Buildings of Settrington 1600.
A Survey of the Manor of Sittrington was carried out in 1599-1600 by John Mansfield of Huttons Ambo and New Malton, Queen’s Surveyor in the North Riding. It represents a unique record of agriculture and land management at the time and also records the houses and other buildings of the village – by function and by the number of ‘payres or forkes’, making clear that all of the buildings in Settrington at this time – the manor house itself excepted – were of cruck construction. Its universality in this village – and the spread of surviving examples, none of which are in Settrington itself, would strongly suggest that this form of construction was the norm in North Yorkshire in this period. Very few such buildings remain. Those that do have had stone walls added, and then these have been raised. Cruck blades and trusses survive in part, at least, within numerous otherwise revamped buildings in the area – in Pickering, Old Malton, across the North \York Moors. A particularly fine and largely intact cruck house, with stone walls of several phases, survives in Crambe.
Pond Farmhouse, Crambe.(above and below)
Crucks, roof timbers and underside of thatch limewashed to full height of the interior.
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Oak Crag Farndale East – sadly demolished since these photos taken in 1960s
(Hayes & Rutter - Cruck-Framed Buildings in Ryedale & Eskdale Scarborough & District Arhaeological Society 1972)
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All the following information from King HA & Harris A A Survey of the Manor of Settrington Yorkshire Archaeological Society Record Series Vol CXXVI 1962).
For each ‘payre of forkes’ mentioned in the Settrington context, one may deduce a bay – the survey demonstrates the variety and size of the houses in the village, therefore, as well as identifying other buildings on the mainly farmstead sites – detached kitchens, for example, or kilns.
Craftsmen listed as being “sworn at the inquiry concerning the waste at the great house or manor”:
Thomas England of Newmalton, joyner William Sleighton of the same, woodmonger Robert Pape of Norton, carpenter William Belby of Newmalton, mason John Hood of the same, woodmonger Thomas Anderson of the same, mason Guy Foster of Sittrington, carpenter Stephen Smyth of the same
“Sworn at the inquiry concerning the waste of the woodlands [carpenters and woodmongers and others]:
Cuthbert Nightgall of Newmalton Thomas England of the same Robert Pape of Norton
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William Sleighthome of Newmalton John Fowler of Sittrington Guy Foster of the same Stephen Milner of the same Richard Harrison of the same Thomas Bankes of the same John Hood of Newmalton” (p9).
The itemisation of farms begins with the ‘Free farms’ – these being “rents of the lands & tenements which are freely held of our lady the Queen as of her manor of Sittrington by military service payable yearly at Martinmus & Whitsun in equal parts.” Most are of land only, with that of James Dodsworth (below) being the only plot with buildings upon it.
Much more information than is listed below attaches to each farm – strips in the common fields, for example. In this document, focus is upon the buildings, though occasional additional information is included.
Farm of James Dodsworth – Mergett house
“A messuage, a barn, Le Stable with the site of the same and a little close adjacent containing 2 roods of land”
The house abovesaid dothe stand upon 5 payre of forks The barn upon 4 payre of forks The stable upon 3 payre of forks
Lands & tenements of the aforesaid manor
The tenants following ar devided into Catages wich have no land att all butt onely common of pasture. Grassefarmes wich have some land butt not sufficient to make them husbandryes yet have common of pasture as husbandryes have & Husbandryes wich have at the leest so much land as the law appointeth to make them husbandryes.
Ther be some other tenants to wich belongeth no common of pasture nor any other land other than the things themselves particularly graunted called firmae minutae & somethings brought in chardge wich formerly were held without rent.
Lands & tenements called Husbandryes
71 Farm of Ralph Harker
“the house above mentioned doth stand on five payre of forks & the barne...on another five pair of forks”
72 Farm of Miles Humble
A messuage, two barns, an oxhous and le stable & the site of the same & an adjacent close containing 7r of land.
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The house standeth on 4 payre of forks, the two lathes upon 8 payre of forks, the oxhouse and stable upon 4 payre of forks
73 Farm of Thomas Blenkou
A messuage, a kitchen, a barn & the site of the same with an adjacent close of pasture containing 2 acres.
