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Valuation Survey - Wickhamford

The Field Books for Wickhamford may be found at The National Archives under reference IR58/93299, IR58/93300 and with just a few at IR58/93301: a total of 110 assessments of land and property.

According to the Poor Rate calculations, the estimated extent of Wickhamford was 1211 acres. The gross annual value was £2,612 18s; the rateable value was £2,385 12s.

A few areas of land, and The Sandys Arms, were surveyed in April and May 1912, but the main surveys took place in February 1913. There was then a gap of nearly two years before the inspectors returned to complete their task in January 1915 when they surveyed the property of George Lees-Milne of Wickhamford Manor.

The bulk of land in Wickhamford by far was owned by the trustees of the late Captain John Pickup Lord who had died in 1877. The only other landowners with a reasonable amount of property were George Lees-Milne and Stanley Moss-Blundell.

No. Description Present-Day Location Owner's Name Occupier's name Sort ascending
1019 Agricultural Land Wickhamford Lane (north side) J P LORD (TRUSTEES) James BROTHERTON
963 Agricultural Land Knowle Hill Rosa (Miss) BENT Buckley BENT
981 Agricultural Land Part of Glebe Farm W C (Rev) ALLSEBROOK William BENNETT
1049 Cottage 50 Pitchers Hill J P LORD (TRUSTEES) Thomas E BEAN
1061 Agricultural Land Adjoining Broadway Road - Pitchers Hill Alfred SPARROW Senior Thomas E BEAN
1029 Agricultural Land Wickhamford Lane (south side) - Quarry Ground J P LORD (TRUSTEES) William ANDREWS Junior
1018 Agricultural Land Wickhamford Lane (south side) J P LORD (TRUSTEES) Edward ALFORD
1058 Agricultural Land Murcott Allotments, Murcott Road - Flax Leaze J P LORD (TRUSTEES) J AGG
1050 Cottage 46 Pitchers Hill J P LORD (TRUSTEES) George AGG
1032 Agricultural Land Broadway Road - Pitchers Hill allotments J P LORD (TRUSTEES) G AGG