The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
The Manor of Duddleswell by Colin J Hobbs
published in 2004
Content

Title  
 
Maresfield  
 
Maresfield at Stumbletts Common  
 
Nutley  
 
Fletching  
 
West Hoathly  
 
Hartfield  
 
Withyham  
 
East Grinstead  
 
Buxted  
 
Multi-parish  
 
Information Sources  
 

Estates

Henry Thomas Earl of Chichester and Henry Hall Viscount Gage Estate  
 
William Lord Abergavenny Estate  
 
Sir John Shelley Estate  
 

Maresfield Properties

IdName
M1Le Sonke; 4 acres of assert
M2Inhomes als Beggarswell; 6 acre field within forest
M3Parcel of waste; 3 roods within forest
M4Burchetts, 3 parcels of land; 15 acres
M5Inhomes in Markstreet; 3 acres
M5AInhomes in Markstreet; 30 perches
M6Pricketts hatchegate, cottage; Johane Dynes, 2 acres assart
M73 parcels; 13.25 acres new assart at Horney Common
M8Chapmans; 4 acres assart near Lampool Green
M8ALe Trench; 2 acres
M9Hoogelette, messuage; 7 acres
M9AHugletts Pit; 7 acres
M10Courtehatche; 6 acres
M10ANewlond; 4 acres new assart
M10BNewlond; 6 acres new assart
M11Crouchecrofte; 3 acres at Piltdown Crossroads
M11ACrouchecrofte, 4 cottages; 0.5 acre at Piltdown Crossroads
M13Messuage, garden, and 2 crofts; 5 acres
M15Messuage; 1 acre at Brabies Hatch
M20Tinkers; 4 pieces 11 acres of woodland at Cheynes
M212 tenements, messuage, cottage; 4 acres near Oldlands
M22Whitehouse, messuage, 1 parcel land; 27 acres within the forest
M22AWhitehouse, barn and buildings
M23Cottage; 1/2 acre by the Boringwheel Pond
M24Cottage; 1 rood at Jessops Hill by Tinkers
M25Cottage, small barn, new built; 5 acres by Boreing Whele Pond
M26Oast house, malthouse; 1/2 acre at Pricketts Hatch Green
M27Cottage; 1 rood at Horney Common
M28Cottage; 1/2 rood at Horney Common
M29Cottage; 1/2 rood at Horney Common
M30Cottage; 1/2 acre at Whitehouse Land
M31Cottage & garden; 1 rood at Jessops Hill
M32Land; 190 acres
M32ALand; 10 acres
M32BLand; 14 acres in 3 parcels
M32CLand; 10 acres
M32DLand; 10 acres
M33le Churchwardens; 10 acres
M34le Springwell
M35le Diall field; 4.2.00 acres at Horney Common
M36Messuage and barn; 19. 3. 00 acres
M36ALand; 2.0.28 acres and ( 0.1.32 earlier taken in )
M37Newlodge, messuage and tenement; 30 acres assart within Forest
M38Marlelands, cottage and tenement; 5 acres assart within Forest
M39Cottage adjacent Brownsbrook
M40Clayfields; 10. 2. 00 acres assart within Forest
M40AForest Lodge
M41House lately built; 6 acres assart within Forest
M41ALand; 2.3.30 acres
M42Croft; 3 roods at Jessops Hill
M43Little Amblers, cottage; 4 acres
