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Rowley alias Wittenham. 



Farley as being parts of Rowley) called the Slow Grounds, not far 

 from Winfield Manor House, which, in a Farley Terrier of 1675 are 

 described " as the inheritance of the Longs, but in the tenure and 

 occupation of Mrs. Shertrin/'' meaning this Mrs. Sherfield. 



In 1583 a survey of Rowley Manor was taken for Sir Walter 

 Hungerford. The lands thrown into the old park, being demesne, are 

 omitted. There appear to have been only two houses on the spot, 

 Rowley Farm-house and a cottage. The farm-house is described as 

 containing ' ' five fields whereof two were new builded, a new barn of 

 five fields, and a cutting under the barn in length 3 fields." The 

 lands are called very much by the same names as at present : but 

 there have evidently been many inclosures since, as there were then 

 no less than 37 acres in Stowford Field, and 57 in Westwood Field. 

 Robert Rogers was the only cottager. 



It was stated above that of the manor of Rowley were held 

 several properties, of various size, lying at a considerable distance. 

 The following is the list of them given in the survey of 1583 : — 



Freeholders doing suit of Court and paying Chief Rents to the Manor 

 of Rowley, 1583. 



In the Parish of Thomas Snell, Esq. A House and 37 acres. Chief Rent, 

 Box. £2 0 0 a year. [The same sum was paid in 1777 by 



Vm, Northey upon grounds then called " late Jessers."] 



Edmund Leversage, Esq. , for " Bishop's which was the 4th 

 part of Rudlow Farm." 10 9 . [In 1777 this was paid by 

 Ambrose Goddard, Esq.] 



William Long : a Rowlease tenement called " Hayes," about 

 50 acres : Fogbroke, Milcroft, Widenham Mead, Mount- 

 ford-ham, Chapel Field, &c. [Some of this would probably 

 be at Ashley in Box.] 



Anthony Grome : For 33 acres, Corbyn's, Fogbroke, Duns- 

 croft, &c. [Afterwards Mr. Snell's.] 



Copyholders of Rowley Manor, 1583. 

 In Co. Wilts. 



In South Wraxhall ) Thomas Croke, 25 Acres, Wrysall mead, land by 

 and Atworth. ; Donmead-Brook and Elbridge, Tymmeridge, &c. 



that the representations were blasphemous and profane, broke to pieces with his 

 staff the stained-glass window in St. Edmund's Church, Salisbury ; for which 

 an information was filed against him in the Star Chamber, and he was im- 

 prisoned and fined £500. 



