Field Names: Gunby

The Gunby Survey of 1758 describes the farms of John Hepton and Robert Buttle. On the flyleaf of the survey booklet are some notes: Robert Hepton begun to occupy in Gunby about 1782, and the whole about 1790. W had Gunby in 1779. W Scolfield had Gunby in 1806.

The survey is in the  East Riding Archives, Beverley, under reference: DDGU/2/12


Numbers
which refer
to the map
Gunby Survey 1758 Page of Survey  Content in
Acres, Roods, Perches  
 Number Description/Field Name Page A R P
1 Marsh 7 8 2 20
2 High Close 7 9 1 19
3 Barn and Stack Yard 7   1  
4 House Garden and Orchard 7   1 36
5 Stable and Fold Yard 7     21
6 Barn and Fold Yard 5     18
7 Waste Land 5&7 1 3 24
8 Barn Fold Yard and Stack Yard 5   1 32
9 House Orchard &c 5 1   20
10 A Lane 7     36
11 Horse Close 5 2 1 11
12 Near Ings 5 7 3 10
13 Far Ings 5 19 2 20
14 Far Low Close 5 10   21
15 Near Low Close 5 9 2 28
16 Dove Coat Close 5 11 1 22
17 A Lane 5     33
18 Great Hotham Close 7 9 2 31
19 Little Hotham Close 7 6 1 19
20 Calf Close 5 9 2 20
21 Broom Close 5 6   8
22 Broom Close 5 8 3 18
23 Broom Close 5 8   9
24 Broom Close 5 9 1 24
25 Little Wood Close 5 9 2 5
26 Smith Close 5 11 3 14
27 Ten Acres Close 7 9 1 6
28 Hurst Hill 7 7   28
29 Turnip Close 5 9 1  
30 Great Wood 5 24 3 18
31 Moor Close 5 8   32
32 Moor Close 5 11 1 2
33 Moor Close 5 7 3 30
34 Moor Close 5 7 3 14
35 Nine Acres Close 7 8 2 5
36 Eight Acres Close 7 8   13
37 Buskey Close 7 7 1 30
38 Moor 7 6 3 10
39 Moor 7 6   9
40 Moor 7 5 3 4
41 Moor 7 7 2 7
42 Moor 7 11 1 16
43 Moor 7 9 3 10
44 Near Sheep Field 7 6 2 25
45 Far Sheep Field 7 5 2 8
46 Great Outgang 7 6 3 15
47 Little Outgang 7 3   8
48 Nursery 7 2 3 21

Explanation of the Letters where Quality is Wrote at the Top

P for Pasture Land. M for Meadow land and A for Arable or Plowing land

There is an Allowance made in the Valuation of each Close for Hedges Roads and Waste Land.

Those two Farms are both Tyth free, except 5s. 6d to the Parson of Bubwith.



Numbers
which refer
to the map
Mr John Hepton Farm  Page Type Content in
Acres, Roods, Perches  
Value
per Acre
in  
Amount
in  
   
  A R P S D L S D
9 House Orchard &c 1   1   20          
6 Barn and Fold Yard 1       18     2 0 0
7 Half of the Waste Land 1     3 32          
8 Barn Fold Yard and Stack Yard 1     1 32          
11 Horse Close 1 P 2 1 11 13 0 1 9 0
13 Far Ings 1 M 19 2 20 14 0 13 10 0
14 Far Low Close 1 A 10   21 11 0 10 12 0
15 Near Low Close 1 A 9 2 28          
16 Dove Coat Close 1 A 11 1 22 11 0 5 17 6
17 A Lane 1       33          
20 Calf Close 1 A 9 2 20 11 0 5 4 6
21 Broom Close 1 P 6   8 12 0 3 9 0
22 Broom Close 1 A 8 3 18 10 0 4 7 6
23 Broom Close 1 P 8   9 12 0 4 13 0
24 Broom Close 1 A 9 1 24 10 0 4 12 6
25 Little Wood Close 3 A 9 2 5 8 0 3 15 0
26 Smith Close 3 P 11 3 14 11 0 6 9 0
29 Turnip Close 3 A 9 1   10 0 4 10 0
30 Great Wood 3 P 24 3 18 6 0 7 7 0
31 Moor Close 3 A 8   32 7 6 3 0 0
32 Moor Close 3 A 11 1 2 7 0 3 17 0
33 Moor Close 3 A 7 3 30 8 0 3 2 0
34 Moor Close 3 A 7 3 14 8 0 3 2 0
  Total     188 2 31 9 8 90 17 0


Numbers
which refer
to the map
Mr John Hepton
Farm
Page  Type Content in
Acres,
Roods,
Perches  
Value
per Acre  Amount  
   
  A R P S D L S D
9 House Orchard &c 1   1   20          
6 Barn and Fold Yard 1       18     2 0 0
7 Half of the Waste Land 1     3 32          
8 Barn Fold Yard and Stack Yard 1     1 32          
11 Horse Close 1 P 2 1 11 13 0 1 9 0
13 Far Ings 1 M 19 2 20 14 0 13 10 0
14 Far Low Close 1 A 10   21 11 0 10 12 0
15 Near Low Close 1 A 9 2 28          
16 Dove Coat Close 1 A 11 1 22 11 0 5 17 6
17 A Lane 1       33          
20 Calf Close 1 A 9 2 20 11 0 5 4 6
21 Broom Close 1 P 6   8 12 0 3 9 0
22 Broom Close 1 A 8 3 18 10 0 4 7 6
23 Broom Close 1 P 8   9 12 0 4 13 0
24 Broom Close 1 A 9 1 24 10 0 4 12 6
25 Little Wood Close 3 A 9 2 5 8 0 3 15 0
26 Smith Close 3 P 11 3 14 11 0 6 9 0
29 Turnip Close 3 A 9 1   10 0 4 10 0
30 Great Wood 3 P 24 3 18 6 0 7 7 0
31 Moor Close 3 A 8   32 7 6 3 0 0
32 Moor Close 3 A 11 1 2 7 0 3 17 0
33 Moor Close 3 A 7 3 30 8 0 3 2 0
34 Moor Close 3 A 7 3 14 8 0 3 2 0
  Total     188 2 31 9 8 90 17 0

The Farms Collected    Page  Content
in  
Amount
in  
   
A R P L S D
Mr John Hepton as in   5 188 2 31 90 17 0
Robert Buttle as in   7 156 2 39 73 13 0
Average about 9/6 per acre Total   345 1 30 164 10 0
[written in pencil]                
               

Other Field Names

Hurst Hills

[From: Collection of notes and letters relating to Yorkshire dialect, folk - lore and field names

Rev. M.C.F. Morris, notebooks at the East Riding Archives in Beverley, Ref: DX/21/1]