Lease

Scope and Content

Lessee: Elizabeth Ann Ashton of Altrincham spinster [later wife of Peter Leicester].

Tenement no.: 46.

Property: a messuage and tenement in Sinderland to. Dunham Massey, now in the occupation of Thomas Later as undertenant, and fields and parcels of land thereto belonging called the Barn Field, the House Field alias the Croft Greave, the Long Croft, the Cow Pasture, the Brick-kiln Field and the Paradise Field (laid together in 1 close), the Wood, the Brook Field, the Meadow Plat, the Calvert Croft, the New Field, the Gorsy Field, the Sweet Field, the Horse Pasture, the Higher Marled Field, the Lower Marled Earth, the Pease Croft, the Old Woman's Croft, the Wood Meadow (now divided and called the near Vawdroy [sic] and the further Vawdroy), the Wood Field, the Little Carr, the Great Carr, the Great Rough and the Little Rough (47 a. 1 r. 33 p.).

Rent: £12. Heriot: £5. Consideration: £940.

Clauses: Lord Stamford reserves the right to retake possession of the property at any time during the residue of the term, for the purpose of enclosing and fencing the premises, and planting with trees or plants.

Surrendered lease: to Samuel Taylor and Thomas Cash, [EGR14/2/7/216].