By T. H. Baker. 



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In 1300 the park of Conwich was inclosed and 163 perches of 

 new fence erected. The house and buildings attached thereto 

 have entirely disappeared, and the site is almost forgotten. 



Barrow Street derives its name from the existence of a large 

 barrow, which formerly stood near the end of the " street " which 

 connects Barrow Street with West Knoyle. Sir H. H. Hoare's 

 farm is about 94 acres in extent. There are a few cottages here. 



Adjoining Barrow Street on the south-west lies Bush Hayes 

 Farm, now owned by John Curtis, Esq. , of Yeovil ; its original 

 extent was 4:6a. Sr. 5p., but it has been enlarged of late years by 

 the addition of lands purchased in its vicinity. In the latter part 

 of the last century and the beginning of this one it belonged to the 

 Merry weather family, who resided at Mere Park. 



1617 and 1621, Christopher Awbrey is assessed for Bush Hayes. 



1631, William Rogers was owner. 



Leigh Marsh, 52 acres — originally Duchy property — was 

 exchanged for other lands in the parish belonging to the Grove 

 estate, and is now added to Wet Lane Farm. Here is a field 

 called " The Moot," and, being near the boundary of the Forest of 

 Gillingham, it probably is the spot on which the rights of the 

 foresters were discussed. 



Black House Farm, lying between Leigh Marsh and Barrow 

 Street, was for many years, and till recently, owned by the Bower 

 family. Here is a field called " Paradise." The present owner is 

 William Keates. Its extent is about 22 acres. 



Whitehill Farm is the property of G. T. Chafyn Grove, Esq. 

 This was formerly called La Leigh. 



Swayne's Ford and East Swayne's Ford are part of the Duchy 

 of Cornwall, and have both of late years been augmented by copy- 

 holds which have fallen into hand, which were intermixed. 



The Manor Farm, as at present constituted, was put in its 

 present form about 1844, when the whole of the Duchy farms were 

 re-modelled and many new buildings erected. 



Mere Down Farm has for many years been in existence, even 

 when most of the parish was in tenantry fields, but in 1844 it was 

 enlarged, and new buildings were erected, as was the case with the 



