36 Notes as to Navies and Landmarks in Marlborough. 



called Bay water on the E. partie and St. Marty ns lane ' on the W. partie." 



Cross Close and Bay pitt Lane. From a lease, 13th Aug., 7° Eliz. 

 (1565), to Walter Mersam. 



" One close of pasture or mead called Crosse close, 2 containing by estima- 

 tion 2£ acres, lying in the Grene Ward in Marlebrough adjoining to Cole- 

 harbor on the N. partie, Bay pitt lane 3 on tli'E. partie, St. Martin's Lane 

 on the W. partie, and the Queries highway on the S. partie." 



Chymynage Close. From a lease dated 18th June, 7° Eliz. (1565), to 

 J. Perrynhefe. 



A close called Chymynage close, 4 in Herd Street, <: betwene a close of 

 Rob. Tubbyas of the S. partie the lane leading from the Thornes into 

 Blowhorn Street, alias Pylat 5 Street, 1 on the N. partie." 



Laney's Close. From a lease, 14th July, 7° Eliz. (1565) to Ric. Laney. 



" One platt of meade in Blowhorne Street." 



" A platt of Rob. Weare gent, in the tenure of Walter Newport of the S. 

 partie and platt of ground of T. Pyke sometyme the churche yarde of St. 

 Martyn's on th'E. partie a close of the maior and burgesses in the tenure 

 of the said Ric. Laney 6 on the N. partie and the Quene's high way on the 

 W. partie." 



Stonebridge. From a lease, 6th July, 7° Eliz. (1565), to Ric. Colman. 



" A close of pasture in the Greene Warde on th'E. syde of the hygh way 

 nere to Newbridge, 7 betwene the water of Kynnet of the S- partie and a close 

 in the tenure of T. Chylwey on the N. partie." 



Holdiche and Large's Close. From a lease, 1st Dec, 5° Eliz. (1562), 

 to J. Cornwall. 



" Three closes of pasture in the Green Ward one called Holdiche, 8 con- 

 taining by estimation 2 acres lyeth on th'E. syde of the said ward betwene 

 a close late T. Bacon's now in the tenure of the said J. Cornwall of the N. 

 partie in the town diche on the E. partie the Quene's high way leading to 

 Polton bridg on the S. partie." 



" One other close calld Larges lieth in the said warde nere to Rawlens 

 well, which containeth by estimation J an acre adioyning to a close of the 

 said J. Cornwall of th'E partie. 



And the other of the said 3 closes cont. by est. \ an acre lyeth in the said 

 Warde near unto the said well called Rawlens well. 



Goddard's Close. From a lease, 13th June, 28° Hen. VIII. (1536), to 

 J. Fryse. 



1 St. Martin's Lane=Cold Harbour Lane. 

 -' Crosse Close, the meadow in front of G. Bailey's house. 

 3 Baypitt Lane=Tin Pit Lane. 

 * Chymynage Close, now occupied by Mr. Milburn. 

 Pylat Street, still called Blowhorn Street. 

 6 Still known as Laney's Close, and so called in the Survey Book in 1688. 

 See that date. 



7 Known as Stonebridge (or Stonybridges) Lane. 

 s Left-hand side of Poulton Hill. 



