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Valuation Survey - Aldington

The Field Books for Aldington may be found at The National Archives under reference IR58/93290 and IR58/93291, with just a few at IR58/93300 and IR58/93301: a total of 193 assessments of land and property.

According to the Poor Rate calculations, the estimated extent of Aldington was 625 acres 3 roods. The gross annual value was £3,733 10s; the rateable value was £3,116 18s.

The inspector first visited Aldington on 4th December 1911 to survey some of the property owned by Thomas Byrd Junior; this was the day when it was sold at auction. However, the main surveys of the various landowners took place in the summer of 1912.

The largest landowner in Aldington was James Ashwin of Bretforton Manor, whose property included, as well as Aldington Manor, a number of cottages in the village and a substantial amount of land. Other major landowners were: the Reverend Thomas Clarke and Mrs F M Field who both owned land at The Parks, the trustees of John Pickup Lord who owned land at Badsey Undergrounds and Thomas Byrd (Junior and Senior) who owned a number of cottages in the village and land up as far as Aldington Sidings (by 1911, Thomas Byrd Senior had transferred most of his property into the ownership of his son).

No. Description Present-Day Location Sort descending Owner's Name Occupier's name
88 Cottage 1 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Lane Thomas BYRD Junior James FIELD
87 Cottage 2 Chapel Cottages, Chapel Lane Thomas BYRD Junior John BYRD
70 Agricultural Land Adjoining Faulk Mill W C (Rev) ALLSEBROOK Frank BOSWELL
82 Agricultural Land Adjoining Horsebridge Hill - Sherwoods Farm Thomas BYRD Senior James BARNARD
81 Agricultural Land Adjoining Horsebridge Hill - Sherwoods Farm Thomas BYRD Senior John BYRD
80 Agricultural Land Adjoining Horsebridge Hill - Sherwoods Farm Thomas BYRD Senior Lionel E HORNE
123 Agricultural Land Aldington Furrows CHRIST CHURCH COLLEGE George COOK
69 House, Buildings & Agricultural Land Aldington Lodge, Offenham Road M & T S HORSMAN Misses HORSMAN
3 Agricultural Land Aldington Manor Farm James ASHWIN Alfred & Henry BELL
1 House, Buildings & Agricultural Land Aldington Manor, Village Street James ASHWIN A BUTLER & SONS
116 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road Thomas BYRD Junior T CURNOCK
119 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road Thomas BYRD Junior George WITTS
104 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road Thomas BYRD Junior Oliver HARWOOD
103 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (north side) Thomas BYRD Junior Harry FIELD
115 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (north side) Thomas BYRD Junior Frederick STEWART
121 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (north side) Thomas BYRD Junior James FIELD
114 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (north side) Thomas BYRD Junior George PENSON
101 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (north side) Thomas BYRD Junior William PENDER
107 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (north side) Thomas BYRD Junior John JELFS
113 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (north side) Thomas BYRD Junior Samuel MOORE
100 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (north side) Thomas BYRD Junior G H WALKER
106 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (north side) Thomas BYRD Junior John BYRD
112 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (north side) Thomas BYRD Junior George MARLOW
99 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (north side) Thomas BYRD Junior Raymond FIELD
118 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (north side) Thomas BYRD Junior Joseph WALKER
