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The Survey of Egham Manor

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After the execution of King Charles I on 30th January 1649 the House of Commons recognised a new opportunity – that of selling all of the Royal property and estates. This tactic was not new; since 1643 Parliament had been systematically confiscating and selling the property of the King’s supporters through a process known as sequestration. They hoped that by reducing the amount of revenue available for the King to draw upon, it would weaken his campaign, and conveniently finance their own. However, it had not been possible to sell the Royal estates until now, when the young Charles II was in exile and the rule of Parliament firmly established.

On 4th July 1649 the House of Commons passed ‘An Act for the sale of the goods and personal Estate of the late King, Queen and Prince.’ This document stated that the lands had been ‘justly forfeited by them’ as a consequence of their actions during the Civil War, and should be ‘inventoried and apprized, and shall also be sold.’ A group of appraisers were appointed to ‘repair to any and every house or place whatsoever, where any of the said goods, or any part of the said Personal Estate doth lie, and to make or cause to be made, a true and perfect Inventory or Inventories thereof … and to make a just and equal apprizement of the same … according to the true value thereof, as they in their judgements and consciences shall think the same may reasonably and probably be sold for.’ The result of this was the 1650 survey of royal lands.

The application of sequestration meant that the basic infrastructure to confiscate and sell the property was already in place. However, the surviving records reveal that the commissioners were much more detailed in their appraisal of the royal estates than they were of ‘ordinary’ estates. Fortunately the documents relating to the Manor of Egham have been preserved at the National Archives, and provide a wonderful snapshot of what the manor house and royal estate was like.

It must be noted that the survey only records the land in the possession of the King; land held by private individuals is referenced for geographical purposes, but that land would not be part of the parcel sold here.

The Manor of Egham

A Survey of the scite of the Manor of Egham … late the possession of Charles Stuart late King of England made & taken by us whose names are hereunto subscribed, the month of July anno domini 1650 by virtue of a commission grounded upon an act of the Commons assembled in Parliament for sale of the lands & Manors before belonging to the late King.

Manor House

The Cappitall messuage Mannor or Mannor house with the scite thereof situate lying & being in the parish of Egham in the County of Surry commonly called & knowne by the name of Egham Manor house concissting of an ould tymber building containing a hall a parler abutting a kitchen & fower other rooms belowe stayres & of eight chambers & of two garrets over them above stayres & allsoe consisting of one ould thatched stable one tiled barne of seven bayes of building one ould hay house of three bayes of building one granary house two little gardens one orchard very well planted & one yard or court before the doore … bounded with the high way leading from Egham to Staynes uppon the North with a little close called the three acres thereafter named uppon the east with the ould cherrie garden thereafter allsoe … uppon the south & with the parsonage barnes & the Churchyard of Egham uppon the west.

Three acres of land. VALUATION: £10

Ould Cherrie garden

Consisting of one parcel of well planted fround with the appurtences commonly called & knowne by the name of the ould cherrie garden lying & being on the south side of the Cappitall messuage or Manor house which the cherrie garden is bounded with the yard & orchard of the said Cappitall messuage uppon the North with the land of Mr Rayner uppon the south & with a peece of arable land called Berrie peece upon the west.

Six acres of land. VALUATION: £10

New cherrie garden or nursery

Allsoe consisting of one other parcel ofw ell planted ground with the appurtences commonly called & knowne by the name of the new cherrie garden or Nursery lying or being in Egham aforesaid in or near a field there called the Humber now divided into severall inclosures which this new cherrie garden or nursery is bounded with a close called greate humber uppon the north with the litle lane dividing the greate & litle humber closes upon the east with the lands of Mr Godscall uppon the south & with a cherrie garden being the Coppy hould lands of Mr Patrick upon the west.

Seven acres of land. VALUATION: £20

Egham demesne

Consisting of divers & severall other closes closures & parcels of arable land meadowe & pasture with the appurtences commonly called & knowne by the name of the demesne lands of the scite of the Manor of Egham lying & being within the parish of Egham someparts whereof Inclosed and fenced with hedges & ditches.

Great humber

The parcel of arable land with the appurtences commonly called & knowne by the name of greate humber now divided into two closes both of the bounded with the fore[mentioned] new cherrie garden & with the cherrie garden being by Coppyhould lands of Mr Patrick uppon the south with the lands of Robert Beake upon the west with Runneymead uppon the North and with the foresaid litle lane dividing the greate and litle humber closes uppon the east.

Twentie two acres of land. VALUATION: £16 10 shillings

Little humber

Parcell of arable land with the apurtences commonly called & knowne by the name of litle humber bounded with the garden belonging to the Katherine wheele Inn uppon the South with the fore[mentioned] litle lane upon the west with the meadowe called Runny meade uppon the south & with the lands of Mr Baker uppon the east.