M43ALittle Amblers; 2 acres
M43A/BLittle Amblers; 20 perches
M44Messuage/tenement; 4 acres at Stubbs Cross
M45Sealeswell; 12 acres at Duddleswell
M46Land; 1 rood south of Clayfields
M47Land; 5 acres
M48Land; 5 acres
M49Cottage and tenement; 4 acres
M50le Stonyland; 15 acres
M50Ale Stonyland; 5 acres
M50Ble Stonyland; 5 acres
M51Land; 7 .1. 00. acres at Copthall
M52Land; 1 . 0. 08 acres at Brabies Hatch
M52ALand; 1/2 acre by Kenwards house
M52A/ALand; 3.07 acres
M53Cottage; 0. 2. 29 acre top of Cackle Street
M54Cottage; 1/2 acre at Horney Common
M55Land; 33 acres
M55ALand; 2 acres
M56Land; 2.2.36 acres
M59Land; 18. 2. 48 acres at Duddleswell
M59ALand; 5. 2. 48 acres adj Marlelands
M60Land; 1/2 acre at Fairwarp
M63Cottage; 1/2 acre at Dodds Hill
M65Hopgarden; 1 acre by Oldlands
M66Malthouse; 0. 0. 20 acre
M68Messuage; 1 acre will be Whitehouse
M70Land; 12. 0. 28 acres at Duddleswell
M70ALand; 11 rods acres at Duddleswell
M72Witchcross
M73Smiths shop; 1 acre at Witchcross
M75Land; 25 acres at Duddleswell
M76The Boringwheel Pond; 5 acres
M77Land; 0.5 acre at Brabies Hatch
M79Land; Several pieces 2 acres below Misborne
M80Workhouse; 4 acres
M81Land; 4 acres south of Marles
M82Water corn mill; 40 rods by Boringwheel pond
M83Cottage; 2.2.00 acres
M84Land; 2 acres opposite Fords Green
M85Land; 2 acres at Whitehouse Common
M86Land; 1 acre at Whitehouse Common
M87Cottage and buildings; 1 acre by Boringwheel
M88Land; 4 acres around Workhouse
M89Wych Cross road; 30 perches
M90Duddleswell 3 cottages; 2.1. 09 acres, 1. 3. 09 acres, and 0.0. 33 acres
M90ADuddleswell cottage; triangular piece 0.0.33 acre
M90BDuddleswell seed plot and old cottage; 0.0.14 acre
M90CDuddleswell cottage; 0.0.20 acre
M90DLand at Duddleswell; 4.1.33 acres
M91Fairwarp cottage; 2.2.00 acres
M91AFairwarp Oak Cottage
M92Cottage; 0.1.16 acres
M92A3 cottages; 0.1.16 acres
M93Forge Bank cottage, barn and lodges; 2.3.05 acres
M94Messuage and buildings; 0.3.00 acre
M94ACottage erected by Samuel Fox younger; 0.2.01 acre
M95Cottage and bulidings near Spring Gardens; 2 acres
M96Cottage and buildings in Fairwarp; 0.3.00 acre
M96ACottage in Fairwarp; 0.1.24 acre
M96A/AGrocers shop, bakehouse, messuage and shop in Fairwarp
M97Land; 4.0.00 acres near Duddleswell Gate
M98Nursery; 1.2.22 acres, Tithe no. 808/9; 1.2.27 acre,late nursery garden.
M98ALand; 1.1.27 acres
M99Land; 1.3.18 acres. Tithe nos. 858/62
M100Cottage, brick kilns and brick sheds; 1.2.00 acres
M100AWhitehouse Cottages ( 2 ); 1.2.14 acres
M101Land; 1.2.00 acres
M102Land; 1.2.00 acres near Duddleswell Gate
 
