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Medieval deeds for Northwood, Stottesdon
The Ottley Collection at the National Library of Wales has a collection of 13th and 14th Century deeds for the township of Northwood in Stottesdon. Extracts from the catalogue are below. In some cases place and name spellings have been modernised or corrected and dates have been added or recalculated.
Land of Emma Paen
This shows the townships of Stottesdon as they existed around 1840. However, this gives a good idea of the medieval boundaries of the townships.
No 385, c1265. Emma Paen to John de Langebergia, clerk for ½ a mark and ½d rent pa. GRANT in free-farm of an acre of land in the field of Northwood called Caldewelle acre lying between the land of Richard de Northwood and the land lying in the tenure of Isaac. Witnesses: Nicholas le Forcer, Ralph de Lowe and William his son, William de Stepple, John de bello loco [Bewdley], Hugh de la Hwthrin.
No 1301, c1275. Emma Paen to Hugh de Baskerville for rent of 4s. annually. GRANT in fee-farm of land in Northwood, viz., an acre and a half above Fouleg, half an acre in Wlueshal', half an acre above Stanley, an acre in Westhale, half an acre between the fields of Northwood and Chorley, half an acre in la Leye, half an acre extending to Blundell’s Bache half an acre between the land of the said Hugh and the lands of William son of Eustace, half an acre at Cumbersfurlong, half an acre at Eyrlrichesthorne extending to the river of Foulesworthin, [Fouswardine], half an acre at the head of Wlueshale, an acre above the hill extending from the road to Northbache with an adjoining meadow, land in Fernileye, a selion extending from the road to Dingelmedewe, parcel of the meadow of [Din]gelmedewe, a selion extending to Eylriches thorn, a moor near the moor of the said Hugh in Northwood and the land of which the said Hugh was seised in the time of William, grantor's husband. Witnesses: Adam [de] le Bold, Thomas de Bardley, William de Pilarditon, Stephen de Bold, Thomas de Northgrave, William de Bardley, John de Drayton, Adam Sauvage, Hamon Gamel de Stottesdon.
No 181, c1290. Robert son of Emma Paen to Nicholas de Bireton. Rent: one rose annually. GRANT of an acre of land in the field of Northwood lying between the land which the said Nicholas bought of Hugh de Baskereville and the land of Hugh Heued and extending from Voulhambache to Kembelonde. Witnesses: Ralph de Arras, Geoffrey de Overton, Robert de Ditton, Henry de Sidbury, Henry de Forde, Hugh Heued.
No 2459, c1290. Robert son of Emma Paen to Nicholas de Bireton GRANT of an acre of land lying near the way leading from Northwood towards Chorley between the lands of John de Cheilmers [Chelmarsh] and Margery de Baskerville and extending from the land of the said John to the land of Baldwin de Baskerville, four selions extending above Kenrichesmedwe, two lying between the land of Margery de Baskerville and Nicholas de Biriton, and two lying between the land of the said Margery de Baskerville and land o' fuit filly, [William Silly?] and one selion lying in the same field between the lands of Margery de Baskerville and extending from the land of Nicholas de Hawkswood to the highway near La Hethegreue (or Hethegrene). Witnesses: Ralph de Arras, Robert de Ditton, Adam de Bold, Stephen his brother, Hugh Botterell, Hugh Heued.
Land of Richard de Northwood
No 967, c1290. Matilda, wife of Richard, son of Thomas de Northwood to Roger Brun of the Woodhouse. GRANT of a moiety of land, etc., being the dower of the said Matilda in one messuage, one hook, three acres and one acre belonging to the said Richard in Northwood. Witnesses: Nicholas de Middelton, Henry de la Forde, Robert son of William Paen, Brian de Kingswood, William Hamond de Stottesdon.
No 1366, c1300. Alice, daughter of Richard son of Thomas de Northwood to Baldwin de Baskerville. RELEASE of a tenement which William son of William Filli held in the vill of Northwood. Witnesses: Adam de Bold, Robert de Ditton, Geoffrey de Overton, Nicholas de Biriton, Walter de Glazeley, lord Phillip the chaplain, Hugh Heued, William son of ?Hamund.
Land of the de Baskerville family
No 1062, c1260. Juliana de Baskerville to Hugh de Baskerville. RELEASE of a virgate of land in Northwood which Ysolda de Baskerville, mother of the said Juliana and Hugh held in the said vill. Witnesses: Thomas de Upton, Walter Hakket, Robert de Bold, Thomas Botterell, Adam de Faintree, Robert de Middleton.
