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Bedford RO Ref: DBV1/61
1927 Valuations - Melchbourne

Occupier
  
Owner
Property
  
 
Land
Annual Value
No.
 Surname Forename   Surname Forename Property
No.
 Description
No. of Alltmt
Acres
Roods
£
s/d
1
 Conquest Mrs & Sons   The Lord St John   Land
 
 Part of Riseley Grange
 
1
-/37
 
12
2
 Crawshay Rev Geo A   The Vicar of Melchbourne House, Garden & Stabling etc
 
 The Vicarage
 
1
3/29
40
0
3
 Crawshay Rev Geo A   The Vicar of Melchbourne Vicarial Tithe
 
 Melchbourne
 
 
 
33
0
4
 Smith Gabriel   The Vicar of Melchbourne Land
 
 Glebe
 
6
3/12
7
0
5
 Smith Gabriel   The Lord St John   House Homestead & Premises
 
 Inn & Crowfield Farm
 
1
1/8
70
0
5
 Smith Gabriel   The Lord St John   Land
 
 Inn & Crowfield Farm
 
635
1/16
354
10
6
 Smith Gabriel   Churchwardens of Melchbourne Land
 
 Handcroft
 
9
3/37
6
15
7
 Smith Gabriel Shorley The Lord St John   Cottage
38
 Crowfield
 
 
-/22
5
0
8
 Smith Gabriel Parrott R The Lord St John   Cottage
39
 Crowfield
 
 
4
0
9
 Joyce Miss Marion   The Lord St John   House, Garden
& Premises
 
 The Cottage
 
10
3/26
125
0
10
 St John The Lord   The Lord St John   Land
 
 The Fourteen Acres
 
13
3/22
14
0
11
 St John The Lord   The Lord St John   Homestead & premises
 
 Park Farm
 
 
3/34
51
0
12
 St John The Lord   The Lord St John   Land
 
 Park Farm
 
457
2/10
304
0
13
 St John The Lord   The Lord St John   Land
 
 The Front Park
 
81
1/-
97
0
14
 St John The Lord   The Lord St John   Land
 
 Part of Harings
 
84
2/22
35
0
15
 St John The Lord   The Lord St John   House Homestead & Premises
 
 The Grange Farm
 
2
-/38
75
0
15
 St John The Lord   The Lord St John   Land
 
 The Grange Farm
 
510
-/13
250
0
16
 St John The Lord   The Vicar of Melchbourne Land
 
 Clay Furlong
 
25
-/13
10
0
17
 St John The Lord Clark Fredk The Lord St John   Cottage
 
 Dean Lodge
 
 
-/15
6
0
18
 St John The Lord empty The Lord St John   Cottage
 
 Dean Lodge
 
 
-/12
3
0
19
 St John The Lord   The Lord St John   Mansion, grounds, Stabling & Premises
 
 Melchbourne Park
 
29
1/5
350
0
20
 St John The Lord   The Lord St John   Rectorial Tithe
 
 Vicarage & Churchwardens Land
 
 
5
0
21
 St John The Lord Wicks JA The Lord St John   Workshops (Smithy)
 
 Park Farm
 
 
-/12
14
0
22
 St John The Lord   The Lord St John   Woods
 
 Coppice Worley & Penn Woods
314
1/21
89
0
23
 St John The Lord   The Lord St John   Land in Allotment
Land
 Hand Croft
5
 
1/28
 
8/2
23
 St John The Lord Cooper A The Lord St John   Land in Allotment
Land
 Hand Croft
7
 
1/28
 
8/2
23
 St John The Lord Cooper G The Lord St John   Land in Allotment
Land
 Hand Croft
4 & 8
 
3/16
 
16/4
23
 St John The Lord Gell B The Lord St John   Land in Allotment
Land
 Hand Croft
6
 
1/28
 
8/2
23
 St John The Lord Hales Fredk The Lord St John   Land in Allotment
Land
 Hand Croft
14
 