MaresfieldCottage1/2 acre by the Boringwheel PondCopyhold
M2312d annual rent; Heriot and fine 1/- each

1613Thomas Ebbs encroaches.
1614Widow Ebbs encroaches.
1648 to 1654Grant to Joseph Ebbs, fine 2/6d. 1654 surrendered self and wife.
1654 to 1670
Joseph Ebbs and wife Elizabeth admit for lives, then John Awcocke of Alchornes Fletching fine 5/-. 1694 Joseph and Elizabeth Ebbs deceased.
after 1670Isaac Blacke pays 1/- p.a. to John Awcocke and admit.
1670 to 1697John Awcocke surrendered to Isaac Blacke. 1694 admit. 1697 deceased.
1697 to 1699John Cooke of Fletching yeoman admit. 1699 surrendered to Isaac Snelling.
1699 to 1700
Isaac Snelling of Maresfield gent admit, with Cottage, 1/2 acre at Whitehouse Land. 1700 surrendered to Robert Picke.
1700 to 1705
Robert Picke of Dartford gent admit. 1700 licence to let 3 years 4/-, with 190 acres. 1705 surrendered to John Gilbert.
1705 to 1739John Gilbert admit and to uses. 1714 surrendered to uses. 1739 deceased.
1739 to 1742
David Gilbert admit by will with Cottage, 1/2 acre at Whitehouse Land. 1739 same again and surrendered to will. 1742 deceased.
1742 to 1752
John and Isaac Gilbert brothers trustees admit by will, with Cottage, 1/2 acre at Whitehouse Land, le Churchwardens, 10 acres and sp?bookid=DM.M34">le Springwell. 1743 mortgage Martin Hoath of Maresfeild yeoman £104, with Cottage, 1/2 acre at Whitehouse Land, le Churchwardens, 10 acres and le Springwell. 1752 satis. John Gilbert surviving trustee surrendered to Martin Hoath.
1752 to 1806
Martin Hoath infant son of Martin Hoath admit, Martin Hoath guardian, fine 5/-, with Cottage, 1/2 acre at Whitehouse Land, le Churchwardens, 10 acres and and le Springwell. 1794 mortgage Robert Turner £250, with Cottage, 1/2 acre at Whitehouse Land, le Churchwardens, 10 acres, le Springwell, Le Lepe, 2. 2. 00 acres and Messuage, garden, and croft within forest. 1806 surrendered to John Hoath.
1806 to 1809
John Hoath of East Grinstead yeoman admit, with Cottage, 1/2 acre at Whitehouse Land, le Churchwardens, 10 acres, le Springwellle Springwell, Le Lepe, 2. 2. 00 acres and Messuage, garden, and croft within forest and surrendered to will. 1809 surrendered to Thomas Turk £750.
1809 to 1812
Thomas Turk of East Grinstead yeoman admit, with Cottage, 1/2 acre at Whitehouse Land, le Churchwardens, 10 acres and le Springwel.M34">le Springwell. 1812 surrendered to Edward Gaston £1100.
1812 to 1833
Edward Gaston of Maresfeild timber merchant admit and surrendered to will with Cottage, 1/2 acre at Whitehouse Land, le Churchwardens, 10 acres and le Springwell and mortgage Thomas Turk £1000. 1833 exors surrendered exors of Thomas Turk.
1833 to 1833Exors of Thomas Turk surrendered to Ralph Newman.
1833 to 1837
Ralph Newman of Forest Row shopkeeper admit, with Cottage, 1/2 acre at Whitehouse Land, le Churchwardens, 10 acres and le SpringweM.M34">le Springwell. 1834 mortgage Thomas Budgen of East Grinstead gent £300, with Cottage, 1/2 acre at Whitehouse Land, le Churchwardens, 10 acres and le Springwell. 1837 satis. 1837 surrendered to Frances Walter £870.
1837 to 1855
Frances Walter of Buxted widow admit, with Cottage, 1/2 acre at Whitehouse Land, le Churchwardens, 10 acres and le Springwell.le Springwell. 1855 Frances widow of William Homewood deceased.
1840
Tithe map pt. nos.994/7 — 7.3.02 acres with le Springwell.
1855 to 1860
Edward Walter eldest son admit, with Cottage, 1/2 acre at Whitehouse Land, le Churchwardens, 10 acres and le Springwell. 1855 ingwell. 1855 mortgage John George Langham the younger of Uckfield gent £600, with Cottage, 1/2 acre at Whitehouse Land, le Churchwardens, 10 acres and le Springwell. 1864 satis. 1860 surrendered to James Diplock £230 and £600 mortgage.
1860 to 1900
James Diplock admit, with Cottage, 1/2 acre at Whitehouse Land, le Churchwardens, 10 acres and le Springwell. 1864 mortgage Th. 1864 mortgage Thomas Sudrick Seager Esq of Westcott Surrey £500, with Cottage, 1/2 acre at Whitehouse Land, le Churchwardens, 10 acres and le Springwell. 1870 exors satis. 1870 mortgage Robert and Alfred Hillman of Cliffe merchants £500, with Cottage, 1/2 acre at Whitehouse Land, 33, 34. 1878 satis. 1900 deceased.
1900 to 1900
Henry Thomas Diplock and Albert Diplock admit by probate and surrendered to William Wood £800.
1900 to 1903
William Wood of Moat Farm Limpsfield admit, with M30, 33. 1903 surrendered to Charles Wilson £900.
1903 to 1906
Charles Wilson of Lower Spring gardens retired butler admit and mortgage Thomas Chandos Chardin Morgan Esq of Boycott Pavilion Stowe Park and Rev Frederick Trafford Morgan Taylor of The Elms Midsomer Norton £600, with M30, 33. 10, with M30, 33. 1906 satis. 1906 enfranchised.
1906Enfranchised.

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