Hertfordshire Genealogy: Topics: A Survey of Sandridge in 1726

In 1726 J. P. Desmartz drafted "An Exact Survey of all the Demesnes, Copyholds and Freeholds in the Mannor of Sandridge in Hertfordshire, together with the names of all the Fields, Copyholders, Freeholders and Tenants of the said Mannor."

This map is deposited in the British Library (Manuscript Department) bound in a huge book (Althrop P.3) which contains estate maps of properties all over the country held by Earl Spencer. Because of the size of the original the map, which is on a scale of 13 inches to the mile, it has been cut into six sheets, and unfortunately this has left the village of Sandridge on the corners of four sheets.

Around the edge of the map are listings of all the fields and properties, with their owners/tenants, reference numbers and areas, together with a summary listing, which is reproduced here (with abbreviations expanded). Where there are differences in the headings of the full listings this is noted in footnotes.

It should be noted that this is from my working document, which contains further notes and which hopefully will be expanded when I have time to revisit the British Library to do further work.

Abstract of the contents of all the Demesnes, copy-holds and free-holds in the Mannor of Sandridge together with the names of the copyholders, free-holders and tenants digested alphabetically to serve as an index referring to their several respective perticulars Viz

[1] "The Broom Hill"

[2] All references to Kinderly are probably to Kinder

[3] "Thomas Thrale of the Street"

[4] "Willer's Farm"

[5] "John Creek"

[6] The map shows a post mill adjacent to two buildings.

[7] "Francis Chappel hath Coleman-green House and a Smiths Shop"

[8] "John Dodnel (of Rightborn Mill) hath a windmill on Barnet Heath" � Map shows it to be a tower mill. [Rightborn = Redbourn?]

[9] "Sarah Field hath Water End next the Bridge"

[10] "John Gladman hath a house and land called Woodcock Hill or Windmill House"

[11] "Mr Huntsman and Mr Haide have a house and land called Fierfull's Farm"

[12] "Will Knell hath four closes adjoining Willers Farm"

[13] "Thomas Leay hath a house and land at Tower Hill"

[14] "Mr John Smith hath Sheepshide Farm, John Dolling tenant" � the location of the fields shows that the field farmed by John Dolling were part of what is referred to later as Cheapside Farm.

[15] "Sheepshide Farm"

[16] The list of William South's property includes a smith's shop at Sandridge.

[17] "John Turner (of the Abbey Mill) hath a windmill on Barnet Heath." � The maps shows it to be a tower mill.

[18] This property is a small enclosure on "Barnett Heath" to the south of the road from St Albans to "Lewton"

[19] "Will Wilsher hath a House and land called Waters or Waked's Farm" � later known as Wacket's Farm.

[20] "Five closes adjoining Braidhall"

[21] "George Croch"

[22] "Rector of Eyott St Lawrence hath a field adjoining Braidhall Farm"

[23] "John Gape Esq has a Mead called The Brick Meadow"

[24] "Mr Strong hath two closes next the Freedom Post"

[25] "John Thrale of Amen hath close called Praises Field marked in the map"

[26] "Mr Brocket's Land"

Abstract of Demesnes
Demesnes	Tenants	Contents
Broomhills [1]	Thomas Kinderly [2]	46	1	11
Dead Woman's Land	Thomas Thrale of Marshalwick	201	2	28
Evans's Farm	William Manfield	265	0	24
Frogmores Farm	John Jaques	124	1	26
Hill End Farm	Thomas Smith	338	2	10
Part of Jennings 's Field	John Haywood	51	3	5
Sandridge-bury Farm	Thomas Knight	183	1	18
Street Farm	Jennings Cox	227	3	36
Street Farm next ye Church	Thomas Thrale [3]
Two fields	Ralph Thrale	21	1	25
Tower Hill Farm	Thomas Leay	142	3	3
Wheelers Farm [4]	John Kreek [5]	42	2	31
Woods kept in the hand of	The Lady of the Mannor	69	0	33
Widow Eaton's Field	Widow Eaton	2	3	14
		1984	0	29