1/28
 
8/2
23
 St John The Lord Hales Saml The Lord St John   Land in Allotment
 
 Hand Croft
9
 
1/28
 
8/2
23
 St John The Lord Hancock A The Lord St John   Land in Allotment
 
  
12
 
1/28
 
8/2
23
 St John The Lord Papworth A The Lord St John   Land in Allotment
 
  
15
 
1/28
 
8/2
23
 St John The Lord Reynolds C (widow of) The Lord St John   Land in Allotment
 
  
18
 
1/28
 
8/2
23
 St John The Lord Reynolds Hy (widow of) The Lord St John   Land in Allotment
 
  
24
 
1/28
 
8/2
23
 St John The Lord Smith Gabl The Lord St John   Land in Allotment
 
  
1
 
1/14
 
6/8
23
 St John The Lord Stringer Jas The Lord St John   Land in Allotment
 
  
2
 
1/28
 
8/2
23
 St John The Lord Stringer Thos The Lord St John   Land in Allotment
 
  
19
 
1/28
 
8/2
23
 St John The Lord Woodham F The Lord St John   Land in Allotment
 
  
3 & 23
 
3/16
 
16/4
23
 St John The Lord Woodham Geo The Lord St John   Land in Allotment
 
  
11,13,16,21
1
2/32
 
12/8
23
 St John The Lord Woodham Tho The Lord St John   Land in Allotment
 
  
17
 
1/28
 
8/2
24
 St John The Lord Swift Jos Churchwardens of M Land in Allotment
 
 Clay Croft
 
 
1/28
 
8/2
24
 St John The Lord Woodham Geo Churchwardens of M Land in Allotment
 
 Clay Croft
 
1
1/1
1
3/10
25
 St John The Lord Cannell Jos The Lord St John   Cottage
28
 The Village
 
 
-/20
3
15
25
 St John The Lord Cannell Jos The Lord St John   Land
28
 The Village
 
 
1/0
 
17
26
 St John The Lord Clayton Wm The Lord St John   Cottage
5
 The Village
 
 
 
 
 
27
 St John The Lord empty The Lord St John   Cottage
7
 The Village
 
 
-/20
3
10
28
 St John The Lord Cooper Alw The Lord St John   Cottage
10
 The Village
 
 
-/28
4
10
29
 St John The Lord Cooper Geo The Lord St John   Cottage
14
 The Village
 
 
-/9
3
15
30
 St John The Lord Deighton Geo The Lord St John   Cottage
35
 The Village
 
 
-/3
3
10
30
 St John The Lord Deighton Geo The Lord St John   Land
35
 The Village
 
 
1/2
 
17
31
 St John The Lord Gell Benj The Lord St John   Cottage
18
 The Village
 
 
-/15
3
15
32
 St John The Lord Gell John The Lord St John   Cottage
1
 Harings
 
 
1/27
4
15
33
 St John The Lord Hales Fredk The Lord St John   Cottage
19
 The Village
 
 
-/17
3
15
34
 St John The Lord Hales Saml The Lord St John   Cottage
24
 The Village
 
 
-/14
3
15
35
 St John The Lord Hancock A The Lord St John   Cottage
16
 The Village
 
 
-/11
3
15
36
 St John The Lord Barringham F The Lord St John   Cottage
34
 The Village
 
 
-/22
4
7/6
37
 St John The Lord empty The Lord St John   Cottage
22
 The Village
 
 
-/14
3
15
38
 St John The Lord Papwoth Albt The Lord St John   Cottage
17
 The Village
 
 
-/14
3
15
39
 St John The Lord Payne Wm The Lord St John   Cottage
6
 The Village
 
 
1/25
8
0
40
 St John The Lord Reynolds C (widow of) The Lord St John   Cottage
9
 The Village
 
 
-/21
4
10
41
 St John The Lord Reynolds Hy (widow of) The Lord St John   Cottage
11
 The Village
 
 
-/13
3
15
42
 St John The Lord Reynolds Jas (widow of) The Lord St John   Cottage
23
 The Village
 
 
-/16
3
15
43
 St John The Lord Richards J P The Lord St John   Cottage & Post Office
25 & 26
 The Village
 
 
-/22
7
0
44
 St John The Lord Stringer Jas The Lord St John   Cottage
30
 The Village
 