No 1291, c1295. Margery, formerly wife of Hugh de Baskerville to Nicholas de Bireton. RELEASE of two acres of land lying in the fields of Northwood, one acre lying between the land of Nicholas de Hawkswood and the land formerly of Petroville de Northwood and extending above the highway leading from Stottesdon towards les ?Ewes, [Yews] the other lying between the land of Nicholas le Hawkswood and extending from Kemplelonde towards Vowelhambrok, which Nicholas de Biriton bought of the aforesaid Hugh, husband of the said Margery. Witnesses: Robert de Ditton, John de Glazeley, Walter de Norton, William de Ribbeley, Richard de Hollicote, John son of Hugh de Baskerville, Phillip de Charlecote.
No 1292, c1293. Margery, widow of Hugh de Baskerville to Baldwin de Baskerville. RELEASE of a tenement in and outside the vill of Northwood which the said Hugh enfeoffed to the said Baldwin. Witnesses: lord Alan de Glazeley, lord Ralph de Arras, Knights, Geoffrey de Overton, Guy de Glazeley, Adam de Bold, Robert de Ditton, Richard de Hollicote, John de Glazeley, Walter de Norton.
No 1294, c1300. Baldwin de Baskerville to John de Baskerville. Rent: a rose annually. GRANT in fee-farm of two ridges of land lying in the field of Northwood, viz., in the field opposite Pickthorn between the land of the said John and the land of John de Hawkswood and extending from the land of Nicholas de Biriton to highway leading from Northwood towards le Ewis, [Yews] and a piece of moor lying between the garden formerly of Robert Pain and the moor of the said John and extending from grantor's moor to the moor of Margery, grantor's mother. Witnesses: Robert, lord of Ditton, Guy de Glazeley, John de Glazeley in Eggerton, William de Ribbeley, John de Forde.
No 59, c1300. Baldwin de Baskerville to Nicholas de Bireton. Rent: a rose annually. GRANT Of two acres of land in the field of Northwood, one and a half acres lying by the mill of Sidbury between the lands of Nicholas de Hawkswood and Hugh Heued and extending from the highway leading to Sidbury to the land formerly of Hugh de Baskerville, and half an acre lying in the same field between the land formerly of Hugh de Baskerville and the land of Hugh Heued and extending from Norreys Bache to the mill pool of Sidbury. Witnesses: Ralph de Arras, Walter de Glazeley, Nicholas Palmer de Bridgnorth, Fremund de Erditon', Nicholas de Fouswardine, Roger de Ingwardine, Walter de Norton.
Land of Henry de Sidbury
No 240, c1290. Henry de Sidbury to Roger de la Woodhouse. RELEASE of land in the vill of Northwood. Witnesses: Robert de Ditton, William de Bardley, Henry de Forde, Henry de Dreiton, Thomas de Dreiton.
No 1346, c1290. Henry, son of Henry de Sidbury to Roger Brun of the Woodhouse. Rent: ½d. annually. GRANT in fee-farm of land had of Agnes eldest daughter of Richard de Northwood and of Emma her sister outside the vill of Northwood. Witnesses: Geoffrey, lord of Overton, Adam, lord of Bold, Robert, lord of Ditton, John de Drayton, Henry his brother.
Land of the Silly family
No 2445, 1290. Margery Silly to Roger, son of Richard Brun. Rent: ½d. annually. LEASE of four selions of land near Aspesawe lying between the land of Matilda de la Siche and the land of John the clerk, two butts in the same field lying between the lands of Hugh de Baskerville and Nicholas son of Stephen and extending to the land of John de Cheilmers [Chlemarsh], two selions lying beyond Olde leyesvey between the lands of Hugh de Baskerville and Nicholas son of Stephen and extending from the land of the said Hugh de Baskerville to the land of Matilda de la Siche, a third part of a selion lying between the lands of Hugh Heued and Nicholas son of Stephen and extending above Wodehamdich, and one selion lying between the land of the said Hugh Hevod and Nicholas son of Stephen and extending above Wodehamdich, and one selion lying between the lands of Hugh Baskervile and extending from the land of the said Hugh to Fowellambroc, one selion lying between the land of the said Hugh and the land formerly of Petronilla the widow, and extending from the land of the aforesaid Hugh to Fowelambroc, one selion lying between the land of the said Hugh and the land formerly of the said Petronella the widow, and extending from the land of the said Hugh to Fowelambroc, three butts lying near the land of John the clerk and extending from the hay ( haya) of Ponthul to Fowelambroc, one selion above Kembelond lying between the land of the said Hugh and Agnes Warner and extending from Marler to the meadow, three selions lying between the land of the said Hugh and the highway and extending from the land of the said Hugh to the ditch near la Hundredeslidewet, three selions lying in Cumbesfelde between the land of Roger Brun and the land of John de Fovleswurin, three selions lying in the field against Chorley between the land of Margery de Baskerville and the land of Roger Brun and extending from the syke (a sicheto) [ditch] to the highway, and three selions lying between the lands of Margery de Baskerville and Roger Brun. Witnesses: Hugh de Baskerville, Henry de Ford, John de Drayton, Thomas de Baskerville, Hugh Heued.
