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Notes on the History of Mere. 



ffor the w ch there hayth byn paid alwayes to the pson of Mere or his fltarmer or 

 pctr for the tythe hay dewe & payable owet of the same medowes, at lammas 

 yerely beynge lawfully demaundyd" the Rate or sum of v s . vj d . Also the said 

 Thomas Awbrey douth holde one Copeyhold in Chadenw ch . aforesaid wherein 

 Adryan Cowherd douth dwell Where unto there doo belonge one close & one 

 porke of stock medowe or Inground medowes callyd Pytte close, the porke 

 lyeth betwyxte Mylle lane and grene lane, and one acar in the Worthe under the 

 Rate of vj d . 



Peter Coleman als launder holdyth one Tenem* where unto there doo douthe 

 belong ffower medows called the greate medow, the lyttyl medowe, Wat r medowe 

 als pytte close & the lyttyl medowe by the lane under the rate of . 



"John Cowherde holdyth one Tenem 1 . where unto there doo belong one medowe 

 called the Greate medowe And one other medowe called the lytyll medow under 

 the rate of vj d ." 



The road from Mere to Cliadenwyche was, till the beginning of 

 this century : — through the river from Mere to Burton, then up 

 Hollow Lane, through North Field and the copse now called 

 "Burton Lane." This is the lane mentioned in the document 

 relating to the tithes, and there called " Mylle Lane." The present 

 road from Chadenwych Farm to the main road, by the limekiln, 

 was then private property, with a gate placed across it, and in the 

 same document it is called " Green Lane." These alterations 

 were made about the time the Mere inclosure took place. 



The Chapel, which was dedicated to St. Martin, stood at the east 

 side of the garden ; a portion of the wall is still standing, and may 

 be recognised by the plinth. A barn, built on the site, was pulled 

 down a few years since, when part of a cross botonnee was dis- 

 covered amongst the debris. 



Burton. 



This is a hamlet lying between Mere and Cliadenwyche. It is 

 now owned almost wholly by the Duchy of Cornwall, but a con- 

 siderable portion has been purchased from other owners in recent 

 times, the lands having been much intermixed. It consists of one 

 principal farm, the farm house on which was erected by the Duke 

 of Somerset shortly before he sold his estate to the duchy. Here 

 stood another manor house belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall, 

 which was destroyed about fifty years ago. It appears at one time 

 to have been let on lives, as was customary. In 1606 Christopher 



