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The Manor of Duddleswell by Colin J Hobbs
published in 2004

Content

Title

Maresfield

Maresfield at Stumbletts Common

Nutley

Fletching

West Hoathly

Hartfield

Withyham

East Grinstead

Buxted

Multi-parish

Information Sources

Estates

Henry Thomas Earl of Chichester and Henry Hall Viscount Gage Estate

William Lord Abergavenny Estate

Sir John Shelley Estate

Maresfield Properties

Id	Name
M1	Le Sonke; 4 acres of assert
M2	Inhomes als Beggarswell; 6 acre field within forest
M3	Parcel of waste; 3 roods within forest
M4	Burchetts, 3 parcels of land; 15 acres
M5	Inhomes in Markstreet; 3 acres
M5A	Inhomes in Markstreet; 30 perches
M6	Pricketts hatchegate, cottage; Johane Dynes, 2 acres assart
M7	3 parcels; 13.25 acres new assart at Horney Common
M8	Chapmans; 4 acres assart near Lampool Green
M8A	Le Trench; 2 acres
M9	Hoogelette, messuage; 7 acres
M9A	Hugletts Pit; 7 acres
M10	Courtehatche; 6 acres
M10A	Newlond; 4 acres new assart
M10B	Newlond; 6 acres new assart
M11	Crouchecrofte; 3 acres at Piltdown Crossroads
M11A	Crouchecrofte, 4 cottages; 0.5 acre at Piltdown Crossroads
M13	Messuage, garden, and 2 crofts; 5 acres
M15	Messuage; 1 acre at Brabies Hatch
M20	Tinkers; 4 pieces 11 acres of woodland at Cheynes
M21	2 tenements, messuage, cottage; 4 acres near Oldlands
M22	Whitehouse, messuage, 1 parcel land; 27 acres within the forest
M22A	Whitehouse, barn and buildings
M23	Cottage; 1/2 acre by the Boringwheel Pond
M24	Cottage; 1 rood at Jessops Hill by Tinkers
M25	Cottage, small barn, new built; 5 acres by Boreing Whele Pond
M26	Oast house, malthouse; 1/2 acre at Pricketts Hatch Green
M27	Cottage; 1 rood at Horney Common
M28	Cottage; 1/2 rood at Horney Common
M29	Cottage; 1/2 rood at Horney Common
M30	Cottage; 1/2 acre at Whitehouse Land
M31	Cottage & garden; 1 rood at Jessops Hill
M32	Land; 190 acres
M32A	Land; 10 acres
M32B	Land; 14 acres in 3 parcels
M32C	Land; 10 acres
M32D	Land; 10 acres
M33	le Churchwardens; 10 acres
M34	le Springwell
M35	le Diall field; 4.2.00 acres at Horney Common
M36	Messuage and barn; 19. 3. 00 acres
M36A	Land; 2.0.28 acres and ( 0.1.32 earlier taken in )
M37	Newlodge, messuage and tenement; 30 acres assart within Forest
M38	Marlelands, cottage and tenement; 5 acres assart within Forest
M39	Cottage adjacent Brownsbrook
M40	Clayfields; 10. 2. 00 acres assart within Forest
M40A	Forest Lodge
M41	House lately built; 6 acres assart within Forest
M41A	Land; 2.3.30 acres
M42	Croft; 3 roods at Jessops Hill
M43	Little Amblers, cottage; 4 acres
M43A	Little Amblers; 2 acres
M43A/B	Little Amblers; 20 perches
M44	Messuage/tenement; 4 acres at Stubbs Cross
M45	Sealeswell; 12 acres at Duddleswell
M46	Land; 1 rood south of Clayfields
M47	Land; 5 acres
M48	Land; 5 acres
M49	Cottage and tenement; 4 acres
M50	le Stonyland; 15 acres
M50A	le Stonyland; 5 acres
M50B	le Stonyland; 5 acres
M51	Land; 7 .1. 00. acres at Copthall
M52	Land; 1 . 0. 08 acres at Brabies Hatch
M52A	Land; 1/2 acre by Kenwards house
M52A/A	Land; 3.07 acres
M53	Cottage; 0. 2. 29 acre top of Cackle Street
M54	Cottage; 1/2 acre at Horney Common
M55	Land; 33 acres
M55A	Land; 2 acres
M56	Land; 2.2.36 acres
M59	Land; 18. 2. 48 acres at Duddleswell
M59A	Land; 5. 2. 48 acres adj Marlelands
M60	Land; 1/2 acre at Fairwarp
M63	Cottage; 1/2 acre at Dodds Hill
M65	Hopgarden; 1 acre by Oldlands
M66	Malthouse; 0. 0. 20 acre
M68	Messuage; 1 acre will be Whitehouse
M70	Land; 12. 0. 28 acres at Duddleswell
M70A	Land; 11 rods acres at Duddleswell
M72	Witchcross
M73	Smiths shop; 1 acre at Witchcross
M75	Land; 25 acres at Duddleswell
M76	The Boringwheel Pond; 5 acres
M77	Land; 0.5 acre at Brabies Hatch
M79	Land; Several pieces 2 acres below Misborne
M80	Workhouse; 4 acres
M81	Land; 4 acres south of Marles
M82	Water corn mill; 40 rods by Boringwheel pond
M83	Cottage; 2.2.00 acres
M84	Land; 2 acres opposite Fords Green
M85	Land; 2 acres at Whitehouse Common
M86	Land; 1 acre at Whitehouse Common
M87	Cottage and buildings; 1 acre by Boringwheel
M88	Land; 4 acres around Workhouse
M89	Wych Cross road; 30 perches
M90	Duddleswell 3 cottages; 2.1. 09 acres, 1. 3. 09 acres, and 0.0. 33 acres
M90A	Duddleswell cottage; triangular piece 0.0.33 acre
M90B	Duddleswell seed plot and old cottage; 0.0.14 acre
M90C	Duddleswell cottage; 0.0.20 acre
M90D	Land at Duddleswell; 4.1.33 acres
M91	Fairwarp cottage; 2.2.00 acres
M91A	Fairwarp Oak Cottage

