Open Field Names and Meadow Names from before Enclosure
a. Open Field names
Aldewerkhale
1249-50 Survey of manors of Bishop of Ely, f127.r 38 ½ acres in, suggests an arable field
Aulework alias Cliffield (see Oyster Bush)
1635 Terrier, G & C
1657 Terrier, G & C
See also Aldewerk which occurs elsewhere and appears to be meadow
Hale is considered to be derived from OE healh meaning corner, angle, recess. Does this shed any light on the relationship between aldewerk and aldewerkehale? I’m not sure it does.
Beaneshell Field
1628-9 Terrar, GS 1. Nuns’ Lands, JCA
Beaneshill Field
1635 Terrier, G & C
Beanshill Field
1657 Beans-hill, Terrier, G & C
1657 Field Book owned by Mr Headley, quoted by Elstobb, 1779 JCA
Beansen Field
1761 Terrar of Nuns’ Lands, JCA
Beansend Field
1756 Terrier of Nuns’ Lands taken by Elstobb, JCA
1773 Map of Buristead Manor demesne, G & C college, ref. BUR:MAP/02/02.1/01, entry no. 62
Beans End Field
1829 Buristead Manor court book
1835 GS Encl Award Schedule
Beansin Field
1751 Terrier of Parsonage Lands by John Aylmer, JCA
Bensin Field
1707 Terrier of lands belonging to Granhams Manor
Brenehou Brenehow
1249-50 Survey of manors of Bishop of Ely, f127.r 52 acres in, suggests an arable field
Bytwenestrete Between streets
1249-50 Survey of manors of Bishop of Ely, f127.r 19 ½ acres in, suggests an arable field
Between streets occurs as follows, but is not the name of a field, but is used to identify that part of Beansend Field between Wort’s Causeway and Haverhill Road, see
1635 Terrier, G&C
1756 Elstobb’s Particular, JCA
1834 Claims for Enclosure UL Doc 652
Capsbridge Field against the Causeway
1751 Terrier of Parsonage Lands by John Aylmer, JCA
1756 Terrier of Nuns’ Lands taken by Elstobb, JCA
1761 Terrar of Nuns’ Lands, JCA
Causeway West Field
1835 GS Encl Award Schedule
1838 Buristead Manor court book
Causey West Field
1773 Map of Buristead Manor demesne, G & C college, ref. BUR:MAP/02/02.1/01, entry no. 54
Church Field
1751 Terrier of Parsonage Lands by John Aylmer, JCA
1756 Terrier of Nuns’ Lands taken by Elstobb, JCA
1761 Terrar of Nuns’ Lands, JCA
Church West Field
1835 GS Encl Award Schedule
West Church Field
1635 Terrier, G & C
1657 Terrier, G & C
Cliff Field
1635 Terrier, G & C
1657 Terrier, G & C
1657 Field Book owned by Mr Headley, quoted by Elstobb, 1779 JCA
Dune
1189-99 Confirmation of gift of land to Nuns of St Radegund, Jesus/Nuns/Add.71 at Dune, 1a between land of the bishop and land of St Radegund’s
le Dunfeld
1250-90 Gift with Warranty, Jesus/Nuns/Add.80, ½ a (of arable) in le Dunfeld between land of John le Moyne and Robert Samar
Dunefeld
1230-70 Gift with Warranty, Jesus/Nuns/Add.78, ½ a of land lying between the roads in Dunefeld, suggests at far east of parish
1249-50 Survey of manors of Bishop of Ely, f127.r 84 acres 3 roods in, suggests an arable field
Furlongs?
Reverdune in Dunfeld, Bef. 1236 s.d. Gift with Warranty, GS 1. Nuns’ Lands, JCA
Fouldin Field
1657 Terrier, G & C
Fould Field
1657 Field Book owned by Mr Headley, quoted by Elstobb, 1779 JCA
Foulden Field
1635 Terrier, G & C
1707 Terrier of lands belonging to Granhams Manor
Fowden Field
1761 Terrar of Nuns’ Lands, JCA
Hauxton West Field
1835 GS Encl Award Schedule
1908 Tenancy Agreement, Jesus College Estates, GS 4.8, JCA
Hockstonmill Field
1756 Terrier of Nuns’ Lands taken by Elstobb, JCA
Hoxton Mill Field
1773 Map of Buristead Manor demesne, G & C college, ref. BUR:MAP/02/02.1/01, entry no. 3
Heath Field
1628-9 Terrar, GS 1. Nuns’ Lands, JCA
1635 Terrier, G & C
1657 Terrier, G & C
1657 Field Book owned by Mr Headley, quoted by Elstobb, 1779 JCA
1731, 1756, 1785 Granhams Manor court book
1751 Terrier of Parsonage Lands by John Aylmer, JCA
1756 Terrier of Nuns’ Lands taken by Elstobb, JCA
1761 Terrar of Nuns’ Lands, JCA
1773 Map of Buristead Manor demesne, G & C college, ref. BUR:MAP/02/02.1/01, entry no. 6
1835 GS Encl Award Schedule
Mannemedwe Manmeadow
1249-50 Survey of manors of Bishop of Ely, f127.r 31 ½ acres in, suggests an arable field, though the name suggests meadow. Mentioned elsewhere as follows
