Updated 5 Dec 2001

WIRKSWORTH Parish Records 1600-1900

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Top Owners of Land 1873

Extracts from "Returns of Owners of Land 1873", a Government Report attempting to list who owned how much land in England and Wales.
The Owners with the Top Acreage.. Top Rental.. Top Pounds per Acre are listed here. The contrast between farming and industry, and the rapid expansion of Matlock becomes evident.
40 Poles (P) = 1 Rood (R); 4 Roods = 1 Acre (A) = 4840 square yards.
20 Shillings (s) = 1 Pound sterling (£)
See Wages and Earnings 1264-1980 for the value of a pound in 1873.
Transcription with permission from CD ref 0213-08, produced by Archive CD Books Ltd (www.archivecdbooks.com), which lists 6,992 entries covering all Derbyshire.


TOP ACREAGE
Owner of Land           Address       Extent    Rental
                                      A-R-P     £/s
GELL Henry C P          Hopton        3744-0-29 4467/11
ARKWRIGHT Frederick     Matlock       1782-1-28 4794/14
RADFORD C Chas          Matlock       1117-0-32 1218/12
ARKWRIGHT P,
   (Executors of)       Cromford      656-3-31  2359/5
WALTHALL H W            Wirksworth    647-0-3   848/16
ASHWORTH (Mrs)          Bonsall       600-3-17  910/4
CRESSWELL (Miss)        Wirksworth    576-2-25  155/0
LUCAS William           Matlock       524-1-11  169/12
WOOD N P (Mrs)          Wirksworth    521-3-1   1053/8
CRESSWELL R,
    (Executors of)      Wirksworth    510-1-8   488/2
GOODWIN W H             Wirksworth    435-1-32  827/6
WHEATCROFT Josh         Wirksworth    413-1-15  1065/6
BATEMAN William         Middleton     293-1-0   105/0
PRINCE Margaret         Bonsall       257-2-13  416/3
HUBBERSTY Philip        Wirksworth    249-0-39  1296/16
CLARKE Charles (Mrs)    Matlock       212-3-17  303/3
MELVILLE W R (Rev)      Matlock       210-2-11  665/10
GARTON Ed H             Matlock       206-2-3   990/11
NUTTALL John,
   (Trustees of)        Matlock       192-1-17  398/13
OGDEN Francis           Wirksworth    161-1-13  253/13
- Railway Co, CHPR      Cromford      160-3-2   603/17
HARRISON William        Brassington   150-3-10  201/1
- School,
   (Trustees of)        Wirksworth    147-1-4   293/8

TOP RENTAL Owner of Land Address Extent Rental A-R-P £/s ARKWRIGHT Frederick Matlock 1782-1-28 4794/14 GELL Henry C P Hopton 3744-0-29 4467/11 ARKWRIGHT P, (Executors of) Cromford 656-3-31 2359/5 HUBBERSTY Philip Wirksworth 249-0-39 1296/16 RADFORD C Chas Matlock 1117-0-32 1218/12 WHEATCROFT Josh Wirksworth 413-1-15 1065/6 WOOD N P (Mrs) Wirksworth 521-3-1 1053/8 SMEDLEY John Matlock 35-0-8 1006/9 GARTON Ed H Matlock 206-2-3 990/11 ASHWORTH (Mrs) Bonsall 600-3-17 910/4 WALTHALL H W Wirksworth 647-0-3 848/16 GOODWIN W H Wirksworth 435-1-32 827/6 MELVILLE W R (Rev) Matlock 210-2-11 665/10 - Railway Co, CHPR Cromford 160-3-2 603/17 CRESSWELL R, (Executors of) Wirksworth 510-1-8 488/2 PICKARD George Wirksworth 90-3-6 484/1 PRINCE Margaret Bonsall 257-2-13 416/3 PEARSON James Matlock 99-1-29 402/2 NUTTALL John, (Trustees of) Matlock 192-1-17 398/13 WHEATCROFT Edward Matlock 8-0-33 367/14 ARKWRIGHT Alfred Wirksworth 32-3-1 347/13 - House Co, Matlock Matlock 1-2-6 304/4 CLARKE Charles (Mrs) Matlock 212-3-17 303/3
TOP "POUNDS per ACRE" Owner of Land Address Extent Rental Pounds A-R-P £/s per Acre - House Co, Matlock Matlock 1-2-6 304/4 197.53 - Gas Company Matlock 1-1-0 236/2 188.88 BUXTON Herbert Matlock 1-1-10 170/4 129.92 POYSER T (Mrs) Wirksworth 1-0-7 90/10 87.02 BUDWORTH Henry Wirksworth 1-1-3 96/17 76.26 REDDISH (Captain) Matlock 1-0-15 65/0 59.63 ROWLAND Charles Matlock 4-1-22 213/5 48.58 WHEATCROFT Edward Matlock 8-0-33 367/14 44.79 FROGGATT John (Executors of) Matlock 1-3-9 78/16 43.54 ROPER Elizabeth Matlock 1-2-30 66/5 39.20 BECK Thomas Matlock 1-0-2 37/11 37.18 SHEPHERD Samuel Wirksworth 1-0-15 40/0 36.70 - Hotel Co, Old Bath Matlock 5-2-0 182/13 33.21 GREGORY William Tansley 1-0-3 33/2 32.45 STEVENS Thomas Matlock 1-3-35 61/4 31.07 STATHAM William Matlock 1-2-8 47/16 30.84 NORMAN D R (Rev) Middleton 1-0-5 30/8 29.51 SMEDLEY John Matlock 35-0-8 1006/9 28.71 WARDMAN William Wirksworth 1-0-32 34/8 28.67 ALDHAM W H Matlock 2-2-6 67/12 26.61 LEEDS George Wirksworth 4-1-15 101/16 23.46 BUCKLEY Joshua Wirksworth 1-2-37 39/5 22.69 LOUKS James Matlock 1-3-0 37/0 21.14 BALLINGTON George Matlock 1-1-20 29/2 21.09 FLINT Samuel Wirksworth 1-0-3 21/0 20.59 SHAW George Matlock 1-0-10 21/15 20.52 DAVIS Horatio Matlock 3-1-12 68/2 20.45

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