Shipton Enclosure Award 29 April 1745

The landowners named in the Enclosure Act of 1744 are:

Richard Lowndes esquire, lord of the manor James Edmonds, clerk, Vicar of Winslow William Guy Elizabeth Bigg Ann Elliott William Hobbs Charles Bowler John Bowler Thomas Bowler Richard Eden

John Henley John Parkins Thomas Whiteaves John Elliott Matthew Hobbs John Jenkins Robert Eden Martha Townsend George Elliott Mary Henley

The area of the common fields of Shipton is given as 640 acres.

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Sketch map of Shipton fields before enclosure

	Cowpasture
	Red Hill Field
	Blackgrove Field
	Lice Hill Field
	Houses and orchards
	Earlier enclosures

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The table below summarises the individual holdings before and after enclosure. Click on the number to go to the full details.

Number	Landholder (with occupation / residence outside Winslow, if known)	Original holding	Enclosed holding (acres, roods, perches)	Old field
1a	William Hobbs, apothecary & Ann his wife	7a	2a 0r 37p pasture	Lice Hill
1b			2a 3r 3p arable; sold by Ann Hobbs to John Turner in 1771	Red
2	Thomas Whiteaves	1a	0a 3r 22¾p	Lice Hill
3	Charles Bowler, John Bowler, Thomas Bowler, Richard Eden & Frances his wife, Ann Elliott (children of Charles Bowler, cordwainer, d.1735)	21a (details in Charles Bowler's will)	18a 2r 0p	Lice Hill
4a	John Henley	13a	1a 1r 11p pasture	Lice Hill
4b			2a 3r 7p (Pease Furlong Close) + 1a 2r 14p pasture	Red
4c			3a 0r 35p pasture Held by Stephen Gibbs in 1776	Blackgrove
5	John Parkins, yeoman, John Jenkins & Joan his wife	12a	9a 1r 0p	Red
6	George Elliott	8½a	6a 0r 0p	Blackgrove
7	William Guy gent. & Mary his wife	5a	4a 2r 0p Sold to William Lowndes, 1759	Red
8	Martha Townsend, infant	5a	6a 3r 0p Sold by Robert Lowndes to William Lowndes, 1759	Red
9a	John Elliott	8a	1a 1r 18p pasture & 2a 1r 3p	Blackgrove
9b			3a 3r 35p	Lice Hill
10	Elizabeth Bigg, widow & Richard Bigg	3a	1a 3r 12p & 0a 3r 12p	Lice Hill
11	Mary Henley	2a	1a 3r 0p	Blackgrove
12	Robert Eden of Cowley, Middx, carpenter	3½a	2a 2r 0p	Blackgrove
13	Matthew Hobbs the elder	3a	1a 1r 8p pasture	Lice Hill
14	James Edmunds clerk, Vicar of Winslow	Tithes	37a 0r 0p	Blackgrove & Red
15a	Richard Lowndes (total holding after enclosure 482a 0r 29p)	133a	93a 3r 18p This became Redhall Farm	Cowpasture
15b			17a 2r 6p	Lice Hill
15c			1a 3r 37p	Blackgrove
15d			8a 3r 35p	Cowpasture
15e			1a 0r 3p	Cowpasture
15f			1a 3r 10p	Lice Hill
16		Tithes	23a 0r 6p &10a 3r 23p & 13a 3r 5p	Lice Hill
17		unspecified	309a 1r 6p Most of this later became Magpie and Rands Farms	all

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Sketch map of Shipton after enclosure

Hover over the map to see who the land was awarded to. Click to go to the details of the award.

