Who Owned Lambston in 1840

Average Holding Size for Occupation of

More than One Acre of Land from the 1840 Tithe Map

 

No.
Ordered by size (acres rounded down)
Owner (Owner Occupier name in bold)
Occupier
Holding location; old Name / modern name/ (//=same name) (Homestead shown on tithe no longer exists Shown in Brackets)
1. 197 Execs of John Lort Philipps John Freeman Great East Hook / East Hook
2. 176 C.W.T.W. Bowen Stephen Thomas + Lambston/Lambston Hall- But on a different site from Lambston Hall
3. 146 C.W.T.W. Bowen John Arla West Lambston / /
4. 137 James Owen James Owen + Honey Hook/Lower HH Owner Occupied
5. 115 Charles Prust? David Noote (Waseland / Walesland )(Farmstead no longer there) – there was  Robert Prust at Cinnamon Grove in Haverfordwest in 1785 Jones Historic Houses p 36
6. Under
100 acres
 96 Anne Thomas David Brown (Unnamed Farm) based around Pink House location in Sutton
7. 93 James Owen James Owen Land around Upper Honey Hook location (Farmstead came later) also Owner Occupier  of Honey Hook see above
8. 71 Sir R. B. P. Philipps John Roberts Unnamed farm in Tithe Sutton Farm  based on Sutton House today
9. Under
50 acres
 44 D. M. Lloyd Peter Dean Sutton Hill Farm//
10 41 Wm Rains John Penry Jones Sutton Lodge//
11. 40 Execs of John Lort Philipps John Greenish (Little East Hook )(Possibly that name is Grinnish from other records)
12. 37 Execs of Wm Bowen William Williams Lamboro’ Hall / Lamber Hall
13. 35 Revd. William Thomas Phillip Roberts Unnamed Holding with farmstead roughly where Westfold Farmhouse is but most land beyond the bend in Plash lane
14. 32 C.W.T.W. Bowen James Roberts Unnamed homestead) is roughly across the road (N) from Homeland farm today. On the 1818/19 OS but gone by 1887 O.S.
15. 29 David Morgan Lloyd Elizabeth Evans (Lower Plash). Shown as Ash Vale on 1907 O.S. Ruined today
16. 25 Sir Richard Bulkeley Philipps George Roberts Unnamed homestead, on site of Sutton West and including various fields around the common.
17. 25 Revd. William Richardson David Griffiths Unnamed farm with homestead roughly where Westfold yard is today
18. 24 James Owen William Thomas (Gibraltar Farm ) Gone by 1889
19. 24 Anne Evans Peter Roberts (Unnamed Farm) based around Sutton Bus shelter location
20. 24 Dale Bounty? James Sayer? Sayce Bounty Park,  No Homestead shown
21. 24 Revd. William Richardson William Thomas Gabriel Farm//
22. Under 20  acres
 19 Execs of Wm Bowen Thomas Powell (Lammack) Ruined by early 20th century
23. 15 Anne Thomas Charles Davies* No Homestead, land between Lammack and Bramble Hall – probably farmed as part of Bramble Hill (below)
24. 13 Anne Evans (House in P Gate) Ann Bennet + House and land in Portfield Gate
25. 13 C.W.T.W. Bowen Thomas Williams Unnamed Homestead at site of Cleavlands (Today) not shown on 1886 O.S
26. 13 Dale Bounty John Thomas (Bounty Park) includes unnamed Homestead that was later Margam
27. 12 Rev John Andros (Glebe) Rev John Andros (Small holding & House) N of Lambston and Church
28. 11 John Jenkins John Jenkins Land behind Providence, House in P Gate
29. 10 Execs of Wm Bowen Margaret Howells Haythog Back now Corner Farm
30. Under 10 acres
 9 C.W.T.W. Bowen Stephen Thomas (Unnamed small holding) N off Lambston Back Lane no sign of homestead today
31. 9 Henry John Unnamed holding now Fairview Farm N of Rogeston Road
32. 7 Anne Thomas Joseph Davies Unnamed – Berry Hill today
33. 7 D.M. Lloyd Mary Evans (Upper Plash)
34. 6 Anne Thomas William Thomas House, Shops and land in P Gate perhaps Westhill farm? today
35. 6 D.M. Lloyd Charles Davies* Bramble Hill / Bramble Hall
36. 5 C.W.T.W. Bowen William Evans )Cottage & Land at foot of Lambston Hill)
37. Under 5 acres
 4 Sir Richard Bulkeley Philipps John Bowen 2 fields off Plash lane, no homestead
38. 4 C.W.T.W. Bowen Elizabeth Morris (Lambston Mill)
39. 3 Execs of Wm Bowen Hannah Eamont (Unnamed smallholding Lammack Cottage) (My name)
40. 3 Anne Evans Ann Bennet + P Gate land between Sutton Lands and Haven Road

 

 

Summary
 There were 40 Occupiers of land in units of over 3 acres (1604 acres in total) owned by 18 Owners. Of these there were Three Owner-Occupiers (James Owen with 240 Acres in two holdings around Honey Hook, John Jenkins near Providence with 11 acres and Rev Andros with 12 of Glebe at Lambston).

Abandoned Farms and smallholdings

12 of the homesteads or cottages associated with the holdings of over 3 acres are no longer in occupation and mostly leave no trace. These include two farmsteads in Sutton Village itself, Lammack Farm and the cottage at Lammack, Margam Farm (Then Bounty Park) Upper and Lower Plash, Glebe at Lambston, another cottage on the Lambston back lane and three on the Nolton Road between the Lambston Hill junction and the Rogerston lane (Known in the census as Lambston lane). Also Lambston Mill and cottages have gone and another cottage at East Hook. Little East Hook has been demolished. Walesland was occupied in 1840 (Now farm buildings) and there were two unnamed farms where Westhill Fold farm in Sutton is today.
There were 7 Holdings of over 90 acres
Organisations owning land include; Dale Bounty, St Petrox? Bounty, Undivided land, Society of Quakers, Roads
The most common size of tenanted unit was 24 or 25 acres, there were 7 holdings of over 30 acres but under 90 acres and 32 farms under 50 acres.

Ownership

There were Two female landowners recorded (124 acres and 40 acres) and  Two lots of executors – William Bowen and John Lort Philipps
In addition there were 12 individual land / house owners recorded. Plus another 17 holdings under an acre

 
The biggest landowner in the parish in 1840 with around 395 acres was Charles Wheeler Townsend Webb Bowen of Camrose
Next Biggest landowners are the is Execs. of John Lort Philipps with 237 acres.

Three of the owners were Reverend gentlemen including Rev John Andros who was down as owner and occupier of Glebe land and the Church
There was 92 acres of “Undivided Land” (common land) with no owner given and roads were recorded as occupying 29 acres.