1635 Terrier, G&C manmeadow-knap butting north upon the moor, part of Foulden Field.
Mill Field
1635 Terrier, G & C
1657 Terrier, G & C
1657 Field Book owned by Mr Headley, quoted by Elstobb, 1779 JCA
1707 Terrier of lands belonging to Granhams Manor
1751 Terrier of Parsonage Lands by John Aylmer, JCA
1773 Map of Buristead Manor demesne, G & C college, ref. BUR:MAP/02/02.1/01, entry no. 44
1835 GS Encl Award Schedule
Milnecroft
1249-50 Survey of manors of Bishop of Ely, f127.r 35 acres in, suggests an arable field
Mingle Lands
1751 Terrier of Parsonage Lands by John Aylmer, JCA
1835 GS Encl Award Schedule
1838, 1842 Buristead Manor court book
Minglands
1635 Terrier, G & C
1657 Terrier, G & C
Mings Lands
?1756 Terrier of the late Benjamin Beeton, CRO R55/14/1
Minglelands
1851 census
Moor Westfield
1635 Terrier, G & C
1657 Terrier, G & C
Moore West Field
1657 Field Book owned by Mr Headley, quoted by Elstobb, 1779 JCA
Ninewell Field
1751 Terrier of Parsonage Lands by John Aylmer, JCA
Nine Wells Field
1816, 1837 Buristead Manor Court Book
1835 GS Encl Award Schedule
1869 Plan of part of Granhams Manor Farm, St John’s College Archive
Nine Wall Field
1773 Map of Buristead Manor demesne, G & C college, ref. BUR:MAP/02/02.1/01, entry no. 8
le Wellfeld
1250-90,Gift with Warranty, Jesus/Nuns/Add.80
Olluck West Field
1751 Terrier of Parsonage Lands by John Aylmer, JCA
Olluck Field
1761 Terrar of Nuns’ Lands, JCA
Oyster Bush Aulework alias Cliffield
1635 Terrier, G & C
1657 Terrier, G & C
Rededune and Crowelle croft
1249-50 Survey of manors of Bishop of Ely, f127.r 80 acres in, suggests an arable field
Sowden Field
1628-9 Terrar, GS 1. Nuns’ Lands, JCA
Sulebroc
1249-50 Survey of manors of Bishop of Ely, f127.r 6 acres in, suggests an arable field, though possibly not very large, maybe even a close of arable
Westfeld
1249-50 Survey of manors of Bishop of Ely, f127.r 45 acres in
West Field
Bef. 1236, s.d.,Gift with Warranty, GS 1. Nuns’ Lands, JCA
1628-9 Terrar, GS 1. Nuns’ Lands, JCA
1707 Terrier of lands belonging to Granhams Manor (2 not differentiated, third The West Field against the Church)
1816, 18 Buristead Manor Court Book
1891 census (refers Cement Works at Hauxton end)
1901 census (refers to site of new cottages)
West Church Field
1635 Terrier, G & C
1657 Field Book owned by Mr Headley, quoted by Elstobb, 1779, JCA
1773 Map of Buristead Manor demesne, G & C college, ref. BUR:MAP/02/02.1/01, entry no. 3
White Field
1628-9 Terrar, GS 1. Nuns’ Lands, JCA
1635 Terrier, G & C
1657 Field Book owned by Mr Headley, quoted by Elstobb, 1779, JCA
1751 Terrier of Parsonage Lands by John Aylmer, JCA
1756 Terrier of Nuns’ Lands taken by Elstobb, JCA
1761 Terrar of Nuns’ Lands, JCA
1773 Map of Buristead Manor demesne, G & C college, ref. BUR:MAP/02/02.1/01, entry no. 42, also Whitefield entry 26
1818 Buristead Manor Court Book
1835 GS Encl Award Schedule
1840 Buristead Manor court book
The Whet Field
1707 Terrier of lands belonging to Granhams Manor
Wytewell
1210-30 Confirmation of gift of land to Nuns of St Radegund, Jesus/Nuns/Add.71 a acres across Wytewell
b. Meadow Names
Fenmedwe hay meadow
1249-50 Survey of manors of Bishop of Ely, f127.r 4 acres 3 roods
Memedwe hay meadow
1249-50 Survey of manors of Bishop of Ely, f127.v 50 acres
Note also Mannemedwe which occurs elsewhere and appears to be open field arable
Redmedwe pasture
1249-50 Survey of manors of Bishop of Ely, f127.r 4 26 acres
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