1717 MAP OF BRACEWELL

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Andrew Lancaster contacted me the other day wanting some information about the map and I sent him this which I did a while ago. I can't remember whether it is in the archive. No harm in posting it again anyway.

1717 MAP OF BRACEWELL.

ORIGINAL IS IN LANCS RECORD OFFICE AT PRESTON. (DDX 160/1)
PHOTOGRAPH OF MAP IN POSSESSION OF BRIAN ASHBY AT BRACEWELL.


NAMES ON THE MAP.

(Names read left to right starting in NE corner. Where field numbers are given the first of these is the number on the original map, the second, where given, relates to the 25” first edition OS map of 1892)

Title scroll of map: ‘A map of the manor of Bracewell in the West Riding of Yorkshire surveyed for Thomas Weddell Esq. By Joseph Dickinson’.

Tennants names and the characters which distinguish their closes on this map.
Mr Henry Robinson, A. Henry Brown, a. Christopher Varley, b. Thomas Croasdill,c. Thomas Roberts, d. Henry Atkinson, e. Henry Croasdill, f. John Hargrave, g. Lawrence Armestead, h. Robert Thornber, h. Robert Thornber, i. Steven Kendall, k. Mr William Brown, l. John Wilkinson, m. James Wilson, n. Zacheus Lawkland, o.

Notation on map:- ‘The township of Bracewell is entirely the lords but the rest of the adjoining estate at Stock lies intermixed with other freeholders as the map makes it appear. It lyeth about four miles from Skipton in Craven near Gisburn and the mount called Penley Hill’.

Anninum (Near Crook Farm?) 77 [Looks like a variation of ON ‘afnima’ = to seize. See Eng Field Names p 18. Later became ‘Aynhams’]
Parke 20
Great Far Field 29
Far Field 32
Far Hill 33
Yarleside 35
Thistleber 36
Mill Hill 37
Johnson’s Field 39
Johnson Field 38
Mill Hill 41
High Ing 40
Great Jug 42
Stockhill (no number)
Street 78
Haber (field system)
Butts
Back Setts
Sweet Gap Setts
Drakewell Setts
Long Setts
Croft Setts
Crocks
Gous (goose?)
Back Leys
Doles
Low Gous
Little Haber
Butts
Short Dole [‘dole’ = ‘lot’ = land auctioned annually to give income for the community. For poor relief?. See Hist Of Eng Field Names. Field. p.23]
Butts
Pease Croft
Middle Pease Croft
Heights
Near Pease Croft
Back Field
Stubleclon (?) Gate
Doles
Ing Doles
Back Garth Ends
Far Garth
Far Garth
Garth
Short Dole
Long Doles
Butts
Notation for Haber:- ‘Note, in the field called Haber we take all the freeholder’s measure for placing the lords land in its true position as it lyeth but we only put colours on the lords land and distinguish them to their several tenants by their different colours and also the letters that distinguishes all their grounds on the map the other freehold intermixed is left uncoloured and marked by a capital F. The Mither Close understand in like manner.’

Causey Bank 82
Causey Garth Head 81
Narrowber 79
Green Hill and Lingbiber 09
Mither Close
Lingiber Doles
Great Doles
Horton Butts
Arnsbur Doles
Stock Hill (pasture)
Bentay Pasture
Notation:- The Bentay Pasture and Stockhill are both pasture grounds belonging to several lords and their shares distinguished by so many gates apiece and counted of no more value than the gates will give besides defraying any encumbrances that may attend’

Audburr 25
Sawden Close 26
Crookber 19
High Tree Field 18
Lodge Hill 23
Six acres 22
Ten acres 21
New Ing 24
Crook Bottom 16
Barley Field Ing 17
Jack Croft 20
Hall Garth 4
Bridge Ing 5
Great Winsworth Field 15
Barley Field 14
Hague 13
Little Winsworth Field 6
Garth 3
Orchard 2
Fould Stead 1
Church Garth
Ashes 7
Nooke 52
Gilcal 51
High March 46
Low March 47
Far March 43
Near Cross Field 50
Holme 49
Hauber 65 189
Stock Town
Garth 66
Garth 67
Little Hauber 64
Grassinber 70 191
Crofts 69
Corn Cross Field 53
Hay Cross Field 54
Great Cross Field 55
Near Field 8
Middle Field 9
Far Field 10
Gleab Ing 11
Crookt Carr 12
Gilbiber 56
Gilbiber Carr 57
Stony Bridge 58
Car 59
Crper (?) 63
Turn Ing 62
Pease Lands 61
Trelse Holme 90
Banke 91
Holme 92
Great Cockber 98
Cockber Ing 97
Cockber 96
Low Ing 95
Laith Butts 93
Ing 94

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