Arches Close (D.15a)

*

Perhaps Archer’s Close; a Margaret Archer is mentioned in Edmund Farnworth’s will, 1540. Alternately, Archers’ Close, i.e., Butts Close.

Barley Intake (?D.5)

† 1683

Basingfield Farm (A.)

Barn Close (F.5)

*

Barn Field

Bassetts Manor House

C.R.R.

1621-2

Bell Plat (C.12a)

†

Bell Plat, Nether (C.12)

†

Bell Yards—2ac. lr.

1683

Boonlands or Boon Hill Close (A.22)

*

Boon may have reference to the ancient system of boon or free service rendered by tenants—or, to the repairing of roads, which is, a local use of the word—or, to a gift of land, see the Geve.

Booning Close

1683

Perhaps identical with the above.

Boon Hill Croft (A.23)

*

Bridge Close

C.R.R.

1621-2

Brook Close (A. 18)

*

Brook Closes, Great (C.15)

*

Brook Heads

1683

Bush Plat Close

†

Brook Leys, Little (C.21)

Brook, and Little Brook,

*

Bushes, or Halls Farm

1683

Chesnut Farm (B.)

Chesslemoor Field (C.l, 2, 5, 6)

†

S.E. of Gamston and Edwalton boundary. One of the old great fields of pre-Enclosure days. Chesail, gravel, shingle, e.g., Chesil Bank and Chesilton, Dorsetshire.

Church Close

†

Nicknamed the Amen Close.

Coachgate Piece (E.18)

†

So-called from the old carriage drive of the Hall.

Common, The

Crockwell Field (E.9 to 12) C.I.

1606,

1699

“Lyeinge near Richardholme”—Perhaps corruption of Crockhill and may be derived from British crouka, a burial mound. There was formerly a large mound near the S. Lodge.

Croft, The (B.12)

*

Darly Intake

1683

“ West part of -15ac. 3r.

Decoy, The (G.4)

*

S.E. of the Park.

Deer Park (A.24)

*

Near the Hall. Some of the old oaks survived until late in the 19tli century.

Dickholme (E.15, 16)

*

Vulgarism for Richardholme. The path to Plumtree passes through it.

Duke's Field

The Duke family served under the Barrys (Neales) ; one was parish clerk.

Elder Hill (C.7, 9)

*

Farm Field (D.6)

Fennel Close

†

Probably from the plant foeniculum vulgare.

Fifteen Lands Close (B.7)

*

First Wood Close (D.16)

*

Fox Cover

*

Fox Hill Close (C.10)

Fox Holes (C.4, 5)

Furlong, Middle (A.8)

*

Gamston Gate Close (A.l, B.3)

*

Garrow (? Gallow) Hill Close (A. 17)

*

Or Garrow Head Close (1873 plan), on the Basingfield boundary.

Geve, The

C.I.,

1606

“ The Gift peice ” of Charity Inq. 1699.

Gibs Close, Middle, Near, Rushy (F. 1, 2)

†

Gore, The

From OE gara, a triangular piece of lani

1.

Gorse Cover Close (A.6)

*

Grove, The

S.W. of the Hall.

Gorse Furlong, Near and Far (A.4, 5)

*

Gorse Field

†

One of the old greater divisions of the lying to the W. and N.

paris

h

Hall Farm (E.9)

Hall Field

Hall Bridge Leys (C.19, a.b. and 20)

*

Halls Farm or Bushes Farm

1683

Hall Closes or Hall Meadows

1683

Hallbriggfield (B.11)

1683

(Hallbridge Close* of modern plans) containing within it in 1683 windmill and grounds, N. to S. 33yds., E. to W. 30yds. N. of village, W. of brook.

High Close (F.2)

†

High Pasture (B.16)

*

Hog’s Meadow

Hole Hill (C.8a)

*

Holme (? Home) Croft

*

Homestead, The

Honey Green Close (B.9)

*

Hopp Close, Little Do, 5ac. 3r. 19p.

1622

Intake, The Near, and Far (D.5)

†

Land taken from the Common.

Irishman’s Gate

Probably on the route of the Irish harvesters.

Jackson’s Yard

1683

Johnson’s Croft

*

Jubilee Plantation (C.9)

Kirk Close (B.14)

†

Kirkby Meadow

1683

8ac. 0r. 18p. The family name Kirkby occurs in the records early in the 17th century.

Kirkby Pasture, 6ac. 0r. 34p.