The house abovementioned standeth upon 4 payre of forks; the lath upon 4 payre, the kitchen upon two.
Note detached kitchen.
74 Farm of Thomas Bell
A messuage, a barn & le Outhouse, the site of the same & a little close adjacent containing 2 acres
The house abovementioned standeth upon 7 payre of forks; the lath upon 5 payre; the Outhouse upon 5 payre.
75 Farm of John Colebye
A messuage, 2 barns, their site and an adjacent close containing 3 acres.
The house standeth upon 5 payre of forks; the one lath upon 4 payre; the other upon 3 payre
76 Farm of Thomas Skelton
A messuage, 2 barns & an adjacent close containing 3 acres
The house standeth upon 5 payre of forks; the two barns stand upon 9 payre of forks
77 Farm of Wilfrid Bell
A messuage, a barn and the site thereof & an adjacent close containing 1 acre.
The house standeth upon 5 pare of forks; and the lath upon other 5 pare of forks.
78 Farm of Leonard Freer
A messuage, 2 barns, one le kilne, le outhouse and the site of the same
The house abovementioned standeth upon 5 The 2 laths upon 8 The kilne upon 3 payre of forkes The Outhouse upon 2
79 Farm of Thomas Dunnington
A messuage, a barn, Le Kiln & the site of the same with an adjacent close containing 2 roods
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The house aforesaid standeth upon 6 payre of forks; the lath upon 4 payre and the kilne aforesaid upon 3 payre of forks.
80 & 81 Farm of George Dodsworth
A messuage, 2 barns, Le Oxhous, Le kiln and le kitchen & their site with an adjacent close containing 1 acre
The house abovementioned standeth upon 3 payre of forks; the 2 barns upon 13 payre; the oxhous upon 5; the Kilne upon 4 and the kitchen upon 3 payre of forks
82 Farm of the widow & nine children of John Holden
A messuage, a barn & the site containing 2 roods of land.
The house standeth upon 5 payre of forks; the the barn upon 5 payre.
83 & 84 Farm of John Fothergill
A messuage, 2 barns, le outhouse & their site containing 2 roods & a croft at the east end of the vill containing 20 perches of land
The house: 5 pairs of forks The two barns: 12 pairs The outhouse: 3 pairs
85 & 86 Farm of John Waslin
A messuage, 2 barns, le oxhouse, le garth & their site containing 1 acre 26 perches
The house: 6 pairs of forks The 2 lathes: 10 pairs The oxhouse: 5 pairs
87 Farm of Matthew Farum
A messuage, a barn & their site containing 1 acre 20 perches
The house: 6 pairs of forks The barn: 6 pairs
88 Farm of Percival Warmoth
A messuage, a barn and its site containing 1 acre
House and barn each 5 pairs of forks
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Lands and tenements called Grassefarmes
“these grasse farmes have not sufficient land to make them husbandryes & all of them have some land & common of pasture as husbandryes have as well in the Oxpasture as in the cowpasture & Shepepasture after the proportion of their rents if they exceed 6s 8d rent & thoughe their rent be lesse yet have they common after 6s 8d rent”
89 Farm of Margaret and John Forde of poor fortune
A messuage, a barn & its site & a little close adjacent containing 1 acre 3 roods 35 perches.
The house upon 5 pairs of forks The two barns (though only one recorded above): 9 pairs
90 Farm of Leonard Hoggard of medium fortune
A messuage & its site & a close adjacent containing 1 acre 3 roods 20 perches
“the house aforesaid standeth upon 5p of forks”
91 Farm of Leonard Jhonson
A messuage, a barn & le kilne & their sites & a little close adjacent containing 3 r 20 p of land
92 Farm of either Thomas Banks or the children of John Ireland of poor fortune
A messuage, its site and an adjacent close containing 1 rood
The house standeth upon 5 payre of forks
93 Farm of Stephen Milner or Rafe Harker
A messuage and its site containing 3 r
The house: 6 pairs of forks
94 Farm of John Waslin
A messuage, one le kiln, one le kitchen, a barn & their site containing 3 roods.
