Survey of Nowell Lands 1765

Survey and Rental of Lands on Harwood Moor and in Great Harwood, belonging to Alexander Nowell, esq. 1765

Original document held at Lancashire Archives.
DDF 965

Alexander Nowell held one third of the manor of Great Harwood. This was mostly in what is now the town centre, known as the lower town, but not entirely, particularly after enclosure of the common lands to the north of the town when Nowell was allocated a third share.

The table below lists separately the farms associated with the lower town and of ‘Harwood’ and the enclosure allotments on ‘Harwood Moor’. The relative worth of the tenements can be assessed from the size of the holdings, the number of bays (an indicator of the size of an individual buidling or collection of building – a bay being the space between supports in a building) and the rental value.

Surveys such as this are a goldmine of information for local and family historians. For the latter the inclusion of the ‘lives’ on a lease(the lease would expire when the last life died unless it was renewed) with names and ages is very useful in a period when there are few other reliable sources.

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Tenement number		Tenant	Lives	Tenement or Field Names	Acres	Bays	Rent	Rental notes
1	Harwood Moor	Ann Haughton	Ann Haughton 37 Lessee Henry Haworth 30 Betty Haughton 16	Dobsonrough	5a3r26p		£1 10s 0p	Rent reduced for first 4 years.
2	Harwood Moor	Thomas Mercer Tanner	Ellen Mercer 10 Daughter Alexander Mercer 6 Son William Mercer 4	New Field	4a0r30p		£1 2s 0p
3	Harwood Moor	Edward Pickles	Jane Pickles 10 Daughter Robert Pickles 8 Son Ann Pickles 4	Pickle’s great rough, Windy Bank Turf Pits	10a1r25p		£2 17s 0p	Rent reduced for first 5 years.
4	Harwood Moor	Robert Birtwistle	Mary Birtwistle 26 John Marcer 24 Ralph Tomlinson 12	Corner Close, Meadow, Leigh Pit	6a1r18p		£1 8s 0p	Total rent for messuage.
5	Harwood Moor	James West	William West 25 James West 23 Mary Aspden 7	Great Rough – moiety	6a1r15p		£1 5s 6p	Rent reduced for first 5 years.
6	Harwood Moor	John Smith	John Smith 23 Isabell Smith 16 Betty Smith 13	Smallshaw Hey Close – part of, Long Edge	10a3r18p		£3 14s 4p	Rent reduced for first 5 years.
7	Harwood Moor	Thomas Haughton	Thomas Haughton 40 Amy Haughton 20 James Haughton 18	Black Law, Far Field, Hen Moss	36a3r8p		£6 14s 0p	Rent reduced for first 14 years.
8	Harwood Moor	Pearce Woolstenham	James Woolstenholme 11 John Woolstenholm 9 William Woolstenholm 5	Smallshaw Hey Close – part of, Croft	9a3r19p		£3 3s 8p	Rent reduced for first 4 years.
9	Harwood Moor	Robert Cunliff	Richard Duckworth 38 William Hargreaves 11 Richard Cunliff 7	Lower New Field, Higher New Field	5a0r26p		£1 5s 0p	Rent reduced for first 4 years.
10	Harwood Moor	Leonard Leigh	Margaret Leigh 14 John Leigh 10 Elizabeth Smalley 4	Whitecarfield	3a1r28p		£0 18s 0p
11	Harwood Moor	John Smalley	John Smalley 29 Lessee Robert Swain 11 Peter Smalley 9	Hen Moss	6a0r10p		£0 11s 0p	Rent reduced for first 4 years.
12	Harwood Moor	Robert Hindle	Grace Hindle 47 Wife Robert Hindle 12 Son Thomas Hindle 8	Nook, Backside, Lane Field and house	5a3r17p		£1 3s 0p	Rent reduced for first 6 years.