No 1410, 1259. William, son of William de Northwood (William Silly?) to Nicholas, son of Stephen de Chorley. Rent: ½d. annually. LEASE for sixty years of four acres of lands in Northwood, viz., four selions lying between the land of Richard de Northwood and the land of John the clerk, one acre of four selions near grantor's land, seven selions extending to the new mill between the land of Margery, widow, and the land of Richard son of Thomas, one acre of three selions, two lying in ? Kombeldone and one in Horsellesbach, and a meadow lying at the end of the aforesaid four selions between the land of Richard de Northwood and the land of John the clerk. Witnesses: Thomas de Bardley, Adam le Savage, Henry de Walton, Hamon de Stottesdon, Hugh de Hawkswood.
Land of Hugh le Mon of Hawkswood
No 230, 1310. Richard, son of Hugh le Mon to John de Baskerville. GRANT of a messuage which John de Hawkswood gave to the said Hugh in the vill and field of Northwood. Witnesses: lord Roger de Baskerville, lord Ralph de Arras, Knights, Guy de Glazeley, Geoffrey lord of Overton, Thomas his brother.
Land of Roger Brun of the Woodhouse
No 1101, 1312. Henry, son of Roger de la Woodhouse to Lord Roger de Baskerville and Joan his wife. GRANT of three acres of landing the fields of Northwood, one lying in the field opposite Pykethorn between the lands of William son of Nicholas and Henry Blundel and extending from les Coumbes beyond Oldeleyesweye, one lying in the field towards Sidbury between the land of William Nicholas on each side extending from the land of Richard le Warner as far as Foulambache, the third lying in the field towards Chorley between the lands of William Nicholas and John de Baskerville extending from the land of Henry Blundel to the land of Richard le Warner. Witnesses: lord Ralph de Arras, lord Walter Haket, Knights, Guy lord of Glazeley, Geoffrey lord of Overton, Richard lord of Aston Botterell, William de Ribbeley.
No 482, 1292. William, son of Roger le Brun of the Woodhouse to John de Northwood. GRANT of half a nook of land with one messuage in the vill of Northwood which Roger, grantor's father, bought of Henry, clerk of Sidbury, except half a selion of land given to William de Ribbely. Witnesses: Geoffrey, lord of Overton, Thomas de Overton, Robert de Ditton, William de Ribbeley, John de Forde.
Land of John de Hawkswood
No 384, 1302/3. John, son of Nicholas de Hawkswood to Hugh le Mon de Hawkswood. GRANT of a messuage in the vill of Northwood lying between the messuages of Henry Blundell and William Blundell and extending from the highway which leads to le Euwes [Yews] to the land of Henry Blundell together with eleven and a half acres of land in the field of Northwood, one acre lying in the field by Chorley called le Leye between the lands of Baldwin de Baskereville and John Baskerville, half an acre under the hill opposite Chorley and extending to the river of Russebache, two acres lying in the field opposite Pickthorn between the land of John Baskerville on both sides, one acre lying in the same field and extending from the land of John Baskerville to the moors [ad moras] of Baldewin, one acre lying in the same field between the highway leading from Norhtwood to le Eues [Yews] and the land of William de Chorley, and six acres in the field opposite the mill of Sidbury, one acre lying between the land of Hugh Hed and the land of Nicholas de Biriton, one acre lying above Scallebrayn between the land of Baldwin de Baskerville and the land of John de Baskerville, half an acre lying above le Elfurlong between the land formerly of Hugh Hed and the land of John de Baskerville, half an acre extending towards ?Coumbesbach and lying near the land of John de Baskerville, one acre lying at le Mulnepoleshade near the land of John de Baskerville, and two acres lying in Wlueshal, one being at the top and the other extending to the river of the mill of Sidbury. Witnesses: Ralph de Arras, Knight, Guy de Glazeley, John de Ludlow in Neenton, William de ?Ribbeley, William de Hawkswood, Henry Blundell, Hugh de Kelingley, clerk.