M92	Cottage; 0.1.16 acres
M92A	3 cottages; 0.1.16 acres
M93	Forge Bank cottage, barn and lodges; 2.3.05 acres
M94	Messuage and buildings; 0.3.00 acre
M94A	Cottage erected by Samuel Fox younger; 0.2.01 acre
M95	Cottage and bulidings near Spring Gardens; 2 acres
M96	Cottage and buildings in Fairwarp; 0.3.00 acre
M96A	Cottage in Fairwarp; 0.1.24 acre
M96A/A	Grocers shop, bakehouse, messuage and shop in Fairwarp
M97	Land; 4.0.00 acres near Duddleswell Gate
M98	Nursery; 1.2.22 acres, Tithe no. 808/9; 1.2.27 acre,late nursery garden.
M98A	Land; 1.1.27 acres
M99	Land; 1.3.18 acres. Tithe nos. 858/62
M100	Cottage, brick kilns and brick sheds; 1.2.00 acres
M100A	Whitehouse Cottages ( 2 ); 1.2.14 acres
M101	Land; 1.2.00 acres
M102	Land; 1.2.00 acres near Duddleswell Gate

Maresfield	Cottage, small barn, new built	5 acres by Boreing Whele Pond	Copyhold
M25	20/- annual rent; 20/-Heriot and fine 5/- each.

1658	John Tailor at Parliamentary Survey, cottage 1.3.00 acres without authority.
1669 to 1676	Grant to John Tailor. 1676 surrendered to Isaac Snelling.
1676 to 1685	Isaac Snelling gent admit. 1685 surrendered to his son Isaac Snelling and Marie Alchorne fiancee.
1693	Part of map no.30, with 190 acres.
1693 to 1700	Isaac Snelling son and wife Marie admit. 1694 mortgage Alex Staples gent of East Grinstead £60/10/-. 1694 recovery, Marie examined secretly. 1694 mortgage Ast £102/10/-. 1699 mortgage John Taylor junior of East Grinstead yf East Grinstead yeoman £42/10/-. 1700 surrendered to Robert Picke.
1700 to 1705	Robert Picke of Dartford gent. 1700 licence to let 3 years 4/-, with 190 acres. 1705 surrendered to John Gilbert.
1705 to 1737	John Gilbert admit with 190 acres and to uses. 1714 surrendered to uses with 190 acres. 1737 surrendered to Isaac Gilbert.
1737	Mess, barn, malthouse.
1737 to 1748	Isaac Gilbert son admit. 1748 deceased.
1749 to 1771	Mary Gilbert widow of Isaac admit by will on 3rd proc, with 190 acres. 1754 licence to let to William Austen 8 years, fine 2/8d. with 190 acres. 1771 deceased.
1771 to 1782	Isaac Gilbert admit by will and surrendered to will, with 190 acres. 1782 deceased.
1784 to 1800	Elizabeth Gilbert widow admit on 3rd proc, with 190 acres. 1790 mortgage Stephen Weller of Lewes draper £450, with 190 acres. 1800 satis. 1800 deceased.
1800 to 1800	Isaac and Charles Gilbert sons admit by will and surrendered to William Star.
1800 to 1807	William Star of Westfield yeoman admit and mortgage John Crisford of Westfield yeoman £600, with 190 acres. 1807 satis. 1807 surrendered to Benjamin Hale.
1807 to 1827	Benjamin Hale of the Inner Temple gent admit, with 190 acres and surrendered to will. 1827 surrendered to Sir John Shelley.
1827 to 1852	Sir John Shelley Bart admit, with 190 acres. 1852 deceased.
1840	Tithe map pt.nos 1022/55 –- 80.3.37 acres with 190 acres.
1854 to 1854	Sir John Villiers Shelley Bart of Maresfeild admit and surrendered to Henry Thomas Earl of Chichester and Henry Hall Viscount Gage.
1854 to 1875	Admitted into the Henry Thomas Earl of Chichester and Henry Hall Viscount Gage Estate. 1866 Disentailing deed by Blanche Henrietta Johnes Shelley spinster with consent of Dame Louisa Anne Shelley wida Anne Shelley widow protector of the settlement. 1867 John Villiers Shelley deceased. 1875 enfranchised £1825/18/8d.
1875	Enfranchised.

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