COURT ROLLS OF THE MANOR OF LITTLE CHESTER. lOI 



early records is due ; but in an unfortunate dispute with his 

 copyholders upon the adjustment of their fines, he was altogether 

 defeated. 



The rights to heriots and wardship are not referred to elsewhere 

 than in this extract from the Lincoln Black Book. In 1329 the 

 Little Eaton estate comprised a water mill and a quarry. The 

 rental for Michaelmas, 1638, is upon the Rolls, and includes 

 " The Parke," " Eaton milne," " fishing Eaton and Colebrooke," 

 " outwood every other yeare," and " the quarry." Several entries 

 from 1487 onwards, relate to grants of the fishing not only on 

 the brook but down the river, " from Duffield bridge to the 

 Cleats in Little Cliester." The mill has passed into other hands, 

 and will be mentioned again. The Parks farm, and disused 

 quarries, the lords still hold. The " outwoods-common " was 

 enclosed and allotted under an Act of 1787. Other open fields 

 in Little Eaton held by copy, were the " Chapel Field " — which 

 lay to the north west of the present church, and which by its 

 name carries the establishment of the chapelry back, at all events, 

 before 1636 — the "Furlong Field," and the "Flaxholme" or 

 " Boat Meadow." 



'■ Anno' 4°.H. vij. (a.d. 1489). Grante to Thomas Stanley, 

 part of Colebrooke, to be turned out of it course, and to erect 

 a milne in the ' More ' above ' Jack Darleigh brige ' in Eyton : 

 rent 2* " 



The remains of this tiny mill still exist : a footpath to the 

 " Moor " from the highway passes over the old sluice, where the 

 water is now dammed for the supply of the bleach mills lower 

 down. The old mill is empty, and roofless, and its walls hastening 

 to decay. In the days of its prosperity it was not provided with 

 more than two pairs of stones, if so many, but sufficient, no 

 doubt, for the wants of the little community. 



To the bridge — now extended over the Derby Canal Company's 

 Tramway and the Midland Railway—" Jack of Darley " still gives 

 his name. On the Rolls it is often described as " Glandford " or 

 " Granford " Bridge. 



From a Roll fairly ingrossed of the loth of Hen. VII. 



