Freehold pre 1823

In 1823 a complete record of Freehold Premises is listed in the Enclosures of Princes Risborough. These are all established old enclosures.

In the early 1800's the Napoleonic Wars had bled the country dry until many of the wealthy were in dire financial difficulty. The Lord of the Manor of Princes Risborough being one. The only solution was to sell off assets.

It was a buyers' market for those people who had access for borrowing money. Two such were Lord George Henry Cavendish (G.H.Cavendish) and Sir William Lawrence Young (Wm Lawrence Young)

John Grubb Esq was the Lord of the Manor. When the enclosures became law he purchased from The Commissioners all the Parish Woodlands and a large part of The Common. These were new enclosures, but he had already owned them as Lord of the Manor.

Sarah Shard (click Charles & Sarah Shard) lived at Grymsdyke Lodge, later known as Grymsdyke. (Research note In the late 1900's, in error, named Grymsdyke Manor.by estate agents.) She was the last of a long line of the Stone family, who are recorded there by a marriage in 1616. Also the birth of Edward Stone, who later discovered cyclic acid, the base of Aspirin. The house was transformed into a "Gothic" mansion when occupied by the Forest family. It is not known when it became freehold.

Others listed, when made freehold not known.

. Henry Lacey, John Dell, Sarah Lacey, Jabez Millard, John Munday, John Parslow, Jonathon Parslow, John Roupell, Francis Stone, Thomas Stone, William Stone, James Taylor, Joshua Dell, William Tomkins.Trustees of Monks Risborough Poor, John Turner, Joseph Turner, Widow Turner, Peter Tyler, Sarah & Joseph Tyler, Hannah Ward, Thomas Wethered, John & William Weller, Bailiol College, Stephen Bennett,John Bowler, James Capel Esq, John Capel Esq, John Carter Dell, Joshua Janes, William Chilton, Joseph Claydon, Stephen Clinch, James Crook, William Currall, William Darvell the Elder, Ann Dell, Joshua Dell, Thomas Dell, Joseph Floyd, William Floyd, William Free, Daniel Ginger, Peter Goodchild, David Hadaway, Thomas Hammon, John Hawes, Thomas Hearn, John Hicks, Elizabeth Janes, Martin Janes, Richard Janes, John Jones.