Abstract of Copyholders
Copyholders	Copyholds	Tenants	Contents
Adams, Jn^o, see Diamond
Anderson, Widow	Windmill on Barnet Heath [6]		1	3	3
Baker, Davis	House & Garden		0	0	17
Bazell, John	Caps Farm		26	2	15
Broading, John	Brick-kiln
Chalkley, William	House				1�
Chappel, Francis	Beech-hide House &c	Daniel Mitchell	14	0	32
Chappel, Francis	Coleman Green House [7]	Joseph Allen		1	35
Church and	Churchyard		1	1	4
Day, Thomas	11 closes	Thomas Kinderly	89	2	15
Debridge, William	Chalkdell Farm		114	3	4
Diamond , William	House & Orchard				19
Dodnel, John	A Windmill [8]
Dolling, John	House & Garden				33
Edmond, James	House				2
Edmond, Joseph	House & Garden				7
Eeles, Joseph	Beech-hide Farm	Richard Adams	134	1	2
Field, Sarah	Water-end [9]	Joseph Andrews	37	0	29
Field, Widow	House at Beech-hide				33
Gladman, Grace	Braxhill Berry		8	3	19
Gladman, John	Woodcock Hill [10]		24	1	27
Haid , see Huntsman
Harvey , see Miner
Huntsman, John	Fearfull's Farm [11]	Joseph Smith	229	1	29
Knell, William	Four Closes [12]	Michael How	36	2	15
Lawrence	Crown Alehouse &c		2	1	26
Leay	House & Land [13]		7	1	8
Manfield, William	House & Orchard				35
Miner, John	House & Garden				21
Newman, William	House & Yard				12
Paikles, John & James	House				13
Pead, Widow, see Stephen
Poors	3 Tenements	Poor of the Parish			3
Poors	2 Tenements	Poor of the Parish			10
Seed , John, see Broading
Smeathe, Mr	House & Garden			1	12
Smith, John	Beech-hide Farm [14]	John Dolling	160	1	11
Smith, John	Sheep-hide Farm [15]	Mr John Smith	141	3	11
South, William	Hook's Farm [16]	Mr South	146	2	13
Stanborough, William	House				4
Stephen, William	House & Garden				18
Strutton, Daniel	House	Daniel Strutton			3
Strutton, see Stephen
Thrale, John	Hamen's Farm	John Thrale	199	1	13
Thrale, Ralph	Noman's Land	Widow Thrale	213	2	13
Thrale, Richard	Green's Farm	Thomas Thrale	41	3	21
Thrale, Thomas	of Marshalwick	Thomas Thrale	150	2	17
Thrale, Thomas	of the Street	Thomas Thrale	35	0	19
Toomb, Mr	Samuel's Farm	Thomas George	176	3	26
Turner, James	A Windmill [17]
Vicar	Vicaridge House, etc	Dr Grace		1	34
Weatherhead, William	Nashes Farm		120	1	17
Weatherhead, William	House & Garden [18]			1	4
Wilsher, William	Watered Farm [19]		47	2	15
Yeatcher, James	2 Houses & Gardens				31
		Total	2156	0	0�
Barnet Common contains			32	0	0
The Common of Noman's Land contains			76	0	0
The Roads, Lanes & Greens in the Mannor of Sandridge			101	0	0

Abstract of the Freeholders
Freeholders	Freeholds	Tenants	Contents
Allsey, Edward	5 closes [20]	George Croach [21]	22	1	1
Eyott Rectory [22]	Little White Hill	John Tommerling	1	0	0
Gape, John, Esq	Brick Mead [23]		2	3	20
Garrett, Sr Samuel	Braidhall Farm		403	3	22
Garrett, Sr Samuel	Water End Farm		500	2	25
St Peter ( St Albans )	Traps Lank	John Kreek	41	3	25
Strong, Mr	Culbert's Mead [24]	Henry Mason	8	2	3
Tanner, Thomas	Stone Cross Mead	Thomas Tanner	1	3	19
Thrale, John	Praise Close [25]	John Thrale	7	2	31
Thrale, Thomas	Marshalwick	Thomas Thrale	38	2	34
Westfield, Mr	Gallows Mead	John Howard	3	0	3
Winington, Esq	Brockett's Land [26]	Thomas Seabrook	164	0	16
Winington, Esq	Park Mead	John Andrews	6	2	24
Young, Edward	Water-end Hill Farm	John Lawrence	15	3	8
		Total	1219	0	8