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Jonathan Hargreaves - Sale of four Pendleside farms in 1783



The following is the transcription of a manuscript I have acquired apparently relating to the sale of 4 farms in the Pendle area in 1783.

The farm (in ruins) occupied by John Hartley could be Height Top Farm at Goldshaw Booth, Newchurch-in-Pendle. Now there is Height Top, Height Top farm and Height Top Smithy Croft. It is possible that this John Hartley could be of the Admergill Hartley family.

The farm occupied by Edmund pollard could be one of the Dimpanley Farms (Farm, Top and Head )at Spen Brook, Goldshaw Booth. In 1680 an Alice Pollard, from West Close, married into the Ecroyd family of Foulds House - there were a number of Pollard families in the Higham and Newchurch areas.

The farm occupied by William Burton could be at Higham, the manuscript names fields as H_g_iham (possibly could be Habergham or Ingham ?) next to a watercourse. Also mentioned are Ridges and Ridge Bottom. I have read that the Ridges is at Royle but the whole length of the hill from Whalley to Utherstone is commonly known as Ridge (ie, Ridgealing Farm, Higher Ridge and Lower Ridge above Barrowford).

The farm occupied by Christopher Pollard could be in the Roughlee Booth area. The reference to The Marles may be todays Marles Hill but Marles was a very common field name.

I have not had time to research these locations properly yet. I have checked the tithe and OS maps for Ightenhill at Burnley Library but their copy of the Habergham Eaves area has gone missing. Nelson dont possess the tithe maps, these would appear to be held at Preston. I checked the 19th c OS but no clues. If anyone has any ideas please fire away.

FOREST OF PENDLE; THE HALMOT COURT of the Right Honourable Edward Lord Beaulieu and Isabella Lady Beaulieu his wife and the most Noble George Duke of Montagu of their Forest of pendle within the Manor of Ightenhill in the County of Lancaster Holden at Higham and in and for the said Forest the seventeenth day of October in the seventy third year of the reign of our sovereign Lord King George the third over Great Britain 4/3 and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three Before Martin Richardson Gentleman and Chief Steward thereof.


BE IT REMEMBERED; that on the first day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three Elizabeth Smith of Peckham in the County of Surry Widow and Charles Goring of Charlotte Street in the County of Middlesex Esquire / which said Elizabeth Smith and Charles Goring were the co-heirs at law of Jane Watson late of Ashworth (or Oakworth) in the County of York Spinster deceased and which said Jane was the sister and heiress at law of Robert Watson late of Cecil Street in the said County of Middlesex Doctor in Physic deceased for and in consideration of the sum of £1, 500 of lawful money of Great Britain to them in hand well and truly paid in full for the absolute purchase of the messuages and buildings and lands, tenements and hereditaments hereinafter particularly mentioned and described and hereby intended to be surrendered the receipt of which sum they the said Elizabeth Smith and Charles Goring do hereby respectively admit and acknowledge and thereof and of every part thereof do and each of them doth hereby aquit release and forever discharge the said Jonathan Hargreaves by these presents HAVE and each of them HATH surrendered and given up and by their presents DO and each of them DOTH surrender and give up into the hands of the Lords and Lady of the said Forest by Samuel Smith of Shad Thames in the said County of Surry Esquire Deputy Steward for this term and specially deputed ALL that messuage dwelling house or tenement lately occupied by John Hartley and now in ruins / with the several cottages barns stables cowhouses buildings orchards and gardens thereto belonging and therewith now enjoyed and all those several closes pieces and parcels of arable meadow and pasture ground belonging to the said messuage and usually occupied and enjoyed therewith commonly called or known by the several names of The Smithy Croft – The Holme – The Yate Meadow – The Yate Leys – The Great Bridge / now in two closes / The Long Height – The Great Height – The Little Height – The New Field – The Honey Hole – The Bridge Leys – The Bridge Meadow Bottom and The Garth or by whatsoever other names or name the said several closes or any of them now are or be or have or hath been called known and distinguished all which said premises are now or were late in the tenure or occupation of the said John Hartley or his undertenants.

AND ALSO all that one other messuage dwelling house or tenement wherein Edmund Pollard doth now or lately did inhabit and dwell with the barns stables cowhouses buildings oechards and gardens thereto belonging and therewith now enjoyed and all those several closes pieces and parcels of arable meadow and pasture ground to the said past mentioned messuage belonging and usually occupied and possessed with the same and commonly called or known by the several names of The Far Whitakers – the Near Whitakers – The Croft Hill – The Clough – The Near Dimpandley – The Far Dimpandley – The Little Croft – The Garth – The Middle Croft – The far Croft and The Holme or by whatsoever other names or name the said several closes past mentioned or any of them now are or be or have or hath been called known or distinguished all which said past mentioned buildings lands and premises are now or were late in the tenure or occupation of the said Edmund Pollard or his undertenants.