13	Harwood Moor	George Boardman	Christopher Boardman 7 John Boardman 4 John Hartley 8	Great Rough – moiety	6a1r15p		£1 5s 6p	Rent reduced for first 5 years.
14	Harwood Moor	William Peacop	William Peacop 36 Lessee Catherine Peacop 30 Wife Ambrose Peacop 25	Littlefield	1a3r14p		£0 11s 0p	Rent reduced for first 4 years.
15	Harwood Moor	Stephen Banister	Stephen Banister 33 Lessee William Banister 6 Son Robert Banister 9	Rowley Dean	6a2r24p		£1 12s 0p	Rent reduced for first 5 years.
16	Harwood Moor	John Calvert	John Calvert 51 Lessee Matthew Standen 14 John Calvert 10	Stone Stile, Round Field, Stopes, Meadow	6a3r16p		£1 15s 0p	Rent reduced for first 6 years.
17	Harwood Moor	Edward Marcer	Alice Marcer 45 Wife William Marcer 17 Son Thomas Marcer 12	Cunliff Field, Spring Field, Long Lands, Edge Top, Sand Hill, Rent	11a3r26p		£3 13s 0p	Rent reduced for first 15 years.
18	Harwood Moor	Edward Marcer	Edward Marcer 20 Son Alice Marcer 6 Daughter Mary Birtwistle 26	Middle Field, Barn Field	15a3r1p		£3 8s 0p	Rent reduced for first 5 years.
19	Harwood Moor	William Emmet		Blackleatch, Toss Croft	0a0r3p		£0 13s 11p	Rent reduced for first 9 years.
20	Harwood Moor	Robert Cunliff		Lane Field	0a2r0p		£0 7s 0p
21	Harwood Moor	William Mercer		Waste	2a0r0p		£0 12s 0p
22	Harwood Moor	Roger Fielding		Horse Bowers – one third	4a2r30p		£1 8s 0p	Rent reduced first 5 years.
23	Harwood Moor	Abraham Shaw		Standcliffs – one third	1a2r33p		£0 11s 10p	Rent reduced first 5 years.
24	Harwood Moor	Robert Swain	Robert Swain 11 Son John Swain 17 Son Thomas Swain 5	Edge Bottom, Garden	2a1r13p		£1 1s 7d	Rent reduced first 5 years.
1	Harwood	William Bentley	William Bentley 27 Son James Bentley 24 Son Nicholas Bentley 19	Cockshutt’s	40a3r22p	20	£31 17s 0p
2	Harwood	William Mercer	John Mercer 45 Son William Mercer 19 Grandson	Mercer’s	13a0r11p	7	£10 15s 0p
3	Harwood	William Wilkinson	William Wilkinson 65 Lessee Mary 35 Daughter Ann 33	Robertson’s	12a1r8p	6	£10 2s 0p
4	Harwood	Ezra Riley	Ezra Riley 38 Lessee Evan Riley 25 Ann Wilkinson 33	Waddington’s	15a1r25p	9	£12 13s 0p
5	Harwood	John Dugdale	John Dugdale 49 Lessee Edmund Dugdale 14 Son Ann Dugdale 16	Barron’s	13a3r0p	9	£13 13s 0p
6	Harwood	George Duckworth	George Duckworth 70 Lessee George Duckworth 39 Son Henry Duckworth 13	Calvert’s	16a3r33p	16	£12 15s 0p
7	Harwood			School House	0a0r4p
8	Harwood	John Smith	John Smith 47 Lessee John Smith 24 Son Thomas Smith 20	Harrison’s	20a1r7p	12	£18 0s 0p
9	Harwood	William Standen	William Standen 40 Lessee Betty Standen 36 Wife Matthew Standen 14	Pollard’s Cottage	0a0r24p		£1 2s 0p
10	Harwood	John Dugdale	John Dugdale 41 Lessee Ann Dugdale 35 Wife Ann Dugdale 13	Riley’s Cottage	0a0r29p	4	£0 18s 6p
11	Harwood	James Birtwistle	James Birtwistle 61 Lessee Robert Birtwistle 29 Son John Birtwistle 20	Pickop’s	19a0r11p	5	£12 8s 0p
12	Harwood	James Fielden	James Fielden 43 Lessee John Fielden 15 Son John Fielden 21	Aldred’s	20a1r25p	7	£14 0s 0p
13	Harwood	George Haworth	Ann Haworth 53 Wife Margaret Haworth 25 Daughter Charles Haworth 23	Stoops	0a3r22p	3	£1 15s 0p
