NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. 
The foreft of Whittlewood, though principally belonging 
to the county of Northampton, extends into the adjoining 
as prefcribed by the perambulation of Edward I., and con- 
rmed, 20 James I. But a part only of the lands within 
thofe limits feems now to be confidered as foreft: th 
that part 
d poles, and is almoft en- 
a ‘ring mound, which has been its 
boundary beyond the memory of the oldeft man. 
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lington Dayrell; the fourth and fifth in the parifh of Paf- 
1800 of all forts; and the number 
with another, is ahout 138 bucks, and 
killed, one 
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year 
00 does. 
In the furvey made ’in the year 1608, Whittlewood foreft 
is ftated to contain 51,046 timber trees of oak, then valued 
45;000 loads, {quare meafure. 
y the furvey taken in 1783, there appeared to be growing 
in this foreft 521% timber trees fit for the navy, containing 
9230 loads of timber, fquare meafure ; and 402 {crubbed, 
dotard, and degayed trees, containing 569 loads. The fame 
furvey ftates, that there were 18,617 trees in the foreft con- 
ftantly lopped for browze for the deer, viz. 6335 oak trees, 
computed to contain 8907 loads of timber, {quare meafure, 
{being more than a load and quarter each on the average, ) 
om. In a perambulation, 
is defcribed as extending 
Welland and Maidwell on the north-welt, being a 
fame number of does; and for the foreft officers, eleven: 
brace of each: in the whole, fifteen brace and a half of 
ea 
the woods called Farming woods, Seana. rs about 
700 acres; and a lodge called Farming-wood 
an inclofed lawn adjacent to it, faid to contain about 200 
acres. The number of deer fupplied from this bailiwick is 
34 bucks, and as many does. 
The bailiwick of Cliffe is the largeft divifion of the foreft, 
and comprehends four extenfive tracts of woodland, namely, 
Welthay woods, belonging to the earl of Exeter 5 Moorhay 
woods, belonging to the earl of Weftmoreland; Earl’s 
woods in Moorhay walk, the property of the Rev. Abraham 
Blackhome and others; and Sulchay woods, belonging alfo 
to the earl of Wefltmoreland. 'Thoie woods, with the open 
plains and waites adjoining, and two inclofed lawns, called 
Q2 Moorhay 
