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Notes by Joseph Enos Smith
Grange Farm Sale 1916


Consisting of 124 acres 1 rood 21 poles

66 acres 25 poles Rich Pasture

Farm is Freehold except about 23 acres 2 roods 32 poles which is Copyhold of the Manor of Rushden.

Pasture
32-0-19
Pasture
11-0-36
Pasture
3-3-36
Pasture
7-2-13
Pasture
6-3-3
Farm-yard
2-0-8
Pasture
4-1-29
Arable
24-1-27
Arable
17-2-25
Arable
14-1-1

Total 124-1-25
Nene Navigation and Outfall
Taxes £12-14-4
Quit Rent £0-3-3½
Land Tax 1915 . . . . . . . . .£1-17-6

The above Farm was sold at Wellingborough in September 1916 to Rushden Co-operative Society. It belonged to Mrs Parsons of Irthlingborough and was kept (i.e. at present) by Mr Parsons Junior who married a pupil of mine from Newton (Miss Harris). It made £4,000.

Title to property Indenture dated 18th March 1897 between Thomas Sanders of one part & Charles Joseph Keep, Wollaston, Adam Corrie Keep & Nathaniel Pearce Sharman of other part.


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