No 189, c1300. John de Hawkswood to Thomas le Harper of Stoke. Rent: one rose annually. GRANT of an acre of land in Northwood in the field by Pickthorn and lying between the lands of Nicholas de Biriton and Henry son of Nicholas de Chorley and extending from the land of Margery de Northwood to the highway leading from the park of Stottesdon to les Ewes [Yews]. Witnesses: lord Geoffrey de Overton, Robert de Ditton, Richard de Ingwardine, Baldwin de Baskerville, Richard le Warner de Northwood.
No 276, c1290. John de Hawkswood to John de Baskerville. Rent: a rose annually. GRANT in fee-farm of land in the field of Northwood . Leyisweye lying between the lands of the aforesaid John and Richard Warnir and extending from the land of Nicholas de Biriton to Alde de leysweye lying between the lands of Richard Warnir and Henry de Chorley and extending from the land of Baldwin de , one selion at Oldeleysweye lying between the lands of the aforesaid Baldwin and Henry Chorley and extending putte, one selion above Pontynk between the lands of the aforesaid John and Henry Blundell and extending Henry de Chorley, one ridge of land in le Wodecroft lying between the lands of the aforesaid John and the chaplain of the Blessed Virgin Henry de Chorley to the highway, viz., in the field by the mill, half a selion at Hey the land of Henry Blundell and extending from the land of Richard Warner to the highway, one ridge of land at M. John and the land of the aforesaid Baldwin and extending to Fowlam Bache, one ridge of land above Fouleye, one acre of land in Wolfushale lying between grantor's land and the land of William son of Nich John to Sidbury’s Brook, one acre of land at Colnwynis Chanwe lying between the land of William Blundell from the land of the aforesaid John to Colwynis Chanwe, one ridge of land above Stanlowe [?Stanley] lying between the land of the aforesaid John extending from the land of the aforesaid John to the field of Chorley, half an acre of land above Scale brayne lying the land of the aforesaid Baldwin and extending from the and of the aforesaid John to the land of Baldwin, two selions the lands of the aforesaid John and Henry de Chorley and extending from the land of the aforesaid John to the land of Baldwi[n] Scale brayne between the land of the aforesaid and the land of Henry Blundell and extending from the land of Baldwin to the land of Chorley, one acre of land in one meadow called ? Olnmedewe lying in Westnal' forlong and the aforesaid acre extending from the ?garden of the aforesaid John to Westnal' yorde, two ridges of land in Westnal' forlong between the land of the aforesaid John on each side, two ridges of land called Berebottis lying between the land and the land of John son of Thomas Baskerville to the highway, half a selion in la leye lying . Baldwin and extending from the land of the aforesaid John to Northam Bache. [Witnesses:] Geoffrey d[e] ? Overton, Thomas de Overton, Henry de Sidbury, John de Ford, John de la Neuton [Newton].
Land of Nicholas de Bireton
No 80, c1310. Nicholas de Bireton to John de Baskerville. GRANT of land in the vill of Northwood, viz., in the field by Pickthorn, one acre lying between the lands of the aforesaid John and Henry Blundell and extending from the land of the aforesaid John to le Scherte Crofte of Pickthorn, two acres (Jules Combes) lying between the lands of William Blundell and Richard le Warner and extending from the land of William de ?Ribbeley to Fontabroke, one acre in the field by the mill of Sidbury lying between the land of Gregory de Hawkswood and Richard brother of the said Gregory and extending from the land of John Bernard to le heye grene, half an acre in the same field lying between the lands of the aforesaid John and John Bernard and extending from the land of Richard le Warner to le heye grene, one acre in the same field in le Elforlong lying between the lands of John Bernard and Baldwin de Baskerville and extending from the land of Richard son of Hugh le Mon to the land of John Bernard, half an acre in the same field lying between the lands of John Bernard and the aforesaid Baldwin and extending from the land of Richard le Warner to the land of the aforesaid Gregory, one acre in the same field above Stanley lying between the lands of the aforesaid John and William son of Nicholas de Chorley and extending from the land of the aforesaid William to Stanwale bache, [Stanley Bache] half an acre in the same field above Fouleye lying between the land of the aforesaid John and the land of John Bernard and extending from Coliwin Schawe to the mill pool, one acre in the field by Chorley lying between the lands of the aforesaid John and Henry Blundell and extending from the land of the aforesaid Henry to the land of the aforesaid Baldwin. Witnesses: lord Roger de Baskerville, lord Hugh Fitz Aer, Knights, Guy de Glazeley, Geoffrey de Overton, Thomas de Overton, John de Aldenham, John de Ditton.
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Medieval Northwood
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