Hi Can anyone give me a grid reference for Gravenhurst at Church Broughton? My MOORCROFT/ MORECROFT ancestors lived there as tenants for most of the 19th century and I would like to locate the site. I have looked at the OS maps but not had any joy. I suspect I will need to check out tithe/enclosure/estate maps, but thought some of you knowledgeable people might know. Thanks Jane

There is a very useful site for tithe maps in the area at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~laetoli/lowerdovevalleytitheviewer.html using this and selecting Church Broughton (in 1847) and then seeing John Moorcroft occupier, owner John Salisbury (Scropton manor/ hamlet) this shows plots 46, 47 & 48. The acreage seems to tie up. Then the map shows these plots at what seems to be Gorsty Fields on modern maps at Grid Ref 419617,334805, off the Ashbourne Road just inside the northern boundary of Church Broughton. The name may have been changed for various reasons including amalgamation of plots. The parish boundaries have changed since then. It would be worth looking at the Victorian OS maps too. Regards, Trevor Simpson On Fri, 11 Nov 2016 14:25:35 +0000, you wrote: >Hi >Can anyone give me a grid reference for Gravenhurst at Church Broughton? >My MOORCROFT/ MORECROFT ancestors lived there as tenants for most of the 19th >century and I >would like to locate the site. I have looked at the OS maps but not had any joy. > I suspect I will need to check out tithe/enclosure/estate maps, but thought >some of you knowledgeable people might know. >Thanks >Jane >