The house abovesaid standeth upon 4; the kilne upon 3; the kitchen upon 2 and the lath upon 5 pairs of crucks.
95 Farm of Thomas Willison, very poor
A messuage, a barn & its site containing 1 rood
The house: 3 payre of forks; the barn, 3.
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96 Farm of Nicholas Reame
A messuage, a barn & their sites containg 30 perches of land
“The house abovesaid standeth upon 5, the lath upon 3 payre of Crokes”
97 Farm of James Dale
A messuage, a barn, one le kilne & their site containing 36 perches
The house: 4 pairs of forks The lath 6 pairs The kilne: 4 pairs
98 Farm of Thomasina Percye
A messuage, 2 barns & 1 le kilne & their site containing 1 acre 20 perches
The house upon 8 pairs of forks; The lath upon 6 pairs The kiln upon 4 pairs
99 Farm of John Egleston
A messuage, a barn & their site & 3 little closes adjacent containing 2 acres 2 roods 15 perches
The house: 4 pairs of forks The lath: 3 pairs
100 Farm of the assigns of the wife or children of Robert Lockwood
A messuage, a barn, le outhouse & their site containing 1 rood 10 perches
The house: 4 pairs of forks; The lath: 2 pairs; the outhouse: 2 pairs
101 Farm of Thomas Cole
A messuage, a barn & their site containing 1 rood 12 perches
House and barn 4 pairs of forks each
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The cottages of the aforesaid manor
“cottages be those to which doth belong neyther Lande in the common fields except to some few some crofts nor common in the oxpasture yet have they common of pasture in the cow pasture, shepe pasture & Auerish fields how small soever ther rent be according to the proportion of 6s 8d rent & if ther rent be more according to the proportion of 6s 8d rent for the overplus the common belonging to every cottage in the cowpasture & shepepasture after the proportion of 6s 8d rent is 2 acres valued to 5s & in the unstinted pasture valued to 2s 6d so is the value of a cottingers common 2s 6d”
103 Farm of Richard Alman
A cottage & its site cont 1 rood
“the cottage...standeth upon five payre of forks”
105 Farm of Thomas Harrison
A cottage, a barn & their site cont 2 roods of land & a croft in Le Lowfield cont 2 roods with common pasture in proportion...
Cottage: 4 pairs Lath: 4 pairs of forks
Farm of Elizabeth Nesbott
106, a cottage a barn and their site cont 6 perches of land 120 also a cottage, a barn, le kiln, le outhouse and their site containing 32 perches 121 and a cottage & its site held by Thomas Dunnington 122 also a cottage & its site cont 1 rood
“the cottage quondam Katerina Wilkenson standeth upon 5 payre of forks The lath thereof upon 3 pairs Johannis Howson upon 3 pairs The kilne thereof upon 3 pairs The outhouse thereof upon 3 pairs The lath thereof upon 7 pairs Thomae Dunnington upon 3 pairs Ricardi Goodale upon 3 pairs
107 Farm of Thomas Holdam, senior
A cottage, a barn & its site containing 2r & a croft lying in Le Highfield containing 1 r of arable land with common pasture proportionate
The cottage abovesaid standeth upon 4 payre of forks The lath thereof upon 3 payre of forks
Farm of Thomas Lockwood, Richard Thompson 108 Thomas Lockwood – a cottage and its site containing 2 r 123 R Thompson – a cottage, a barn and their site containing 1r
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124 Leonard Swynburne – a cottage and its site containing 32 perches 125 Avis Kettlewood & her children – a cottage & its site containing 2r & 3 Le Landes in le Highfield containing 2 ac of arable land & 1 le Land in Furcoth field containing 1 ac of arable land with common pasture
The cottage quondam in tenure Radulphi Lockwood standeth upon 5 Richardi Tomson standeth upon 5 The barn thereunto belonging upon 4 payre of forks Leonardi Swynburne upon 6 William Hoggard upon 5
Farm of Roger Kaye 109 Roger Kaye – a cottage & its site containing 2r 20p 126 Thomas Hare – a cottage & its site 127 Richard Harrison a cottage, a barn & their site
The cottage demised to Roger Kaye standeth upon 5 Robert Hare standeth upon 4 Jhon Lockwood standeth upon 4 payre of forks & the lath therto belonging upon 2
Farm of Guy Foster 128 Matthew Kaye - a cottage & its site containing 1r 110 Guy Foster - a cottage, a bran & le Kilne & their site 129 Launce Lanow – a cottage & site containing 25p Also a parcel of land commonly called Hangemans crosse and a cottage recently built there containing 16p of land
The cottage sometym in tenure of Anthonie Bate Standeth upon 3 Thomas Pearson standeth upon 4 The lath therto belonging upon 3 The kilne therto belonging upon 4 payre of forkes Richard Smyth standeth upon 4 George Wilson upon 3
111 Farm of John Smyth
A cottage & site containing 1r 14p
The cottage aforesaid standeth upon 4 pare of forks
113 a cottage, a barn & the site containing 26p
The cottage aforesaid doth stand upon 4 payre of forks The lath upon 4 payre of forks
114 Farm of Ralph & John Hoggard A cottage and site containing 1r 8p
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The cottage aforesaid doth stand upon five payre of forks. Upon the site of this cottage is a garth lying between two freeholders...& it is deposed that eyther of them hath incroched upon & inclosed part of this garth from the cottage.
