Modern transcript of 2 fields

The field coloured pink bought by William Saunders in 1899 became part of Stocken Farm from 1911 to 1934,when George Hawes bought it. The new roadway became Goodacres Lane.

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1889. Modern transcript of 2 fields at Lacey Green sold by Frances Josephine Irving (the Mortgagee of John Cheshire) to William Saunders of New House Farm, Denner Hill.

In 1889 as £1,300 plus accruing interest was now owing on John Cheshire's mortgage, Frances Josephine Irving was enabled to sell several plots of land by Power of Sale as mortgagee.These included :-

Sold to William Saunders, of New House Farm, Denner Hill, Great Missenden, for £730 two fields -

1. The field of pasture land ( This became the site of Goodacres House) at Lacey Green, containing 7 acres, 19 poles, bounded on the S by a proposed new roadway (later to become Goodacres Lane); on the north by property of John Cheshire, mortgaged to Frances Josephine Irving: On the South by property of John Cheshire, but recently remortgaged to Mary Ann Buckmaster

2.   The arable field at Lacey Green known as the “Hillocks”, formerly part of Kiln Farm, then containing 30 acres 2 roods 14 poles, but a small portion having been sold, it was found to contain 29 acres 1 rood 37 poles. (This is the field straight ahead at the bottom of Goodacres Lane)

The large field 'Hillocks' bought 1899 became part of Stocken Farm in 1911

Which herein 1^st and 2^nd described, together with full right and liberty for William Saunders, in along and over the proposed new roadway, 16 feet in width. click William Saunders & Bethia Janes for more about William Saunders.

Note. Note.  The smaller field of pasture (plan on the right) had been bought by William Saunders on 3^rd October 1899.   In 1911 he bought Stocken Farm.   The field then became part of Stocken Farm until it was sold after William died in 1934.

He built the house ‘Hillcrest’ on it supposedly for his retirement, but he died at Stocken Farm.  The roadway marked on the plan later became Goodacres Lane.  And ‘Hillcrest’ later became called ‘Goodacres’.

William traded in horses keeping them in this field.  He also built a barn there.  Apparently he caused a lot of bad feeling, gating the roadway when driving the horses to and from Stocken Farm and creating a lot of mud.

The field grew a lot of wild mushrooms.   People would gather them and William was known to arrive in his donkey and trap accusing them of trespassing and taking the mushrooms off them.

Note. The two fields described here had once been part of the Common of Princes Risborough where the townsfolk brought their cattle to graze.  When the Common was enclosed in 1823 a portion of it was purchased by John Grubb which included these fields.  More about John Grubb under Windmill Farm.