Until 1888 there were three detached parts to the Parish of Great Wigborough in addition to the main area. They can be seen on the map on OS1881_WIG_001

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[Notes inside front cover]

1840
Map compared with the boundaries of the maps of---
Little Wyborough
Layer de la haye
Virley
Messing
Tolleshunt Knights
Layer Marney
Peldon

Note (1930) by the Rev L C Watson Bullock (Rector)

Owners and occupiers of farms in Great Wigborough
1930

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Survey
Of
The Parish of
Great Wigborow
Essex

Henry Clayton Surveyor 1833

The Boundaries of Gt Wyborough Parish went May 16 1776

Went in company the persons as follows Sam l Deeks Abraham Mazengarb Jnr Thos Ellingford & Sam l Ellingford and Sam l Blythe, John Cadman, Jonathan Fookes and David Henry Finch alias Cansdell.

Set off from the road near Mr Bullocks house and went North against Little Wyborough X and a tree opposite L Wyboro Lane 18 acres X tree in the fence by round field X tree in Grove field in the Middle fence by 13 acres X tree in short lands in 20 acres-turn West X tree in the old lay fence. Turn North cross 13 acres / old lay X tree in the 24 acres fence. Went on X tree in 14 acre fence against Peldon Parish X another near by in 24 Acre corner X tree near by in Peldon Lodge field inclined West went same across same field X tree lower corner near Billetts house against Layer. Turn South^d back same field on bottom fence into 24 acres again X tree on lower corner went on X tree in the same fence § Went from X tree between 13 acres & 22 acres of Mr John May east under the hedge across into 13 acres & X tree in the fence at the top between the said 13 acres & 7 acres turn North down in 13 acres X tree at bottom went over hedge same cross eastward X tree top of 9 acre fence went same across

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Upper hubble down into lower hubble downs X white thorn at the top of top of D^o from the thorn turn west over hedge at the corner into upper hubble downs over into 9 acres under the hedge X Gate Port into billets field Layer marks the same same cross billets to the corner next Mr Theedams Pitt field turn south went across the lower part straight to a tree & X tree same in 22 acres of Mr Mays fence turn right X tree at bottom corner next Pitt field along at bottom 23 acres then go on as the written bounds direct see this mark § X tree lower corner of Carters round swains by the stile of Mousems (Moulshams ?) lower wash turn west X tree in same fence went on X tree by bar field gate thro bar field into the road came along by Layer-de-la-haye and Layer Breton to Middle field hill then by Virley down to Middlefield pound X 2 trees 1 in the road another in the field by the pound went on west X tree corner of Murrins fence / Layer Marney / went on X tree bottom corner of the said fence inclined to the North went same across a field belonging to Great Pains X a stub d tree in Abbots Wick Thistley Field to Parish X and attended by Robt Harvey Mr Blythe to put a post down in to said place same cross Thistley Field to lower snowen hill tree X at the lower corner - Straight on by the fence West^d to upper Snows hill along the doole [Note 2] near the middle of the field X tree bottom the said doole by the chase went into Rockingham barn fields X tree by the Gate another at the bottom of the fence X tree in 5 acre near a tree that was stubb d that had Wigobrow X on remembered by Rich d Grout X tree in the

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Corner of Little flat field Layer marks the same went North X tree corner same field Layer marks the same turn West and take all Daniels field in came along the North side of Havens Wood took in Cogsills field belong to Rockinghams right on took in another small wood of Havens right on the North side of Long Wood took in spring hill X tree bottom brook field Layer X the same up the corner of 9 acres X tree near Rockinghams house cross the lane over the hedge into Mr Calears 5 acres along under the hedge by the Chase X a small elm opposite Rockinghams cart lodge in a 3 acre field belong to Mr Calear this tree stands near the place where Rich d Grout remembers a larger tree taken down Wyborow X on west along by the road X tree by the brook turn to the left by the brook X tree went on X another tree in the next 3 acre field by the brook X tree at the other corner X an ash tree in Mr Sach s long meadow by the side of the brook X another ash further corner & meadow joining Mr Calears new Bridge Field along by the bottom hedge to the new bridge. X An ash tree on the corner by the brook by the road taken in half new bridge in the road X tree on the bridge cross the road X tree North side New Bridge Wood took in a meadow belong to Hains Green Farm went across 8 acres X tree pond belong to Hains Green Farm from 8 acres gate up sedgy field X tree in short lands went to top X tree on the Rampart into bank field X tree in the middle of bank field then across another into the Squash X an ash tree cross the Squash into barrells X tree in Squash fence in Mr Banetts Podds Wood field X another tree in the middle of the field standing on the bank of Podds Wood against Messing end of the Bounds North turn back Southards.

