Spondon Enclosure

A Summary of The Main Provisions of The Act

Act for dividing and inclosing the open. fields, common pastures, common moor, and waste grounds within the parish of Spondon.

Act Passed

George /II 23.

Lanes For Inclosing

Arable Fields

Derby Field
Brook Field
Burrow Field

Common or Stinted Pastures

Leys Waste

Common or Piece of Waste Ground

Spondon Moor
Together by estimation, area of land to be inclosed is 1000 acres.

Proprietors of The Land Prior To Inclosure

Lords of The Manor

Edward Miller Mundy
John Radford
Evan Lewis
The above were named in the last will and testament of Richard Lowe as trustees. Therefore they were entitled to the soil of common pasture, common or moor, and waste grounds, timber and trees.

Great Tythes of Spondon

Sir Robert Mead Wilmot Baronett
William Richardson
Except the Great Tythe of Locko and the Tythe Hay of some pieces of meadow.

Tythe Hay of Certain Meadow

Joseph Osborne of Derby

Great and Small Tythes of Locko

Reverend Thomas Manlove Clerk, was vicar of Spondon.

Any Other Small Tythes of Spondon

Reverend Thomas Manlove
Except the Tythe Herbage of a close or piece of grass ground called Bailey Meadow

Bailey Meadow

Sir Robert Mead Wilmot Baronett

Spondon Tythe Herbage

Paid to the vicar of the Parish of Elvaston

Certain Parcels of Glebe Land

Vicar of the Parish of Elvaston

Open Fields, Common Pasture, Common or Moor and Waste Grounds

(Edward Miller Mundy
John Radford
Evan Lewis) as trustees of Richard Lowe
Sir Robert Mead Wilmot
William Richardson
Joseph Osborne
John Dodsley Flamsteed

Reason For Inclosing

The Land was incapable of any considerable improvement, therefore It was advantageous to interested persons if the land were divided and inclosed but this could not have been done without the authority of Parliament.

Appointed Personnel

Commissioners For Dividing And Inclosing The Land

Samuel Wyatt of Burton on Trent
Benjamin Chambers of Tibshelf
Thomas Fletcher of Whitworth Derbyshire

Surveyor

Robert Smedley of Chaddesden
On his death or refusal the Commissioners were to carry out this task

Surveyors Task

To map the inclosed lands and homesteads in Spondon within 6 months of the Act being passed.
To record each parcel of land in terms of area and proprietor in writing.
To Hand over this record to the Commissioners as a permanent record.

Methods For Conducting Business.

Notice of Meeting

To be given in the Derby Newspapers and in church on Sunday after the service 10 days before the meeting takes place. (meetings by adjournment only excepted).

Oaths

Oaths were taken by the Commissioners before each meeting, At the first meeting the Surveyor also took an Oath. These oaths were enrolled with the Award.

Conclusion To The Activities of The Commissioners and Surveyor

Robert Smedley completed the survey.
The Commissioners have found that the land has been inclosed containing 860 acres 4 perches exclusive of public or private roads and paths.
They also found that the people listed in the Award were the owners.
The Commissioners divided the land having had due regard to the quality and quantity of the open fields and ancient inclosed lands. These were exonerated from Tythe and the owners were then intitled to right of common exchange.
Due regard was given to all roads and paths and provided places for excavating gravel for repairing them.
After completing their task the Commissioners have signed and sealed the Award.

A Description of the Public Carriage, Drift, Bridle and Foot-roads and Ways

Public Roads

Nottingham Turnpike (Nottingham Road)

  1. Begins in Chaddesden at Chaddesden Baulk.
  2. Towards Spondon (east) over Derby Field until level with allotment 97.
  3. Follows the route of an ancient lane through Borrowash towards Nottingham

Breadth-60 feet.

White Legs Lane Road (Dale Road)

  1. Begins near Spondon village at Brag Lane Gate.
  2. North-east over Spondon Moor until level with allotment 42.
  3. North until level with allotment 33 where Ockbrooke Lane branches towards Ockbrook.
  4. North towards White Legs Lane in Dale Abbey.

Breadth-40 feet.

Stanley Highway (Locko Road)

  1. Begins at a junction with Town Street in Spondon between two ancient inclosures, belonging to Richard. Astley Sales (eastern side) and Ann Parkyns with Fransis Fransis Byron (western side).
  2. North until it joins an ancient lane called Locko Lane.

Breadth-40 feet.

Bridle Roads

A

  1. Begins at an ancient gate called Stubbings Close Gate in Locko.
  2. Along the northern edges of allotment 24, 23, 20 and 19 towards White Legs Lane Road.

B

  1. Begins on White Legs Road at the western corner of allotment 43.
  2. South-east over allotment 43 towards the ancient inclosures called Lane Close (part of Burrows Wood Farm).
  3. Both towards Ockbrook and Borrowash.

Public Footways

Spondon to Chaddesden A

  1. Begins on Stanley Highway at the north-eastern corner of an ancient inclosure belonging to Henry Meakin and William Meakin.
  2. North-west over allotments 3 and 2 towards an ancient stile at the eastern end of an ancient inclosure called Goodedge Close.
  3. Joins the previous footway to Chaddesden.

