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.

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