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X tree in the next field by Hanes Green Aldercar cross and Aldercar took in a 4 acre field belong to Hains Green come back near the Boundaries X tree in Hains Green 6 acre field X tree in small grove joining Messing bottom bank field X tree in Hains Green parkins hill X trees in Bonners Barn field another in 3 acres 2 more in crab field after this Grants Yard X tree on New Bridge hill in the road, down Logins and this long Wood against Bushes X tree in Rockinghams 5 acres then cross to the Oak stand by in the land in barn field adjoining to the May Pole & upside down from said place to snowmans hill corner X 2 trees in the lane X 2 trees in snowmans hill now little higher over the hedge X tree on the brow in Abbots hill cross abbots hill X tree is now joining barn field ground went straight down Abbotts hill now by Barn Hall grounds X tree upon Barn Hall bank at the corner of Gt Grove by Abbots Wick upper meadow went straight on between Abbots Wick & Barn hall ground tree in 2 d field corner X tree between Mr Luffkins field and Barn hall X tree in Mr Luffkins near corner straight on X tree straight on X     end of a tree in same fence tree cut down had a mark on against Virley down the Lane North X tree then in round meadow cross to Abbots Wick Yard X tree turn back into Abbots Wick pond field X tree at the corner straight on X tree 2nd pond field straight on East between Sherwings - Virley Glebe X tree in the corner of Kitchen pond field straight on X tree in said field X tree in same field near Salcot Workhouse went on the road stubb d that had Wigobrow X on remembered by Rich d Grout X tree in the X tree in Mousems Exlands against Little Wigbro turn up Exlands from the road X tree in corner short Exlands turn East between Virley hall land and short? Exlands went into

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a field belong to the hill farm X tree by the corner of short Exlands turn up by Exlands X tree in the hill fence turn up the land in 12 acres X tree in near corner by the gate in the said 12 acres turn up between Wesney mead & 8 acres hill farm X tree between 8 acres and dial Field the corner went up the fence X tree over the hedge in Glebe land turn down by the said land X tree in hill 8 acres by the corner of Mousems 30 acres turn down by 8 acres & Mousems 30 acres X tree at 30 acres gate, near the said gate X a hawthorn in hill 12 acres come down from the 2nd Hawthorn X tree in 12 acres against the road gate cross the road into Abbotts hall lower pound field along by the Shy towards Salcot X a tree in corner shy field against fleet kept the side the fleet and Mr Underwoods field take the channel round Abbotts Hall till we come at the cross wall turn full North between Copt Hall and Clark s land turn to spargate X tree lower corner of upper Clarke s land turn to right X tree in hackin kings up to the Chase X tree opposite Little Wybro Parsonage barn turn to right to X tree into little hackin kings field joining Parsonage yard X tree in lower Garden meadow strait on by Parsonage land X tree in 9 acres X tree in the upper corner of Oven piece went down the same X tree at the lower corner next the road & closed the bounds
*X A peach tree corner of L Wybro Parsonage Garden & X Peach Ditto corner of 9 acres next Mr Phillips field

A Circular Bound

Bounces Park brook up the lane by Bryants cross the road by Lays & along the lane to Squash s Corner round Proctors corner by the Heath to the gate by Protoctors house X tree in I Woods field at the corner by right hand hedge cross Mr Wilkins field X tree in middle

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of fence by the Ozier ground this Ozier ground Goodchilds field X tree by the road cross the land X tree near Wards house in long legs X tree in next field called the Moors strait on taking in the Moors X tree at upper corner to the right / left west up Jaggers X tree went to Dranes corner cross the lane into a yard X tree cross the other road X tree joining Chapmans Yard X Style into heath field / tree in Birch Wood bank in Bryants field into next field X tree on Bryants bank by Birch Wood next field X tree on said bank next field X tree on said bank next field a little below the said wood X tree at bottom of said field turn along the chase & X tree bottom Bryants field by Bounces park land & Brook & closed where begun

this is one circular Bound.

Went into Groves s field between the 2 cottages X tree ?? Bounces Park land went West by B. Bush Wood X tree lower past the field by the stile turn South in same field went on into next field X tree South side against the stile turn to the left up by the hedge X tree top the 2nd field taken in 2 of Grovers fields & came into the Lane by Paternoster heath X tree corner of Webbs yard cross the heath bank side of Grovers barn into upper field X tree by the yard X tree bottom field X tree in next field X tree in Grovers bottom came down by the Parsons Wood into the Wick pasture field and X tree corner of said wood cross the pasture and X tree of corner of Knee hill cane down Knee hill X tree at the grove corner X tree top of Birch field pond little lane to the left down bush field X tree at the bottom against the Brook turn to the left thro the gate up Barn Hall Lane to Paternoster heath Gate X tree over at the corner into Groves field by Barn Hall Wood X tree down by the side of wood

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against Barn Hall field X tree lower corner over into the corner of Potters field & X tree leave Junipers Cottage & clos d the bounds.

Here ends the journal of the Bounds

Q. The tree on the Rampart in Hains Green farm taken down & a fresh one marked close to a small pond. The tree in bank field which stood in the middle of it is taken down, from this place access across Conduit field to the Squash.

Notes
1. ERO Referemce C32 AMS 69 is elusive online. Search on C32 in the Document top right; Click on C32; Scroll down to Box 6. Below is the relevant entry:
AMS 69 Folder of 'Historical notes on the Wigboroughs' collected/compiled by C. Watson Bullock, rector of Great Wigborough, c.1930
2. Doole - probably an archaic form of 'dole' - one meaning is it is a portion of a field granted through charity for the use of the poor.

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