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Notes on the History of Great Somerford. 



1774, Wm. Tomkins, Elizabeth Smith, sn., Elizabeth Smith, jn., John 

 Pike, John Sealy, Alexander Parsl-oe, Thos. Sealy, sn., Thos. Sealy, 

 jn., Wm. Pike, John Leonard, Win. Sealy; 1808, Stephen Demain- 

 bray, Anthony Ayliffe, John Parsloe, Jacob Sansum, William Sealy, 

 Thomas Pyke ; 1828, Stephen Demainbray, Wm. Smith, John 

 Parsloe, Winifred Pyke, Wm. Eandell, John Hopkins, John Sealy, 

 Wm. Knapp, Thos. Pyke. 



Field Names. 



The earliest document giving any considerable number of field 

 names is the terrier of 1608. Many of the names there mentioned 

 are still in use, and still more of them were in use at the time of 

 the Award, 1809, from which date many changes have arisen 

 An assessment of the parish made in 1830 gives the name of every 

 field at that date. In the terrier of 1608 we find mentioned "The 

 Verwells," " Horsham," " The new Leaze," " The Inner Nithie," 

 " Sonthmede," " Eodmeade," "Warhams" "The West Marsh"; in 

 " Westfield " the furlongs " Sandhill," " Four Acres," " Greenway," 

 " Hayestreet," " Long Hedge," " Seech " ; in " Broadfield " the 

 furlongs " Long Hedge," "Huckland," "Odwill," "Moore," "Inland"; 

 in " Downefields " the furlongs " Copped Ground," " Shadwell," 

 "Moore," "Middledowne," "Shilfeacre," "Long Downe," "Horsham," 

 "Catbraine," " Shelf geat." In terrier of 1671 occur in addition 

 " Brick Mead Corner," " Seagry Heath," " Vinslade Corner," " Apple 

 Furlong," " Smith Marsh Furlong," " Copped Thorne Furlong," 

 " Hillmore Style Furlong," " Whiteland Furlong." In terrier of 

 1677 occur "Leonard's Leaze," "Burnt House Close," " Comley's 

 Leaze," " Barrow Acre," " Dock Ham," " Cows Ham " " Little Field," 

 " Clay Corner," " Queen Bush Furlong," " White Ash Furlong," 

 " Bushy Marsh," " Lower Marsh." Other original deeds of the end 

 of the seventeenth century contain many additional names. The 

 following no doubt arose from sometime occupiers or owners : — 

 " Cromwell's Leaze," " Petty's Leaze," " Dole's Close," " Scottage 

 Orchard," "Ashley's," "Hibberd's," "Prince's," "Painters'," "Blake's," 

 " Scaly's Leaze," " Taylor's," " Winkworth's Lane " (corrupted in the 

 Award Map into " Wiggins' Lane "), " Church's." The following 

 may record the site of an ancient mill — " Millhams." 