 
-/15
3
15
45
 St John The Lord Stringer Thos The Lord St John   2 Cottages & gdns
32 & 33
 The Village
 
 
-/30
7
0
46
 St John The Lord Swift Jos The Lord St John   Cottage
27
 The Village
 
 
-/18
3
15
47
 St John The Lord Woodham Fredk The Lord St John   Cottage
13
 The Village
 
 
-/9
3
15
48
 St John The Lord Woodham Fredk The Lord St John   Cottage
8
 The Village
 
 
-/12
3
0
49
 St John The Lord Woodham Thos The Lord St John   Cottage
21
 The Village
 
 
-/13
3
15
50
 St John The Lord empty The Lord St John   Cottage
20
 The Village
 
 
-/14
3
15
51
 St John The Lord empty The Lord St John   Cottage
12
 The Village
 
 
-/9
3
15
52
 St John The Lord Peck The Lord St John   School House
 
 The Village
 
 
1/17
7
0
53
 St John The Lord Cook A The Lord St John   Cottage
29
 The Village
 
 
-/20
3
15
54
 St John The Lord empty (Smith Gabl) The Lord St John   Cottage
31
 The Village
 
 
-/10
3
15
55
 St John The Lord empty The Lord St John   Cottage
37
 The Village
 
 
-/10
3
10
56
 St John The Lord Brown Wm The Lord St John   Cottage
3
 Park Farm
 
 
-/16
3
10
57
 St John The Lord Reynolds Wm The Lord St John   Cottage
2
 Park Farm
 
 
-/22
3
10
58
 St John The Lord Stringer Albt The Lord St John   Cottage
4
 Park Farm
 
 
-/17
4
0
59
 St John The Lord   The Lord St John   Sporting Rights
 
 Melchbourne 2501a 0r 4p
 
 
 
141
0
60
 St John The Lord   Churchwards of M Sporting Rights
 
 Claycroft 11a 2r 20p
 
 
 
 
10
61
 Watson W G   Vicar of Melchbourne Sporting Rights
 
 Clay Furlong &c 31a 3r 25p
 
 
 
1
10
62
 Townley M G   The Lord St John   House, Garden & Premises
 
 Wood Leys
 
1
-/33
30
0
63
 Townley M G Roberts Geo The Lord St John   St John Arms & Bldgs & Premises
 
 Cross Roads
 
 
1/20
24
0
64
 Williams Jn Exors of   The Lord St John   House, Homestead & premises
 
 Eastfields Farm
 
 
3/27
60
6
64
 Williams Jn Exors of   The Lord St John   Land
 
  
 
393
1/13
274
0
65
 Woodham George   The Lord St John   Cottages, Buildings
& Premises
15
 The Village
 
 
-/17
7
0
65
 Woodham George   The Lord St John   Land
 
 The Village
 
8
1/15
12
10
66
 Woodham George   Vicar of Melchbourne Land
 
 Yelden Road
 
5
-/7
4
10
67
 Woodham George   Churchwards of M Land
 
 The Village
 
1
-/18
1
12
68
 School Managers   The Lord St John   School Room & Premises
 
 The Village
 
 
-/2
-
-
69
 Crawshay Rev G A   Vicar of Melchbourne Church & Churchyard The Village
 
 
3/9
-
-
70
           Road & Waste &c
 
 Throughout the Parish
 
23
3/15
-
-
Note
 added by a different hand      
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
71
 Woodham G   The Lord St John   Cottage & Garden
 
 The Village
 
 
-/12
-
-
72
 Glynn May?   The Lord St John   Land
 
 The Village
 
13
2/36
-
-
73
 Inchen?     The Lord St John   Land
 
 Grange Farm
 
9
3/23
-
-
Note
 on the next page un-numbered      
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Crawshay Rev G A   The Lord St John   Land
 
 near Vicarage
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Woodham G   The Lord St John   Cottage
 
 Village
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Glyn Colonel   The Lord St John   Land
 
 Village
 
 
 
 
 

The detailed notebooks used to compile this list have the actual
date of the survey when the original information was collected.
The notebooks contain more detatails about the property,
and are also at Bedford Record Office Ref: DV1/C/190.

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