Title:
'A survey of the several estates belonging to the Right Honourable Henry Lord Maynard in the Counties of Essex and Leicester'
Level: Category
Estate and Family records
Level: Fonds
EASTON LODGE ESTATE AND MAYNARD FAMILY
Level: Sub-Fonds
MAPS
Scope and Content:
Maps of Great and Little Easton, Broxted, Tilty, Thaxted, Little Canfield and Great Dunmow, as follows [the Leicestershire maps had been removed before the deposit of the maps in the Essex Record Office and their whereabouts is unknown].

Title page formed from large and elaborate uncoloured cartouche incorporating the Maynard family arms.
Single sheet, 910 x 750 mm.; damaged by creasing.

(1) 'A survey of the several farms in the manours of Little Eiston and Broxted ...'
Farms (2,200 a.) in manors of Little Easton and Broxted being whole of Little Easton and southern tongue of Broxted. Shows Easton Lodge in block plan with lay-out of formal gardens and grounds; Little Easton church and other buildings in perspective view; strips in four small common fields in Broxted; water-mill and mill dam in Little Easton; pound near Little Easton church; hop ground and osiers.
Two sheets joined together, 1110 x 1440 mm.; damaged by folding.

(2) 'A survey of the several farms in the manour of Much-Eiston ...'
Farms (1,750 a.) in manor of Great Easton in centre and south of Great Easton. Shows Great Easton church and other buildings, including Great Easton village, in perspective view; 'Mountain' [castle mound] near church, floodgate, post-mill [drawn in pencil on Further Mill Lay]; osiers.
Two sheets joined together, 900 x 1490 mm.

(3) 'A survey of the several farms in the manours of Tillty Broxted, Thaxted & Much Eiston ...'
Farms (1,465 a.) in manors of Tilty, Broxted, Thaxted and Great Easton being whole of Tilty, with scattered areas in south of Broxted, and very small areas in extreme south of Thaxted and extreme west of Great Easton. Shows postmill, watermill and 'The Vineyard' in Tilty; Tilty church and other buildings (including those on site of Tilty Abbey) in perspective view; strips in Great Common Field [in Tilty]; hop ground and osiers.
Two sheets joined together; 900 x 1220 mm.

(4) 'A survey of Broxted-Hall and the Woodland Farms in the manour of Broxted ...'
Broxted Hall (260 a.) and Woodland Farms (50 a.) in manor of Broxted in centre and extreme west of Broxted. Shows Broxted Hall in perspective view; hop ground.
Single sheet, 910 x 750 mm.

(5) 'A survey of the Priory glebe lands in the manour of Thaxted ...'
Priory glebe lands [Parsonage farm] (225 a.) in manor of Thaxted in centre of Thaxted. Shows buildings in perspective view; hop ground.
Single sheet, 910 x 740 mm.

(6) 'A survey of Canfield Hall Farm in the manour of Little Canfield ...'
Canfield Hall Farm (420 a.) in manor of Little Canfield in north of Little Canfield. Shows post-mill; Little Canfield church and other buildings in perspective view; paling fence around 'part of the Parke'; osiers.
Single sheet, 910 x 750 mm.

(7) 'A survey of the several farms in the manour of Dunmow ...'
Farms (400 a.) in manor of Dunmow scattered in centre and west of Great Dunmow. Shows Great Dunmow church and other buildings, including Dunmow High Street, in perspective view; post-mill, bowling green and signpost; hop ground.
Two sheets joined together, 1250 x 910 mm.

No acreages given; extent of farms denoted by letters. Shows ponds, gates; distinguishes hedge from woodland. The title of each map is in an uncoloured cartouche; the maps themselves are uncoloured except for plain red borders, red reference letters, blue for water and occasionally pale buff for roads. Each map has a plain compass rose; the first, only, also has a scale bar showing a scale of 6.25 inches to 100 perches [20 inches to 1 mile or 1:3168].
Dates of Creation:
1730
Extent:
7 maps, with title page
Creator Name:
Edward Laurence
Admin History:
Created for Henry Maynard, 4th Baron Maynard (c.1673-1742). The title page carries on the reverse a bookplate of 'Charles Lord Maynard' - probably Henry's younger brother Charles Maynard (c.1690-1775), who became the 6th Baron Maynard in 1745 and was created Viscount Maynard in 1766. For Edward Laurence see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004.
System Arrangement:
For reasons of conservation, removed by the Essex Record Office from their original binding, 1995. For the binding see D/DMg P1/2. The maps have been numbered 1-7 in ink at an unknown date.
Physical Characteristics:
Parchment.
Not Available:
Use digital image(s).

Key terms

TypeKey termsDescription
Subjects Agriculture Maps show strips in common fields at Broxted and Tilty, 1730
Subjects Bowling greens Map shows bowling green at Great Dunmow, 1730
Subjects Castles Great Easton: map shows castle mount, 1730
Subjects Churches Maps of Maynard estates depict churches at Great Dunmow, Great Easton, Little Canfield and Tilty, 1730
Subjects Gardens Map of Maynard estates shows gardens at Easton Lodge, Little Easton, 1730
Subjects Glebe Map shows Priory glebe lands at Thaxted, 1730
Subjects Hopgrowing Maps show hop grounds at Broxted, Great Dunmow, Little Easton and Tilty, 1730
Subjects Parks Maps show park of Easton Lodge in Little Easton and Little Canfield, 1730
Subjects Pounds Map shows pound at Little Easton, 1730
Subjects Signpost Map shows signpost at Great Dunmow, 1730
Subjects Watermills Maps show mills at Little Easton and Tilty, 1730
Subjects Willows Maps show osiers at Little Canfield and Little Easton, 1730
Subjects Windmills Maps show post-mills at Great Dunmow, Great Easton, Little Canfield and Tilty, 1730
Personal Names Charles
Maynard 		1st Viscount Maynard; bookplate, n.d.
Personal Names Edward
Laurence 		surveyor, 1730
Personal Names Henry
Maynard 		4th Baron Maynard; maps of estates in Essex, 1730
Place Names Broxted Map of Maynard estates, 1730
Place Names Broxted Map of Maynard estates, 1730
Place Names Great Dunmow Map of Maynard estates, 1730
Place Names Great Easton Map of Maynard estates, 1730
Place Names Tilty Map of Maynard estates, 1730
Place Names Tilty Map of Maynard estates, 1730
Place Names Broxted Hall
Broxted 		Depicted on map of Maynard estates, 1730
Place Names Canfield Hall Farm
Little Canfield 		Map of Maynard estates, 1730
Place Names Church of All Saints
Little Canfield 		Depicted on map of Maynard estates, 1730
Place Names Church of St John and St Giles
Great Easton 		Depicted on map of Maynard estates, 1730
Place Names Church of St Mary the Virgin
Little Easton 		Depicted on map of Maynard estates, 1730
Place Names Church of St Mary the Virgin
Tilty 		Depicted on map of Maynard estates, 1730
Place Names Easton Lodge
Little Easton 		Map of Maynard estates, 1730
Place Names Great Common Field
Tilty 		Map of Maynard estates, 1730
Place Names Great Easton Castle
Great Easton 		Map shows castle mount, 1730
Place Names Parsonage Farm
Thaxted 		Map of Maynard estates, 1730
Place Names Woodland Farm
Broxted 		Map of Maynard estates, 1730
Place Names Church Street
Church of St Mary the Virgin
Great Dunmow 		Depicted on map of Maynard estates, 1730
Document Types Coat of arms Maynard, 1730
Document Types Manuscript map 'A survey of the several estates belonging to the Right Honourable Henry Lord Maynard ...', 1730