	Land of Richard Lowndes
	Church land
	Houses and orchards

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Enclosure Award: Footpaths

And as for and concerning all paths and passages for foot Passengers over and through the said Enclosures or any Part thereof We do direct appoint and order that no paths or passages for foot persons shall be used over and through the said Enclosures other than and Except the Public and Private Roads and Ways hereinbefore set out and described and also the paths or passages herein after mentioned, that is to say ... One Ancient foot path leading from Winslow to Little Horwood ford over part of Linhill Field allotted to Richard Lowndes Esqr. Also One other ancient foot path leading from Shipton to Swanbourne over the Land allotted to the said Vicar and to the said Richard Lowndes through Shade Lane. Also One other ancient foot path leading from Shipton to Mursley over the Red Field through Shade Lane over the said Vicar's Land and the Land allotted to the said Richard Lowndes. Also One other ancient foot path leading from Winslow to Hogston over Knowl Furlong in said Linhill field allotted to the said Richard Lowndes.

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Summary of the awards of land

1. William Hobbs & Ann his wife

• close of pasture ground called Holloways Close in Lice Hill Field containing 2a 37p, Holloway's Orchard lying east, Winslow common field west, close of Matthew Hobbs south, common road from Winslow to Shipton north.
• piece of arable land in Red Field, Lower Clay Furlong, containing 2a 3r 3p, Cowpasture lane lying west, land allotted to Richard Lowndes east, Swanbourn Highway south, land allotted to Martha Townsend infant north.

2. Thomas Whiteaves

• two lands of his own lying together in Lice Hill Field, Woodway Furlong, Little Horwood Road on the east.
• two lands adjoining on the west, containing in all 3r 22¾p, land allotted to Richard Lowndes west & north, Winslow common field south.

3. Charles Bowler, John Bowler, Thomas Bowler, Richard Eden & Frances his wife, Ann Elliott

• parcel of arable land & pasture in Lice Hill Field, Coarse Furrowes Furlong & Snout Furlong, containing 18a 2r, Cowpasture Lane east, Course Furrowes south, land allotted to Richard Lowndes west, Dirty Mead Close north.

4. John Henley

• his own close of pasture ground called Lamas Close in Lice Hill Field containing 1a 1r 11p, John Parkin's orchard south, Winslow common field north & west, Cow Pasture Lane east.
• his own close of pasture ground called Peas Furlong Close in Red Field containing 2a 3r 7p, & adjoining piece of pasture ground in the Cow Pasture of Shipton containing 1a 2r 14p, land allotted to Martha Townsend south, to Mr Guy east, Shipton Cowpasture north.
• close of pasture ground called Brook Close, Blackgrove Field containing 3a 25p, common road from Shipton to Aylesbury west, Shipton Brook south, land allotted to Robert Eden east.

5. John Parkins, John Jenkins & Joan his wife

• two closes of pasture ground in Red Field called Stephens's Leys, furthermost adjoining land set out for the Vicar eastward.
• parcel of land lying on Upper Clay and Bryar Furlong thereto adjoining northward containing 9a 1r, house occupied by Widow Shenton south, Cowpasture Lane west, road to Swanbourne north, land allotted to the Vicar east.

6. George Elliott

• close of pasture ground called Elliotts Close in Blackgrove Field adjoining his own orchard westward.
• parcel of pasture ground & arable land in Howsham Furlong adjoining on the east containing 6a, land set out for John Elliott north, land set out for Richard Lowndes east & south, land set out for Mary Henley & Robert Eden south-west.

7. William Guy & Mary his wife

• parcel of arable land in Red Field, Pease Furlong
• piece of pasture ground in Shipton Cowpasture adjoining, containing 4a 2r, Peas Furlong Close & land set out for John Henley in Shipton Cowpasture west, land set out for Richard Lowndes east, land set out for Martha Townsend south, Shipton Cowpasture north.

8. Martha Townsend

• parcel of arable land in Red Field, Snout & Stonny Stitch Furlongs, containing 6a 3r, land set out for Mr Guy & John Henley north, for Richard Lowndes & William Hobbs south, for Richard Lowndes east, Cowpasture Lane west.

