By T. H\Baker. 



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Thomas Toogood succeeded him at Lower Park. About this time 

 the present farm-house was built. 



In 1736 Thomas Toogood renewed his lease of Mere Park. 



In 1794 we find that John Mereweather was tenant, and his sons 

 occupied the whole park till 1828, when they were succeeded by 

 Mr. William White, who left in 1844, and the farm was taken by 

 John Mitchell, and in his family it has since remained. 



Chadenwyqhe. 



This is a tithing mentioned in Domesday Book, where it is 

 styled Chedelwich : — 



" The same Bishop [Sarum] holds Chedelwich. Algar held it in the time 

 of King Edward, and it paid geld for 5 hides. The land is 3 carucates. Of 

 this land 4 hides are in demesne, and there are two carucates ; and 3 villans, and 

 6 bordars, and 2 coscets ; with 1 carucate and a half. There are 10\ acres of 

 meadow. The pasture is 3 furkmgs long and two furlongs broad. The wood is 

 2 furlongs loug and 1 furlong broad. It was worth 40 shillings ; it is now 

 worth £4." 



From the above we gather that the greater portion of this manor 

 was in the occupation of the owner at this date, but there were also 

 resident three villans, who are now represented by the class termed 

 copyholders : two coscets, these were cottagers who held small 

 portions of land — generally about five acres — attached to their 

 tenement, for which they rendered certain services to the lord ; in 

 some places the coscet worked for the lord every Monday throughout 

 the year : six bordars, these were of the same social grade as the 

 coscets ; they derived their name from the fact of their paying rent 

 in kind, that is, in provisions to supply the lord's table. In some 

 districts there are lands called bord lands at the present day. 

 The owners of Chadenwyche have been as follows : — 



Algar, in the time of Edward the Confessor, 1042 to 1066. 

 Bishop of Sarum, 1087. Hugo was under-tenant. 

 William de St. Martin is said to have been enfeoffed in the 

 manor of Chadenwich by Osmund, Bishop of Sarum. " Will, 

 de St. Martin in Chadwick, quern feoffavit Osmundus 

 Episcopus." 