Thirteene acres of land. VALUATION: £9 15 shillings

Ride meade

That parcel of Meadowe ground with the appurtences commonly called & knowne by the name of Ridemeade being now divided into three inclosures all of them bounded with the highway leading from Egham to Wyndsor uppon the North part with the meadow called Runny meade uppon the south east with the lands of mr Leake uppon the south west & with a common mead called Mary meade uppon the North west.

Thirtie five acres of land. VALUATION: £43 15 shillings

Hole Hyne meadowe [possibly Hole Hyve meadow; can’t tell with certainty]

The one close or parcel of meadowe ground with appurtences commonly called & knowne by the name of Hole Hyne meade bounded with the highway leading to Windsor uppon the south west with the river of Thames uppon the Northeast.

Ten acres of land. VALUATION: £10

Symond mithies

Parcell of pasture ground with the appurtences commonly called & knowne by the name of Symmond Mithies bounded with the highway leading to Wyndsor uppon the south west with a lane called the barge house lane uppon the north west with the River of Thoams uppon the Northeast & with the land of Mr Sheppard uppon the south east.

Eight acres of land. VALUATION: £8

Whyte marsh

The parcell of arable land with the appurtences commonly called Whyte marsh lying & being inclosed in or neare the middle parte of the common feild of Egham called Hitchfeild being bounded with the Hitchfield on every side.

Eight acres of land. VALUATION: £5 6 shillings 8 pence

Stow Shot

One other parcell of arable land with the appurtences lying & being in the Common field called Hytchfeild & commonly called & knowne by the name of the Stow Shott being Inclosed & part unenclosed abutting uppon the way leading from Staynes to Thorpe uppon the south with the land of Mr Rickham uppon the west with the land of Mr Lidgoll uppon the North & with the land of John Sanders uppon the east.

Eight acres of land. VALUATION: £2 13 shillings 4 pence

Great hole brooke meade

The parcell of meadowe ground with the appurtences commonly called & knowne by the name of greate Holebrooke bounded with a lane called Holebrooke lane uppon the north with the glebe land of the parish of Egham uppon the south with the common feild called Hytchfeild uppon the east & with the highway leading from Egham to Thorpe uppon the west.

Eighteen acres of land. VALUATION: £22 10 shillings

Twenty acre peece

The parcel of arable land with the appurtences commonly called & knowne by the name of the twenty acre peece being now divided into three Inclosures all of them bounded with the vicaridge greene uppon the east with a lane called Monks lane uppon the north with the land of Mr Rayner uppon the south & with the fore[mentioned] cherrie garden called the ould chery garden uppon the west.

Twenty acres of land. VALUATION: £15

Three acre meade

The litle close or parcel of meadowe ground with the appurtences commonly called & knowne by the name of the three acres bounded with the lane called Monks lane uppon the north with one of the closes of the twenty acre peece uppon the east with the ould cherrie garden uppon the south & with the orchard belonging to the Cappitall messuage or Manor house uppon the west.

Three acres of land. VALUATION: £4 10 shillings

Berrie peece

The parcel of arable land with the appurtences commonly called & knowne by the name of Berrie peece bounded with a parcel of land called the vicary peece uppon the north west with Egham feild uppon the west and south & with the fore[mentioned] ould cherrie garden uppon the east.

Twelve acres of land. VALUATION: £8

Custome peece in Runneymead

The parcel of meadowe ground with the appurtences commonly called & knowne by the name of Custome peece lying & being in the common meadowe called Runny meade bounded with an acre of Mr Estwicks uppon the north with the foresaid closes called the greate & litle humber uppon the south with an acre called Estwicks ride acre uppon the west & with the parcells of meadowe there called the doles uppon the east.

Eighteen acres of land. VALUATION: £22 10 shillings

Eleven acres in Runnymead

Those parcells of meadowe ground with the appurtences lying & being in the meade called Runny meade … one acre whereof being a lot acre that the land of Mr Jay uppon the east the land of Richard Stroude uppon the west the highway to windsor uppon the north & the land of William Kirby uppon the south one acre more thereof hath the land of Thomas Board uppon the west the land of Mr Rayner uppon the east the highway to windsor uppon the north & Mr Estwicks rude acre uppon the south two acres more thereof have the land of Mr Stanlake uppon fthe west the land of Daniell Weekes uppon the east the way to windsor uppon the north & the fore[mentioned] custome peece uppon the south one acre more thereof hath the land of Daniell Weekes uppon the east the lands of Thomas Bord uppon the west the way to Wyndsor uppon the north & the custome peece uppon the south two acres more thereof have the land of Mr More uppon the west the land of Mr Day uppon the east the doles __ uppon the south & the way to Wyndsor uppon the north two acres more thereof have the land of Mr Day uppon the west the land of Mr Sheppard uppon the east the fore[mentioned] doles uppon the south & the way to Wyndsor upon the north. One acre more thereof hath the land of Daniell Weekes uppon the west the land of Mr Day uppon the east the doles uppon the south & the way to Wyndsor uppon the north one acre more & last part hereof have the land of Mr Day uppon the west the land of Daniell Weekes uppon the east the doles uppon the south & the way to Wyndsor uppon the north.

