Plan of the Duke of Norfolk's Allotments on Grenno Moor, Ecclesfield, 1793
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Plan of the Duke of Norfolk's Allotments on Grenno Moor, Ecclesfield, 1793
Scale 2 chains : 1 inch [40 inches : 1 mile].
Surveyor: William Fairbank II.
Includes part of the village of Grenoside; numerical list with tenants and measurements; notes on sales added later (1809); other allotments and exchanges.
Marked on the plan: the widow Ashmore's land, Henry Iberson's allotment, John Allen's allotment, Duke of Norfolk's land, Hawke and Ronkesley's land, cottage, road from Penistone, Jacob Houseley, Matthias Houseley, cottages of Joseph Houseley, John Hobson, John Tingle, Richard Beet and Matthias Houseley, Matthew Ellinson, School Croft, George Thompson, school land, Joseph Hunt, Hannah Tingle's cottage, James Dixons allotment, Joseph Hawley, Thomas Walker, stone quarry, aalotment awarded to James Dixon clerk as vicar of Ecclesfield, Samuel Stevenson, turnpike roaf road to Sheffield, Josiah Ashton, H Wilson, George Booth,
References to the several allotments as they were subdivided in 1793: 1 held by Joseph Oates, 2 – 3 Benjamin Allott, 4 part held by Benjamin Allott [and] – Jackson, 5 John Hobson, 6 Josiah Ashton, 7 Joseph Oates, 8 John Ashton, 8a Joseph Bailey, 9 - 10 Stephen Jackson, 11 – 11a late Samuel Walker and Brothers, 12 part not yet inclosed, 13 Matthias Houseley, 14 part not yet inclosed, 15 George Ellison, 16 Robert Bradwell, Dud Parkin, and John Wilson, 17 Thomas Higgins, 18 Joseph Housley, 19 Joshua Walker, 20 Ann Tingle, 21 Hannah Tingle, 22 George Booth, quarry, 23 - 24 Joseph Smith, 25 Widow Moore, 26 Joseph Smith.
Dimensions of original approx. 74 x 68 cm.
From an original at Sheffield Libraries: arc04461
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EDITORS COMMENTS
This print showcases the "Plan of the Duke of Norfolk's Allotments on Grenno Moor, Ecclesfield" from 1793. The scale of the plan is 2 chains to 1 inch, or 40 inches to 1 mile. It was surveyed by William Fairbank II and includes various details such as part of the village of Grenoside, a numerical list with tenants and measurements, notes on sales added later in 1809, and other allotments and exchanges. The plan highlights specific landmarks and features marked on it. These include the widow Ashmore's land, Henry Iberson's allotment, John Allen's allotment, Duke of Norfolk's land, Hawke and Ronkesley's land along with their cottage. Additionally mentioned are roads from Penistone leading to Jacob Houseley; cottages belonging to Joseph Houseley, John Hobson, John Tingle; Richard Beet and Matthias Houseley; Matthew Ellinson; School Croft; George Thompson; school land; Joseph Hunt; Hannah Tingle's cottage; James Dixons' allotment; Joseph Hawley; Thomas Walker along with a stone quarry. The plan also references several subdivided allotments in 1793 held by different individuals such as Joseph Oates (plot no. 1), Benjamin Allott (plots no. 2-4), Jackson (part plot no. 4), John Hobson (plot no. 5), Josiah Ashton (plot no. 6), among others. This print provides valuable historical information about the layout and distribution of these Duke of Norfolk’s Allotments during that period in Ecclesfield on Grenno Moor.
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