98 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (north side) Thomas BYRD Junior H J FIELD
110 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (south side) Thomas BYRD Junior Charles JONES
97 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (south side) Thomas BYRD Junior Geoge COOK
122 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (south side) Thomas BYRD Junior Frederick HALL
109 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (south side) Thomas BYRD Junior Geoge HUNT
1093 Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (south side) Thomas BYRD Junior Edwin BALLARD
108 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (south side) Thomas BYRD Junior B A HOWARD
95 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (south side) Thomas BYRD Junior T BEDENHAM Junior
120 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (south side) Thomas BYRD Junior Henry MITCHELL
94 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (south side) Thomas BYRD Junior Edwin BALLARD
105 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (south side) Thomas BYRD Junior Alice (Mrs) HEATH
117 Agricultural Land Aldington to Aldington Siding Road (south side) Thomas BYRD Junior George TAYLOR
42 Agricultural Land Between Aldington Village and the Great Western Railway James ASHWIN Alfred & Henry BELL
14 Agricultural Land Between Aldington Village and the Great Western Railway James ASHWIN Oliver HARWOOD
45 Agricultural Land Between Aldington Village and the Great Western Railway James ASHWIN Jabez ENSTONE
6 Agricultural Land Between Aldington Village and the Great Western Railway James ASHWIN Thomas BYRD Senior
5 Agricultural Land Between Aldington Village and the Great Western Railway James ASHWIN Thomas BYRD Junior
11 Agricultural Land Between Aldington Village and the Great Western Railway James ASHWIN Jabez ENSTONE
62 Agricultural Land Between Aldington Village and the Great Western Railway James ASHWIN James WASLEY
49 Agricultural Land Between Aldington Village and the Great Western Railway James ASHWIN Walter HARWOOD
4 Agricultural Land Between Aldington Village and the Great Western Railway James ASHWIN Alfred & Henry BELL
136 Agricultural Land Between Bretforton Road & Badsey Lane - Badsey Undergrounds J P LORD (TRUSTEES) Richard KEEN
129 Agricultural Land Between Bretforton Road & Badsey Lane - Badsey Undergrounds J P LORD (TRUSTEES) Thomas SEARS
135 Agricultural Land Between Bretforton Road & Badsey Lane - Badsey Undergrounds J P LORD (TRUSTEES) G B H ROBERTS
186 Greenhouse Between Bretforton Road & Badsey Lane - Badsey Undergrounds James BARNARD James BARNARD
128 Agricultural Land Between Bretforton Road & Badsey Lane - Badsey Undergrounds J P LORD (TRUSTEES) Augustine DORE
141 Agricultural Land Between Bretforton Road & Badsey Lane - Badsey Undergrounds J P LORD (TRUSTEES) William STEWART
134 Agricultural Land Between Bretforton Road & Badsey Lane - Badsey Undergrounds J P LORD (TRUSTEES) Jospeh JOHNS
185 Greenhouse Between Bretforton Road & Badsey Lane - Badsey Undergrounds Benjamin SEARS Benjamin SEARS
127 Agricultural Land Between Bretforton Road & Badsey Lane - Badsey Undergrounds J P LORD (TRUSTEES) John SEARS
140 Agricultural Land Between Bretforton Road & Badsey Lane - Badsey Undergrounds J P LORD (TRUSTEES) William COLLETT
133 Agricultural Land Between Bretforton Road & Badsey Lane - Badsey Undergrounds J P LORD (TRUSTEES) Benjamin SEARS
126 Agricultural Land Between Bretforton Road & Badsey Lane - Badsey Undergrounds J P LORD (TRUSTEES) John HOWELL
139 Agricultural Land Between Bretforton Road & Badsey Lane - Badsey Undergrounds J P LORD (TRUSTEES) Joseph WALKER