1683

Kirkby Farm

1683

Kirkby’s Yard and Croft

1683

Land Close, Near

†

Land Mear Close, Near*, Far* (A.2, 3)

†

Lawn, The (G.2)

*

Perhaps a corruption of launde, a wood.

Lee Close, 22ac. lr. 12p.

1683

Leeson’s Close (B.20)

*

Leeson an old village family name.

Leys Field

Little Close in the Moor

1683

Adjoining Great Meadow.

Little Close, Near

†

Long Close (F.4)

†

Longlands

1683

Isaac Waite’s, Rd. Parnham’s, Kirkby’s (C. 13, 14; E. 13, 14; F. 8 to 17 on plan).

Mathers Croft

Meadow, Great, Little (C.16, 17)

*

Meadows

*

(C. 23, 24; D. 12. Long Do. A. 15, 19, 20).

Meadow Closes

†

Meadow Shire Close (A. 12)

*

Meers, The (three) C.I..

C.I., 1606

Mill Close, Near, Far (C.11a)

*

Mill Close (C. 12b)

*

Mill Close, Nether and Upper (F.3, 6)

Mill Field

†

One of the old open fields.

Mill Lane

†

Mill Plat

Mill Wong (A.9, 16)

*

Moat Close (see Rout Yard)

†

Moore Close, Great (G.3), 8ac. 3r. 15p.

1683

Moore Close, Neather (E.18 a.b.)

1683

(Part open, part enclosed).

New Close C.R.R.,

1639

Nook, The (E.17)

*

Nottingham Road Close (C.3)

*

Old Homestead, The

*

Old Yard, The (G.l)

Ox Close, The

1622

Oxenhill

Oxenhill Close (B.15)

*

Parson’s Close

1683

Open, 4ac. 0r. 12p.; enclosed, lac. 3r. 33p.

Pasture Close (B.17)

*

Pasture, Little (B.15)

*

Pasture, Low (C.22)

*

Pease Close (D.15b)

1622

Pease Hill Close, Great Do.

†

Pease Hill Nook (B.23)

*

Pingle

1683

Plat Close, Little Do.

Plat, Middle

1683

N. part 31ac., enclosed before 1683.

Plat South, Far and Near (E.5, 6)

*

Plat North, Far and Near (D.13, 14)

*

Plat, Tree (E.2)

Platt Bushes

1685

Rectory (R.)

Richard Holme (see Dickholme) (E.15, 16) C.I.,

1606

Rough Close, Little, Great (B.19, 21, 22)

†

Rout Yard (B.12, 13)

Traditional

Variant for Moat Close—possibly records a  forgotten mediaeval tournament.

Rundles, Upper and Nether (A. 10, 11)

*

Sand Close, Middle, Far, Near

†

Sandy’s Croft (H.)

*

Signett Yard (N. end of the village)

1621

Shepherd’s House and Croft (in Middle Plat)

1685

Shoulder of Mutton Close, 3r. 35p.

†

Sink Hill Close (C.8b)

*

Spinney Flat, Upper, Great, Far (E.10-12)

*

Spring Field (D.7)

Stall Bridge Close

†

Stile Nook Close (B2)

*

Stoney Green, Great, Near (B.6, 8)

*

Story Green Common

†

Thurbeck, Thurbeck River

The O.S. map gives Thurlbeck. Blythe Cartulary has Thyrbek. The O.S. name marks the old course of the stream. In old O.S. map the lower reaches near the Trent are! called Polser Brook.

Thurbeck Meadow

Thurbeck, Near (A.13)

Thurbeck Nook (A.7)

*

Tinkers Stile

†

W. of parish, at W. Bridgford boundary.

Tinkers Stile Close (B.5)

*

Tollerton Field 1587

N. of the Village, See Nottm. Bor. Kec. IV, 220.

Torr River Sanderson’s Map

N.E. tributary of the main stream—the Beck which feeds this stream—Torr and Thur may be equivalents.

Town End Close (A21)

*

Town End Piece (C.18)

*

Town Meadow (A14)

*

Tollerton Wood (E.19)

*

Ward’s Meadow 1685

Warby Gate Sanderson’s Map

The old road to Warborough now merged in Cotgrave Lane.

Welby’s Close (D.8)

Wellington’s Pool (in upper reaches of the brook)

*

Wood Close (D17)

*

Willow Hole (? Holt) (D.l)