I remember once being told that the existence of 999 year leases was the notion that 1000 years or more was "for ever". As I can't find a reference, possibly an urban myth! On 24 September 2014 18:18:35 Caroline Gurney via <sog-uk@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Yes it could certainly be that long. Last year I researched the > history of a house in Bristol which was built on land leased for 1,000 > years from Christmas Day 1596, at a peppercorn rent of 1 penny per > year. There is a house in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, which has the details > of a 3,000 year lease, beginning 29 September 1652, carved into its > stonework: http://goo.gl/UOiI50. > > Caroline Gurney > > http://www.carolinegurney.com > > > On 24 September 2014 18:02, Lin & David via <sog-uk@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > > In a poll book for a parish in Somerset dated 1832, I noticed that the > > nature of qualification for one voter had been recorded as: "freehold and > > leasehold houses and land, for the remainder of a period of 1,000 years". > > Does anyone know whether this is likely to be a mistranscription of the > > original records, or could such a long period be accurate? > > > > > > Lin Howard > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message