132 Agricultural Land Between Bretforton Road & Badsey Lane - Badsey Undergrounds J P LORD (TRUSTEES) James BARNARD
125 Agricultural Land Between Bretforton Road & Badsey Lane - Badsey Undergrounds J P LORD (TRUSTEES) William J STANFORD
138 Agricultural Land Between Bretforton Road & Badsey Lane - Badsey Undergrounds J P LORD (TRUSTEES) B A HOWARD
131 Agricultural Land Between Bretforton Road & Badsey Lane - Badsey Undergrounds J P LORD (TRUSTEES) John CRANE
124 Agricultural Land Between Bretforton Road & Badsey Lane - Badsey Undergrounds J P LORD (TRUSTEES) W R WILKINS
137 Agricultural Land Between Bretforton Road & Badsey Lane - Badsey Undergrounds J P LORD (TRUSTEES) Charles KEYTE
130 Agricultural Land Between Bretforton Road & Badsey Lane - Badsey Undergrounds J P LORD (TRUSTEES) W R WILKINS
184 Greenhouse Between Bretforton Road and Badsey Lane - Jarretts Piece W R WILKINS W R WILKINS
183 Greenhouse Between Bretforton Road and Badsey Lane - Jarretts Piece Augustine DORE Augustine DORE
182 Greenhouse Between Bretforton Road and Badsey Lane - Jarretts Piece John SEARS John SEARS
23 Agricultural Land Between Faulk Mill Brook and Aldington Siding James ASHWIN Joseph NEW Junior
10 Agricultural Land Between Faulk Mill Brook and Aldington Siding James ASHWIN Joseph COLE
22 Agricultural Land Between Faulk Mill Brook and Aldington Siding James ASHWIN R W NEW
28 Agricultural Land Between Faulk Mill Brook and Aldington Siding James ASHWIN Eustace SMITH
21 Agricultural Land Between Faulk Mill Brook and Aldington Siding James ASHWIN Arthur NEW
27 Agricultural Land Between Faulk Mill Brook and Aldington Siding James ASHWIN William STREETS
20 Agricultural Land Between Faulk Mill Brook and Aldington Siding James ASHWIN Richard NEW
7 Agricultural Land Between Faulk Mill Brook and Aldington Siding James ASHWIN Alfred BOSWELL
19 Agricultural Land Between Faulk Mill Brook and Aldington Siding James ASHWIN Lot Henry & Horace NEW
12 Agricultural Land Between Faulk Mill Brook and Aldington Siding James ASHWIN G H WALKER
18 Agricultural Land Between Faulk Mill Brook and Aldington Siding James ASHWIN Lot Henry NEW
17 Agricultural Land Between Faulk Mill Brook and Aldington Siding James ASHWIN Horace NEW
13 Agricultural Land Between the village and the railway - Byrd's Ground James ASHWIN Walter HARWOOD
8 Agricultural Land Between the village and the Railway - Middle Meadow James ASHWIN Alfred & Arthur BOSWELL
1090 Land Black Banks James ASHWIN Alfred & Henry BELL
1089 Land Black Banks James ASHWIN Alfred & Henry BELL
1132 Sewage Works Black Banks Meadow - Sewage Outfall Works James ASHWIN E WADHAMS
16 Agricultural Land Blackminster Lane James ASHWIN Alfred KERR
60 Agricultural Land Bretforton Road - First Packs Ground James ASHWIN T J SEARS
47 Agricultural Land Bretforton Road - First Packs Ground James ASHWIN A W GEDEN
57 Agricultural Land Bretforton Road - First Packs Ground James ASHWIN A W GEDEN
44 Agricultural Land Bretforton Road - First Packs Ground James ASHWIN G H CHURCHILL
63 Agricultural Land Bretforton Road - First Packs Ground James ASHWIN W R WILKINS
43 Agricultural Land Bretforton Road - First Packs Ground James ASHWIN Thomas J SEARS
58 Agricultural Land Bretforton Road - Second Packs Ground & part of Black Banks James ASHWIN Benjamin SEARS
53 Agricultural Land Bretforton Road, near Badsey - Second Packs Ground James ASHWIN A & E PORTER
59 Agricultural Land Bretforton Road, near Badsey - Second Packs Ground James ASHWIN Frederick SEARS
52 Agricultural Land Bretforton Road, near Badsey - Second Packs Ground James ASHWIN William KEEN
66 House Briarlea Residential Home, Badsey Road W A FISHER Frank G BRODIE
86 Cottage Chapel Cottage, The Hop Gardens Thomas BYRD Junior Thomas BYRD Senior
73 Agricultural Land Cooks Corner Henry JINKS Henry JINKS