary Amyas (Widow)	Mannor of Deopham Hall + Mary Amyas (Widow)	King’s Highway called Palloway
3	11a 0r	13a		Edward Sedley	Mary Amyas	Palloway	William Grigson (Clerk) + Mary Amyas
4	0a 3r	1a	At west end of Stone hill furlong	Divers Men	Mary Amyas	A certain Way	Palloway
5	1a 2r	2½a	Lying upon Stone hill, called Gravel-pitts	–	Piece no 4	Edward Payne	Deopham Hall
6	1a 1r	1a 1r		Mary Amyas	Mary Amyas	Mary Amyas	Deopham Hall
7	1a 1r	1a 3r	In Morley in Butts Close1	Way leading to Morley Green	–	William Grigson (Clerk)	Mary Amyas
8	0a 3r	0a 3r	In same furlong as Piece no 7 (Morley)	Way leading to Morley Green	–	Mary Amyas	Deopham Hall
9	0a 2r	½a 0r	In Morley	Frances-lane		William Grigson (Clerk)	William Grigson (Clerk)
10	0a 3r	1a 0r	Monkes Pightle	–	King’s highway called Church Lane	Augustine Cullyer + Mary Hales (Widow) + Late Reuben Godfreys	Mary Amyas
11	6a 0r	8a	Squires	Augustine Cullyer	King’s high-way	Dr Matthew Amyas	Euphemia Andrews
12	3a 0r	3½a 0r	Hill-Holland in Hawfield	Divers men	Divers men	–	Common pasture of Deopham called South-hill
13	0a 3r	0a 3r	King’s-high-way passes through it	Mary Amyas	Augustine Cullyer + Robert Notley	–	Deopham Hall
14	0a 2r	0a 3r	Near Piece no 13	Phillip Carver (Clerk)	Late Joseph Gay	Palloway	Augustine Cullyer
15	0a 1r	0a 1r	Near Piece no 14	Mary Amyas	Phillip Carver (Clerk)	Palloway	–
16	1a 0r	1a 0r		Mary Amyas	Mary Amyas	Palloway	Mary Amyas
17	½a 0r	0a 2r		John Cooper	Mary Amyas	Palloway	–
18	0a 2r	½a 0r		Mary Amyas	John Cooper	Palloway	–
19	1a 1r	1½a 0r		Mary Amyas	King’s high-way	Palloway	–
20	0a 2r	0a 3r	Next to Pillrood	Mary Amyas	Mary Amyas		William Grigson (Clerk) called Bulls-Wood + Close of Mary Amyas called Pillrood
21	1a 1r	1½a 0r	Lying in a furlong called Stone-hill	Robert Notley	–	Deopham Hall	Robert Notley
22&23	1a 1r	1½a 0r	High-way passing through	Edward Payne	–	Deopham Hall	Deopham Hall
24	0a 3r	1a 0r	Meadow	Highway	Deopham Hall	Meadow of Mary Amyas	–
25	0a 1r	½a 0r		Close of Crosse Widow, formerly George Ketts deceased	–	Deopham Hall	Edward Payne
26	1a 0r	1a 0r		Crosses Close	John Cooper	John Browne by right of his wife	Edward Payne
27	1a 0r	1a 0r		Rectory of Morley	John Cooper	Luggersty-way	Palloway
28	0a 3r	0a 3r		Major Edward Sidley	William Grigson (Clerk) late Dr Prideaux’s	Luggersty-way	William Grigson (Clerk)
29	0a 2r	0a 3r	King’s high way passing through it	Joseph Gay in right of his wife	Joseph Gay in right of his wife	John Cooper called Neither Marriotts	Luggersty-way
30	1a 2r	2a 0r		Rectory of Morley	William Grigson (Clerk) late Dr Prideaux’s	William Grigson (Clerk)	Divers men
31	0a 2r	½a 0r		William Grigson (Clerk) late Dr Prideaux’s	William Grigson (Clerk) late Dr Prideaux’s	Piece no 30	Palloway
32	0a 2r	½a 0r		John Cooper	John Cooper	John Stevenson	Edward Payne
33	1a 2r	2a 0r		Crosses Close	John Cooper called Isabells Acre	Divers men	Divers men
34	3a 0r	4a 0r	Having formerly a Tenement upon it; in Hawfield	Common pasture called Towngreen	Dr Grigson	Hawfield-lane	Major Edward Sedley
Totals	58a 3r	73a 1r

Signatories

Name	Status
Henry Rix	Vicar
Robert Meek	Churchwarden & Overseer
John Rodwell	Churchwarden & Overseer
John Cooper	Chief Inhabitant
William Frith	Chief Inhabitant
Simon Brett	Chief Inhabitant
Charles Osborn	Chief Inhabitant
Archibald Beal	Chief Inhabitant

The Source Document

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

Footnotes

1. 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
12/3/24	Published