Freeholders before 1823

Before the Enclosures of Princes Risborough in 1823 a number of properties were already owned freehold (no longer owned by the Manor of Princes Risborough). There were 50 owners in total.

Note 'close' means field. gardens were very important as everyone grew their own food.

Bailiol College, Oxford 3 closes (fields) Loosley Row. Later became College Farm

John Bowler. Cottage & garden

Steven Bennett Cottage & garden at Parslows Hillock

James Capel Esq. Cottage & garden at Parslows Hillock

John Capel Esq. Cottage & garden at Parslows Hillock

Lord George Henry Cavendish. Culverton Farm, White Close, Trussels, Stocken Farm, Potters Leaf, Brimmers Farm

William Chilton. Garden

Joseph Claydon. Garden

Steven Clinch Paddock and Pyrtle at Turnip End

James Crook Garden of copyhold Meeting House at Loosley Row

William Currell Garden

William Darvill the Elder. Darvills Hill Farm, (House, closes), at Darvills Hill

Ann Dell. House & garden in Risborough town. Lacey Green Farm (4 cottages, yard closes & garden). ! house, 1 cottage, 2 gardens & 2 closes at Up Green, & . . ..................Pightle at Darvills Hill.

John Carter Dell (grandson of Ann Dell). Smithy & 4 gardens at Lower Green

Thomas Dell, son of Ann Dell, Speen Farm (house, closes & woods)

Joseph Floyd Cottage, garden & paddock

William Floyd Garden

William Free Close

Daniel Ginger. Garden

William Green. Garden

David Hadaway Cottage & garden

Thomas Hammon Cottage, close, 40 acres.

John Hawes Cottage & garden at Lacey Green

Thomas Hearn 2 Cottages & 2 gardens

John Hicks Esq. part farm (house, yard & closes)

John Jones Cottages & gardens

Martin Janes Walters Ash Farm (house, yard & closes)

Richard Janes part of Lane Close, Walters Ash

Henry Lacey House, garden & close

Sarah Lacey House, garden & close

John Munday Garden

Jonathan Parslow Cottage and garden

Joseph Parslow 4 gardens at Lacey Green

Thomas Parslow Orchard & part close

William Parslow Garden

John Roupell closes nos 837 & 845

Sarah Shard Cottages, gardens & close at Up Green, Greames Lodge (Grymsdyke), farm house gardens close 12 closes, i wood, 1 pightle.

Francis Stone Cottage & garden at Smalldean

William Stone Cottage, garden & orchard

James Taylor House & garden

William Tomkins House garden & garden at Loosley Row

John Turner 2 gardens

Joseph Turner Garden

Widow Turner Garden

Peter Tyler Cottage, garden & close

Sarah & Joseph Tyler Cottage, garden, part Crooked Close

John & William Weller House & 2 gardens

Hannah Ward cottages, gardens & closes

Sir William Lawrence Young 2 fields called Bueleys & Sears Wood