9. John Elliott

• piece of pasture ground called the Half Close, Blackgrove Field, & a small part of Lamb's Leys adjoining his orchard on the west and the Half Close, containing 1a 1r 18p, George Elliott's close south, Richard Lowndes north & east.
• piece of pasture & arable land in Howshaw [sic] Furlong, Blackgrove Field, containing 2a 1r 3p, adjoining the Half Close on the west, land allotted to Richard Lowndes east, north & south.
• close of arable land & pasture ground called Drymead Close, Licehill Field, containing 3a 3r 35p, land allotted to Richard Lowndes east, south & west, Great [sic] Horwood common field north.

10. Elizabeth Bigg, widow & Richard Bigg

• their own close called Dirtymead Close containing 1a 3r 12p in Licehill Field, land allotted to Charles Bowler west & south, Shipton Cowpasture east.
• piece of sweard ground in Shipton Cowpasture adjoining Dirtymead Close on east, containing 3r 12p, Shipton Cowpasture east, land allotted to Richard Lowndes north.

11. Mary Henley

• piece of arable land & pasture ground in Blackgrove Field, Red Lynch Furlong, containing 1a 3r, land allotted to Robert Eden west, Shipton Book south, land allotted to Richard Lowndes east, to George Elliott north.

12. Robert Eden of Cowley, Middx, carpenter

• parcel of arable land and pasture ground in Blackgrove Field, Red Lynch Furlong, containing 2½a, land allotted to Mary Henley east, Brook Close west, land allotted to George Elliott north, Shipton Brook south.

13. Matthew Hobbs the elder

• his own close of pasture ground containing 1a 1r 8p in Licehill Field adjoining his house on east, Winslow common field west, land allotted to Richard Lowndes south, Holloway's Close north.

14. James Edmunds clerk, Vicar of Winslow, in lieu of tithes

• close of greensweard known as Smithell Close, Blackgrove Field.
• parcel of arable land and sweard ground adjoining, containing in all 37a, in Red Field, yearly value £30, the close and Blackgrove Field lying south, land allotted to Richard Lowndes east, common highway from Shipton to Swanbourne north, land allotted to John Perkins & Widow Shenston's orchard west.

15. Richard Lowndes, in lieu of 133 acres

• all Shipton Cowpasture (except 4a 2r 22p allotted to Richard Lowndes, William Guy, John Henley & Elizabeth Bigg) containing 93a 3r 18p, adjoining Red Field on south, Swanbourne common field south-east, Little Horwood common field north, Licehill Field west.
• piece of pasture ground called Knowl Furlong, Licehill Field, with adjoining meadow, containing 17a 2r 6p, Poor's Close of Winslow & Grandborough Brook south, Winslow common field west, common road from Shipton to Aylesbury east, Burnham's Orchard & Burnham's Close north.
• close of sweard ground called Lamb's Leys, Blackgrove Field, containing 1a 3r 37p, land allotted to John Elliott south, homestall in occupation of John Perkins west, land allotted to Richard Lowndes north & east.
• 3 closes of pasture ground in Shipton Cowpasture, Swanbourne common field north & east, containing 8a 3r 35p.
• a little close in Shipton Cowpasture called Long Varnum Close containing 1a 3p.
• close of pasture called Burnham's Close, Licehill Field, containing 1a 3r 10p, Knowl Furlong south, Winslow common field west, Burnham's Orchard east, Matthew Hobbs close north.

16. Richard Lowndes, in lieu of tithes

• parcel of arable land in Licehill Field lately inclosed and now called the Middle Ground, containing 23a 6p.
• parcel of land in the same field lately inclosed and now called Langland Ground, containing 10a 3r 23p, adjoining the Middle Ground.
• parcel of land in the same field lately inclosed called Rushmead, containing 13a 3r 5p, adjoining the Middle Ground.

17. Richard Lowndes, residue

• residue of the common fields not awarded to others, containing 309a 1r 6p, in lieu of his share and proportion thereof.