115 Farm of Richard Lovell a cottage & site containing 1r 30p.
The cottage aforesaid doth stand upon five payre of Crokes or forks
116 Farm of John Hoggard A cottage & scite containing 1r
The cottage aforesaid doth stand upon thre payre of forks
117 Farm of Thomas Colebye A cottage & 2 le outhouses & their site containing 1r 28p, also a smithy newly built on the waste
The house aforesaid standeth upon 6 The outhouses aforesaid upon 3 payre of forks
118 Farm of Christopher Abbott A cottage, a barn & the site containing 1r 8p
The cottage aforesaid doth stand upon 7 The barne therto belonging upon 3 payre of forkes
119 Farm of John Wasslin A cottage & the site containing 1r
The house aforesaid doth stand upon 3 payre of forkes
Mansfield offers an assessment of the condition of the manor house, repair of which has been neglected. In describing rooms and service buildings, it offers a picture of such a high status building of the time. The manor house was subsequently demolished, its site now in the grounds of the present manor house.
The decayes of the mannor House
“Item that sence the death of the said countess & sence Lawrence Nesbot Symond Dodesworth & Rowland Fothergill did leave the possession of the said mannor house hir majestie is Damnified by the Decayes therof as Followeth.
Namely £ s d By the decayes of the Lowe Parlour 2 16 8 Of a little Roome next to the said parlour 3 10 0 Of the Chamber over the parlour 1 14 4 Of the great Chamber 4 5 4 Of the stare head by the great Chamber doore 1 6 8 Of a little Roome called the Taylors Chamber & of a Little Chamber & an entry next to ytt
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And of the Corner Chamber on the west side of the house 1 16 4 Of the Hall wett Larder & Drye Larder 6 1 8 Of the kitchinge 3 6 8 Of the Buttery & Hall porch 1 10 0 Of the Roofe of the whoale House 20 6 8 Of the Lead works about the Hous 4 18 0 Of the Hall Chymney toppe 1 0 0 Of a room called Paradice nowe fallen downe & cleane gonne wich had been 3 yeards broad 6 yeards longe 3 yeardes & one halfe heighe & had beene all covered with Lead 28 13 4 Of the gate hous & the garner over ytt wich be nowe decayed, & had been 2 roods in length & 7 yeards wide & covered with slate 54 0 0 Of the places of Ease & the Dovecote 3 18 0 Of the Stable & the garner in the end therof 8 8 0 Of a sestron [cistern] of Lead wich sometimes stood att the kittchinge door & a pype of Lead by wich water was conveyed the water to the sestron & wich nowe bee taken away 3 16 8 Of the Barne & the Larder Hous 3 13 4 Of the Bakhous & Brewhous & Lawndrey house & a Sestron of Lead & a pype of Lead wich conveyed he water to the said Brewhous wich sestron & pipe of Lead bee gonne 5 10 0
Sum total of the Decayes of the mannor hous is 160 11 8
NC June 2012
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