VALUATION: £12 2 shillings

Hytchfeild

All that parcel of meadowe ground with the appurtences lying and being in the said Commonfeild called Hitchfeild bounded with a meadowe called miltonpits uppon the North with the lands of Thomas Bord & Mr Lidgould uppon the east & goies against an acre called Southway acre uppon the west.

Eight acres of land. VALUATION: £8

Way acre

All that parcel of pasture ground with the appurtences commonly called & knowne by the name of the way acre bounded with the said meadowe called Miltons pitts uppon the east with Mr Mores meadowe uppon the west & hath a way leading from Egham to Chertsey through it.

One acre of land. VALUATION: 13 shillings 4 pence

Ten acre peece

All that parcel of meadow ground with the appurtences commonly called & knowne by the name of ten acre peece bounded with the lands of Henry Bartholomew uppon the South with a ditch called medlake uppon the west with lands belonging to the Inne called the Katherine Wheele uppon the east and with an acre of Sulinghill uppon the North.

Ten acres of land. VALUATION: £10

Parte of sixtie acre peece

All that parcel of meadowe ground with the appurtences now divided into three inclosures being parte of a parcel of land called the threescore acre peece bounded with the Lane leading from Chertsey to the Hythe uppon the east with the lands of Henry Bartholomew uppon the wouth & west & with the lands of Mr Guy uppon the North.

Twenty four acres of land. VALUATION: £24

Parte of sixtie acre peece

All that parcel of meadowe ground with the appurtences now divided into two inclosures being allsoe parte of the said parcel of land called the threescore acre peece bounded with the lands of Mr Leigh in possession of Henry Bartholomew uppon the south with the lands of Thomas Stande uppon the west with the lease lands of John Sanders uppon the north & with the lands belonging to the Katherine Wheele Inne uppon the east.

Sixteen acres of land. VALUATION: £16

Rotherwick meadowe

All that close & parcel of meadowe ground with the appurtences commonly called & knowne by the name of Rotherick meadowe bounded with the lands of Mr Cartwright uppon the east with the lands of Mr Allen Henry uppon the South with a little tenement in the possession of one cross uppon the west & with a lane called Stronde lane uppon the north.

Three acres. VALUATION: £3

Abbots brooke

All that parcel of woodland with the appurtences now divided into three closes or inclosures commonly called & knowne by the name of Abbots brooke one of which closes is meadowe ground & the other two are pasture land & all of them bounded with the lands of Mr Daye both uppon the north & east oarts thereof with the lands of Daniell Weekes uppon the south with a parcel of land called Apton hill heerin hereafter mentioned uppon the west.

Twenty acres. VALUATION: £6

Apton hill

All that Coppice or parcel of wooddy ground with the appurtences commonly called & knowne by the name of Apton Hill bounded with the forementioned closes called Abbots brooke uppon the east with the lands of the said Daniell Weekes uppon the west with a Coppice or wooddy ground called Feldwood uppon the south & with one chanders leade land uppon the north.

Fourteen acres of land. VALUATION: £2 16 shillings

Furzy close

All that partcell of pasture ground with the appurtences now divided into two Inclosures commonly called & knowne by the name of Furzy close bounded with hegd woood or coppice ground called Rotherwick great wood uppon the east with a parcell of land called Hunting dale herein hereafter mentioned uppon the south with a common called Bakeham heath uppon the west & with the lands of Daniell Weekes uppon the north.

Twenty five acres of land. VALUATION: £3 15 shillings

Hunting dale

All that parcel of morish ground with the appurtences commonly called & knowne by the name of Huntingdale bounded with the lands of Mr Creswell uppon the south with the Common called Bakeham heath uppon the west with the forementioned closes called Fursey close uppon the north & with Rotherick greate wood uppon the north east.

Twelve acres of land. VALUATION: 12 shillings

And all ways waters liberties easements profits commodities advantages & appurtences whatsoever unto the said closes clausures & parcells of arable land meadowe pasture & woody ground belonging or of right appeteyning or therewithall usually occupied or enjoyed as parte parcel or member thereof.

The said Cappitall messuage manor or Mansion house & the said barne & other the outhouses thereunto belonging are in very good tenantable repayre & being very fit to bee continued as a farmehouse in respect of the beefore mentioned demesne lands & being in lease for a long time yet to come the materials thereof are of more worth to bee preserved in the condition they are now in then to bee taken downe & sould away and for that cause wee have thought fitt to put the greater yearely valew uppon them nevertheless submitting outselves therein to better judgement.

TOTAL VALUATION OF THE ROYAL LAND IN THE MANOR OF EGHAM:

£287 7 shillings 4 pence

Trees

The tymber trees & other woodes now growing & being in & uppon the premises over & besides all necessary booles to bee allowed to the immediate tenant of the premises during his lease & terme therein & over & above all incident chardges to bee allowed for conversion thereof into present money, wee valew to bee worth upon the place.

VALUATION: £141 3 shillings 4 pence

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