248 Notes on the History of Mere. 
ffor the w™ there hayth byn paid alwayes to the pson of Mere or his ffarmer or 
petr for the tythe hay dewe & payable owet of the same medowes, at lammas 
yerely beynge lawfully demaundyd the Rate or sum of v*, vj*. Also the said 
Thomas Awbrey douth holde one Copeyhold in Chadenw". aforesaid wherein 
Adryan Cowherd douth dwell Where unto there doo belonge one close & one 
porke of stock medowe or Inground medowes callyd Pytte close, the porke 
lyeth betwyxte Mylle lane and grene lane, and one acar in the Worthe under the 
Rate of vj’. 13: 
Peter Coleman als launder holdyth one Tenemt where unto there doo douthe 
belong flower medows called the greate medow, the lyttyl medowe, Wat" medowe 
als pytte close & the lyttyl medowe by the lane under the rate of : 
“ John Cowherde holdyth one Tenem'. where unto there doo belong one medowe 
called the Greate medowe And one other medowe called the lytyll medow under 
the rate of vj*.” 
The road from Mere to Chadenwyche was, till the beginning of 
this century :—through the river from Mere to Burton, then up 
Hollow Lane, through North Field and the copse now called 
“Burton Lane.” This is the lane mentioned in the document 
relating to the tithes, and there called ‘‘ Mylle Lane.” The present 
road from Chadenwych Farm to the main road, by the limekiln, 
was then private property, with a gate placed across it, and in the 
same document it is called ‘Green Lane.’ These alterations 
were made about the time the Mere inclosure took place. 
The Chapel, which was dedicated to St. Martin, stood at the east 
side of the garden; a portion of the wall is still standing, and may 
be recognised by the plinth. <A barn, built on the site, was pulled 
down a few years since, when part of a cross botonnée was dis- 
covered amongst the debris. 
Burron. 
This is a hamlet lying between Mere and Chadenwyche. It is 
now owned almost wholly by the Duchy of Cornwall, but a con- 
siderable portion has been purchased from other owners in recent 
times, the lands having been much intermixed. It consists of one 
principal farm, the farm house on which was erected by the Duke 
of Somerset shortly before he sold his estate to the duchy. Here 
stood another manor house belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall, 
which was destroyed about fifty years ago. It appears at one time 
to have been let on lives, as was customary. In 1606 Christopher 