AND ALSO ALL that one other messuage dwelling house or tenement wherein William Burton doth now or lately did inhabit and dwell with the barns stables cowhouses buildings orchards and garden belonging thereto and now enjoyed therewith and all those several closes pieces and parcels of arable meadow and pasture ground belonging to the said past mentioned messuage and usually enjoyed and occupied therewith and commonly called or known by the several names of The Little Croft or Calf Garth -–The Meadow – The Little H_g_iham – The Holme – The H_g_iham Head – The Watercourse adjoining to the H_g_iham Head – The Broken Brow – The Top of the Hill – The Little Hill – The Lower Holme – The Ridge Bottom or Lower Field and The Ridges or by whatsoever other names or name the said several closes past mentioned or any of them now are or be or have or hath been called known or distinguished all which said past mentioned buildings lands and premises are now or were late in the tenure or occupation of the said William Burton or his undertenants.

AND ALL that one other messuage dwelling house or tenement wherein Christopher Pollard doth now or lately did inhabit and dwell wit the cottages barns stables cowhouses buildings orchards and gardens thereto belonging and therewith now enjoyed and all those several closes pieces and parcels of arable meadow and pasture ground to the said past mentioned messuage belonging and now let occupied and enjoyed therewith and commonly called or known by the several names of The Banks – The Great Field – The Higher Meadow and Lower Meadow – The Little Stubble or Horse Pasture – The Plain – The Hill – The Scar Top Meadow – The Round Field – The Scar Top Hill or Bet Field – The Long Field or Marle Field – The Little Meadow now laid to and part of The Long Field – The Brackens – The Far Field or Far Meadow – The Moss – The Meadow or Bank Meadow – The Leys now laid to and part of The Bank Meadow and The Lane or by whatsoever other names the said several closes or any of them now are or be or have or hath been called known or distinguished which said past mentioned messuage cottages buildings lands and premises are now or were late in the possession tenure or occupation of the said Christopher Pollard or his undertenants and the same.

AND ALSO the several other messuages cottages buildings lands tenements hereditaments and premises herein before particularly mentioned and described and situate lying and being at Roughlee Booth and in the Forest or close of Pendle aforesaid and are of the yearly rent to the Lords and Lady of the said forest of one pound eight shillings and six pence.

AND ALL OTHER the messuages cottages buildings lands tenements and hereditaments and shares of messuages cottages buildings lands tenements and hereditaments whatsoever of them the said Elizabeth Smith and Charles Goring or either of them situate lying and being at Roughlee Booth aforesaid or elsewhere within the said Forest in whose possession or tenure soever the same be. AND ALL reversion and reversions remainder and remainders rents fines and profits thereof. AND ALL the estate right title interest trust possession property inheritance claim and demand whatsoever law and in equity of them the said Elizabeth Smith and Charles Goring or either of them of in to or out of the said premises or any part or parcel thereof TO THE USE AND BEHALF of the said Jonathan Hargreaves and his heirs and assigns absolutely forever according to the custom of the said Forest AND HEREUPON comes the said Jonathan Hargreaves and desires to be admitted to his fine --- proclamation thereof being made and no person forbidding the same then the said premises with the appurtenances are granted by the said steward to the said Jonathan Hargreaves TO HAVE AND TO HOLD to him his heirs and assigns absolutely forever according to the custom of the said forest YIELDING and paying therefore yearly to the Lords and Lady of the said Forest and to their heirs the rents and services therefore formerly due and of right accustomed and now he gives to the said Lord and Lady for fine one pound eight shillings and sixpence by the pledge of Roger Nowell.

Examined by Martin Richardson – Steward.


The manuscript reverse says:

TO CERTIFY that the deputation to Samuel Smith Esquire and Joseph Allen Gentleman to take the surrender whereof the within is a true copy – now remains annexed to the original surrender amongst the proper files and is enrolled amongst the records of the within mentioned forest dept. at Clitheroe Castle in ..pages 43 44 and 45. As witnessed my hand this eighth day of february one thousand seven hundred and eighty four oo Martin Richardson – Steward.

TO THE USE OF JONATHAN HARGREAVES GENT
Drawing out verbatim the surrender of 2 Wro. Elizabeth Smith and furoll the same and fair copy two sides and a quarter in accord - £1:2:6
Duty - £0:9:0
Admittance £0:0:4 £1:11:10 1st October 1785.