Dear Richard, I seem to remember long ago that there was someone in The Centre for Oxfordshire Studies who was working on maps of the new Oxon who was attempting to name all of the fields. I was able to help with fields in nearby parishes of Longworth and Southmoor. I am sure that those maps still exist. No doubt one of thier staff will oblige with the correct sites for you. Roy Oxford ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard and Kay Merry" <randkmerry@ozemail.com.au> To: <OXFORDSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 2:23 AM Subject: [OXF] Trying to find the location of fields near Eynsham > Can anyone help locate the fields mentioned in the part of the 1799 > indenture shown below. > > > > .... of [All] that Messuage or Tenement and the Close [meads] adjoining > called the Paddock together with All that Parcel of Ground called Croad > Middle Ground containing by Estimation fourteen Acres / be the same more > or > less / as the same lieth now divided from another Ground called the Hill > Ground One other ground called the Lime Kiln Ground thereto adjoining > containing by estimation six Acres (be the same more or less) And also the > low Part of another Ground called old Land adjoining to the said Middle > Ground as the same is divided from the Upper Part thereof by a Mound or > Hedge and containing four Acres / be the same more or less/ All which > said > Messuage or Tenement Closes Grounds Lands and Premises are situate lying > and > being in the Parish Village or Territories Manor or Fields of Ensham in > the > said County of Oxford and were formerly in the Tenure or Occupation of > John > Merry deceased late of the said Richard Merry and now of the said William > Bolton his Undertenants or Assigns Together with all Houses Outhouses > Edifices Buildings Barns Stables ...... > > > > John Merry lived in Freeland and some farming descendants also lived in > the > Barnard Gate area. The Richard Merry (and wife Ann Lanchbury) who was > party > to the indenture was the grandson of John Merry (m Mary Broadest [Broadis, > Broadhurst?]) and son of Richard Merry (m Ann Watkins). In 1851, Richard > Merry (m Ann Lanchbury) lived at Cuckoo Lane farm, Freeland, which I am > also > trying to locate. Any residual lands seem to have passed from the family > in > 1855 with the death of Ann (Lanchbury) Merry > > > > If it is helpful, I can send off list a transcription of the full > indenture > and of a similar, earlier one from 1796 when Richard was only 18. I > presume > that the 1796 transaction was held over till 1799 by which time Richard > had > turned 21 and married. > > > > Any help would be gratefully received. > > > > Richard Merry > > Adelaide > > South Australia > > _____________________________________________ > > Oxfordshire Surname Interest list - www.oxsil.org.uk Have you entered your > names of interest? > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OXFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

James Bond (no, the other one) wrote an article on field names in 'Oxfordshire Local History': Vol. 1, No. 4, Spring 1982, editor Kate Tiller 21. Oxfordshire field names, James Bond, pp.2-15. Cheers, Tony Hadland -- Tony Hadland www.hadland.net Oxfordshire, England