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AGRICULTURAL SURVEY

CHAPTER II. State of Property.

SECTION I.|

ESTATES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT.

ESTATES in this county are from about 12,0001. downwards to the smallest amount: nothing particular occurs in the management of them. Gentlemens’ estates i are, asin most other counties, under the care of stewards.’ Some considerable, as well inferior yeomen, occupy their own lands.

SECT: 41. TENURES:

Lands are holden as in most other counties, under a variety of tenures—freehold, copyhold and leasehold.

A good part of the small copyholds are borough English, i

z. e. descend to the younger son.|' There are many leaseholds for three lives absolute(or

freehold leases) holden under the archbishop of York, or\ a

the church of Southwell. Some pretty considerable estates

formerly belonging to the priory of Thurgarton are holden

by lease for years under Trinity College, Cambridge; i t The greatest part of the farms are let at will. |