14	Harwood	Robert Swain	Margaret Swain 44 Wife Mary Swain 15 Daughter Thomas Hindle 24	Pattison’s Cottage	0a1r11p	2	£0 15s 0p
15	Harwood	Robert Birtwistle	Mary 27 John 20 Edward 48	Moor Lands	0a3r30p		£0 10s 6p
16	Harwood	John Calvert	John Calvert 48 Lessee Jennet Calvert 63 Wife	Bridge’s Cottage	0a0r3p	5	£0 6s 1p
17	Harwood	Laurence Walmsley	Laurence Walmsley 56 Lessee James Walmsley 30 Son Robert Walmsley 22	Duckworth’s	15a2r36p	5	£14 6s 0p
18	Harwood	John Hoyle	John Hoyle 45 Lessee Mary Hoyle 55 Wife	Matthew Bridge’s	5a1r32p	6	£7 7s 6p
19	Harwood	Thomas Roberts	Thomas Roberts 51 Lessee Alice Roberts 47 Wife Christopher Roberts 22	Cellar’s Cottage	4a0r28p	2	£2 17s 0p
20	Harwood	Margaret Hindle	Robert Swain 43 Robert Swain 12 Alice Swain 17	Hindle’s	0a1r0p	7	£0 16s 6p
21	Harwood	Jane Giles	Jane Giles 42 Lessee Jennet Giles 20 Daughter Margaret Giles 18	Fielding’s Middle House	0a0r7p	3	£1 6s 0p
22	Harwood	Pearce Woolstenholm	Pearce Woolstenholm 41 Lessee Ann Woolstenholm 43 Wife Henry Woolstenholm 13	Small Shayd Hey	7a3r4p	4	£6 3s 0p
23	Harwood	William Birtwistle	William Birtwistle 36 Lessee Ellen Birtwistle 31 Wife John Birtwistle 12	Windy Bank	10a0r7p	5	£7 10s 0p
24	Harwood	James Fielding	James Hindle 29 John Hindle 27 Thomas Hindle 24	Fielding’s Low most cottage	0a0r8p	2	£1 2s 0p
25	Harwood	William Hodgeon	William Hodgeon 41 Lessee Ann Hodgeon 41 Wife	Clark’s	0a0r32p	4	£0 18s 6p
26	Harwood	Edward Hodgeon	Edward Hodgeon 41 Lessee Elizabeth Hodgeon 40 Wife Robert Hodgeon 15	Hodgeon’s Cottage	0a1r16p	4	£1 4s 0p
27	Harwood	Robert Barron	Robert Barron 59 Lessee Henry Barron 29 Son John Barron 26	Mantue’s	0a1r30p	4	£1 12s 6p
28	Harwood	James West	James West 61 Lessee William West 25 Son James West 24	Park Tenement – part	21a0r28p	10	£19 8s 6p
29	Harwood	Thomas Mercer	Thomas Mercer 55 Lessee Thomas Mercer 18 Son John Mercer 15	Park Tenement – part	23a0r4p	6	£15 0s 0p
30	Harwood	James Ashworth	James Ashworth 55 Lessee James Ashworth 16 Son Sarah Ashworth 9	Roger Hey	22a0r8p	6	£16 16s 0p
31	Harwood	John Walmsley		Cock Orchard	0a0r8p		£0 1s 0p
32	Harwood	Whalley Mr.		Holms and Wood	2a2r37p		£0 10s 0p
33	Harwood	Edward Mercer	Alice Mercer 44 Wife Edward Mercer 19 Son William Mercer 17	Dewhurst’s	12a2r27p	8	£9 15s 0p
34	Harwood	Alexander Mercer	Alexander Mercer 75 lessee	Haworth’s	12a3r24p	8	£0 11s 6p
35	Harwood	John Duxbury	John Duxbury 71 Thomas Aspden 12 Henry Aspden 9	Foot’s	4a0r4p	8	£4 12s 0p	Rent for life of John Duxbury £4 12s. For lives of Thomas and Henry £5 5s.
36	Harwood	Abraham Shaw	Abraham Shaw 45 Lessee Shaw 45 Wife John Shaw 11	Hackin’s	1a2r20p	5	£2 0s 0p
37	Harwood	Christopher Hindle	Christopher Hindle 44 Alice Hindle 41 Wife Mary Hindle 19	Gregson’s	1a1r24p	4	£2 0s 0p
38	Harwood	Robert Hindle	Robert Hindle 46 Lessee John Hindle 22 Son Richard Hindle 14	Lower Whitecarr	4a0r10p	6	£4 8s 0p
39	Harwood	William Emmett	William Bradshaw 23 Henry Bradshaw 21	Joss’s	3a1r10p	3	£2 8s 0p
40	Harwood	Robert Cunliff	Robert Cunliff 73	Cunliff’s	8a1r10p	8	£0 18s 9p
41	Harwood	Daniel Bentley	James Mitchael 70	Newhouse etc	0a3r33p	5	£0 13s 8p