Notes as to Names and Landmarks in Marlborough. 35 



W. Mydwynter's (now, 1910, Mr. A. M. Adams') Brewery. From a 

 lease, 29th August, 12° Eliz. (1570). 



A. tenement with orchard and garden on the N. side of the High Street. 

 "A tenement th'inheritance of Antony VVhytehart in the tenure of W. Goff e, 

 of the W. partie and a tenement belonging to the churche of St. Peter now 

 in the tenure of W. Mydwynter bocher (Ashton House and brewery, 19 L0) 

 of the E. partie unto a meade called the Harte meade on the N. partie." 



Coolebridge [Cowbridge]. From a lease, 1.2th Nov., 16° Eliz. (1574) 

 to W. Carver. 



A tenement with a close of meadow adjoining, lying in the Marsh Ward, 

 *' betwene a close of pasture of W. Thynne gent, in the tenure of Ellen 

 Collyns widowe of the S. partie and the bridge called Coolebridge of th' E. 

 partie which premisses sometyme belonged to the Hospitall of St. Jo(h)nes 

 in Marlebrough." 



Coolebridge, afterwards called " Cowbridge." The bridge leading to the 

 railway stations and Hospital of St. John, now the Grammar School. 



Cowbridge and Bawleus Well. From a lease, 17 April, 14° Eliz. 

 (1572), to Robert Mydwynter alias Kyng. 



A close of meadow lying in the Marsh Ward " at th'end of a bridg called 

 Cowbridg between the cawsey leading to Cowbridg aforesaid on the W. 

 partie and a lane or dyche leading up towardes Rawlens well on th'E. partie 

 and the Ryver of Kynnett on the S. partie." 



St. John's Close and Blynde Lane. From a lease, 16th April, 14° 

 Eliz. (1572), to T. Pyke. 



" A close of meadow or pasture called St. Jo(h)nes Close in the parish of 

 ■St. Peters, ' betwene a close called the Bell Close on the S. partie and a 

 certaine narrow lane called the Blynde lane of the N. partie and extendeth 

 from the Quenes higgh waie of the E partie unto the forsaid lane called the 

 Blynde lane of the W. partie." 2 



Pound's Close. From a lease, 27th June, 1577, to Bic Collman. 



" One plock of medow called Pounds Close, containing by estimation 12 

 roddes in length, and in breadth 2J roddes on the E. side of Kyngesbury 

 Streat." 



Newland Street. From a lease, 18th July, 7° Eliz. ( 1 565). 



" A street ther called Newland " mentioned. (Now named " St. Martins " 

 after the Church, now demolished, and marked only by the yew tree, near 

 which it stood). 



" Newlande Street, alias St. Martins Street," is mentioned in several leases. 



Baywater and St. Martin's Lane. From a lease, 10th Sept., 7° 

 Eliz. (1565), to Bic. Weare, alias Brown- 



" Two closes and a barne whereof one contains by estimation 2 acres and 

 lyeth at the Bay pyttes 3 betwene a close in the tenure of Rob. Hanle on the 

 N. partie and a close in the tenure of J. Cornewall on the S. partie the water 



1 The meadow S. of the Workhouse. 



2 The lane leading past Deverill House to the Common. 



3 At the end of the lane past Poulton Hill cottages. 



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