Spondon to Chaddesden B

  1. Begins on New Close Road at the southern corner of allotment 180.
  2. Through allotment 180 to the north-west corner of allotment 178.
  3. Crosses Royal Hill Road.
  4. Along an ancient lane called Nynion Lane along the western edge of allotment. 172.
  5. Crosses Long Ley Road
  6. Along Brook Lane and through the ancient inclosures belonging to Francis Ballidon Wilmot, Trustees of Breadsal Poor, William Wood and Ann Parkyns/ Francis Byron; to the western corner of allotment 3.
  7. North over allotment 3.
  8. Along the western edge of allotment 2.
  9. Through an ancient inclosure called Goodedge Close to Chaddesden.

Spondon to Chaddesden C

  1. Begins on Brook Lane at the northern corner of an ancient inclosure called Royal Hill.
  2. Along Long Ley Road to the western corner of an ancient inclosure belonging to Henry Meakin and William Meakin.
  3. North over allotment 157 to the northern corner of allotment 156.
  4. Over ancient enclosures belonging to Joseph Hourton/James Cade and the Trustees of Gilbert's Charity towards Chaddesden.

Moor End Cottages to White Legs Lane Road

  1. Begins on Moor End Cottage Road at the southern corner of allotment 200.
  2. North along the eastern edge of allotment 200 to the western corner of an ancient inclosure called Bows Close.
  3. North-east through Bows Close, allotment 15, two ancient inclosures belonging to Samuel Richardson and allotments 27 and 26 to White Legs Lane Road.

Moor End Cottages to Locko

  1. Begins at the southern corner of allotment 200 following the last described footway for 200 yards.
  2. North-west over allotments 200 and 199.
  3. Crosses Wet Furrow Road.
  4. North over allotments 201,7,6 and 4; an ancient inclosure called Ley Close to an ancient lane called Locko Lane.

Spondon to Ockbrook and Borrowash A

  1. Begins on Spondon Town Street at the north-western end of an ancient Homestead or Croft belonging to Thomas Birch.
  2. East over this croft and an ancient inclosure called Horse Croft to Gravel Road.
  3. South along Gravel Road to an ancient stile entering an ancient inclosure called Hill Close.
  4. East over Hill Close and an ancient inclosure called Kirk Leys.
  5. Crosses Brag Lane Road at the western corner of allotment 77.
  6. Over allotment 77 and two ancient inclosures called Nether Cow Close and Great Asterdale towards Ockbrook and Borrowash.

Spondon to Ockbrook and Borrowash B

  1. Begins on Spondon Town Street at the western edge of an ancient inclosure called Coopers Croft.
  2. East over Coopers Croft, Hill Close and Little Gravel Pit Close.
  3. Along the northern edge of allotment 93 into the last described footway.

Spondon to Nottingham Turnpike Road A

  1. Begins at a stile in the fence of Little Gravel Pit Close.
  2. South along the western edge of allotments 93 and 97.
  3. Along the eastern edge of allotment 109 into Nottingham Turnpike Road.

Spondon to Nottingham Turnpike Road. B

  1. Begins on Spondon Town Street.
  2. South over two ancient inclosures belonging to John Piggin Goodwin.
  3. Crosses Ley Stytch Road.
  4. Along the western edges of allotments 112 and 111 to Nottingham Turnpike Road.

Spondon to Nottingham Turnpike Road C

  1. Begins on Spondon Town Street.
  2. South over Spondon Churchyard along the eastern edge of a piece of Glebe Land adjoining and lying open to the Churchyard to an ancient wall on the southern edge of the Churchyard.
  3. West by the side of this wall over an ancient inclosure called Tythe Barn Yard and Homestead belonging to Ann Parkyns and Francis Byron.
  4. West over the northern edges of allotments 115 and 116.
  5. South along the eastern edge of allotment 117 to Nottingham Turnpike Road.

Spondon to Nottingham Turnpike Road D

  1. Begins on Spondon Town Street at the north-western corner of the Tythe Barn Yard.
  2. West over the northern edge of the Tythe Barn Yard to an angle in the Churchyard wall marked in the plan.
  3. Along the southern edge of the Churchyard.
  4. Joins the previously described footway.

Breadth-6 feet from the Churchyard wall.

Spondon to Chaddesden and Derby D

  1. Begins on Derby Field at Derby Field Gate (near Spondon).
  2. West over allotments 117 and 129 to the north-eastern corner of allotment 136.
  3. South over allotments 136, 137, 138, 139, 149, 141, 142 and 143 to the Nottingham Turnpike Road.

Spondon to Chaddesden E

  1. Begins out of the last described footway at the northern corner of allotment 136.
  2. West to the southern corner of an ancient inclosure belonging to Richard Astley Sales.
  3. North-west over allotments 137 and 148 to the north-eastern corner of an ancient inclosure called Cow Close.
  4. West along the southern edge of allotments 150 and 149 to Chaddesden.

Spondon to Chaddesden F

  1. Begins at the eastern end of New Close Road,
  2. West along New Close Road to the south-eastern corner of an ancient inclosure called the Flatt.
  3. Over the northern edge of allotments 133 and 143 to the footway last described towards Chaddesden.

Spondon to Ockbrook C

  1. Begins on White Legs Lane Road against the south-eastern corner of an ancient inclosure called Little Cross Close.
  2. East over allotment 43 to an ancient stile at the north-west corner of an ancient inclosure called Rye Grass Close (part of Burrows Wood Farm).
  3. Continues in its usual direction towards Ockbrook.