Walk Mill Road
This is a transcript of the Tithe Map covering Walk Mill Road
Apportionments
The tithe map shows the following plots along Walk Mill Road.
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PLOTS 2 AND 3
The owner is the Bishop of Lichfield and the tenant is Thomas Philips with a house on Plot 3
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PLOT 4
The owner is the Bishop of Lichfield and it is a row of three cottages. The first tenant is Thomas Bates with land at Plot 10. the second is Elizabeth Jones and the third is Thomas Rapes with land at Plot 6.
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PLOT 5
The owner is the Bishop of Lichfield and there are two cottages. The first tenant is Thomas Alcock and the second is Margaret Stacey.
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PLOT 8
The owner is the Bishop of Lichfield and the tenant is Charles Bates junior with land at Plot 9.
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PLOT 15
The owner is Thomas Phillips and he works the land himself together with Plots 22 and 23.
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PLOT 17
The owner is Thomas Howard and the tenant is Joseph Turner with land at Plot 16.
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PLOT 18
The owner is the Bishop of Lichfield and there are two cottages. The first tenant is William Hodson and the second is Catherine Plant.
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PLOT 19
The owner is the Bishop of Lichfield and the tenant is John Wright with land at Plots 7, 11 and 12.
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PLOT 20
The owner is the Bishop of Lichfield and the tenant is Henry Parton with land at Plots 13 and 21.
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PLOT 24
The owner is the Bishop of Lichfield and the cottage tennant is Sarah Hollins.
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PLOT 25
Abel Lee owns plot 25, He rents the house to Thomas Howard, along with land on Plots 23a and 26. Thomas Howard also rents Plot 14 from the Bishop of Lichfield.
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PLOT 27/28 - now The Garth
Landowner - Samuel Butler Lord Bishop of Lichfield (Encroachments)
Occupier - Thomas Robbins
Parish - Horseley
County - Staffordshire
Original Date - 30th November 1838
Plot Number - 28
Reference - IR/29/32/126
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Samuel Butler 1774 – 1839 was headmaster of Shrewesbury School and Bishop of Lichfield, so at this early date many of the houses were owned by the Diocese of Litchfield and rented out.
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PLOT 29/30 - now Stores House
Landowner - Samuel Butler Lord Bishop of Lichfield (Encroachments)
Occupier - James Sutton
Parish - Horseley
County - Staffordshire
Original Date - 30th November 1838
Plot Number - 30
Reference - IR/29/32/126
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The original cottage was built some-time between 1820 and 1837, as the 1837 Tithe map shows that the house was definitely built by then. However I think that this was an earlier building than the one present today, as the House Deeds mention a dwelling being recently demolished in 1901.
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PLOT 33
William Gardner owned plots 32, 33, 33a, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41 and 42, with Offley Hay Farm occupying Plot 33. The Tithe maps show the field names of Offley Hay Farm and their usage. The farm is a typical self sufficient mixed farm of the time.
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PLOT 37
James Hitchin owns the house on Plot 37 and works the land on Plot 37a himself.
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OFFLEY HAY FARM
Copmere End
This is a transcript of the Tithe Map covering Copmere End
Apportionments
PLOT 43
This Plot and Plot 49a are owned and held in hand by the Bishop of Lichfield.
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PLOT 45
Owned by the Bishop of Lichfield and rented to Thomas Wilson along with land on Plot 44.
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PLOT 46
Owned by the Bishop of Lichfield with tenant Martha Key
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PLOT 47
Owned by the Bishop of Lichfield with the house rented to Charles Woolridge with land at Plot 48.
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PLOT 52
Owned by Mary Bayley, tenant John Bayley with land at Plots 49, 50, 53 and 56.
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PLOT 51
Owned by Mary Bayley and farmed by her with Plot 51a.
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PLOT 54
Owned in hand by James Simms
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PLOT 82
Owned by Charles Keeling with tenant Joseph Lycett together with land at Plots 69, 70, 71, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81 and 97
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PLOT 83
Owned by the Bishop of Lichfield, this is the school, tenanted by Martha Key.
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PLOT 84
Owned by the Bishop of Lichfield. This is The Star Inn and is tenanted by the publican John Woodhouse, along with land at Plot 85.
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PLOTS 86, 87, 88, 89, 96, 98.
Owned and held in hand by Joseph Lycett
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PLOT 90
Owned by the Bishop of Lichfield with tenant John Key.
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PLOT 91
Owned by the Bishop of Lichfield and tenant Mary Clarke
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PLOT 93
Owned by th Bishop of Lichfield with Mr Edmonds as tenant, along with land at Plot 93.
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PLOT 95
Owned by the Bishop of Lichfield, these are three cottages let to representatives of Thomas Howard.