Rural Life - Clifton Campville &

This folder is largely restricted to inhabitants and/or their homes/holdings. There is also some coverage of the local law courts and taxation.

1327 THE SUBSIDY ROLL.

(one sheet, p. 23, photocopy) and handwritten extract by John Needham.

1518 A rubbing and drawings, 22/11/1990, by John Needham, of Dovecote,

Potters Croft, Clifton Campville (pre-development in the 1990’s)

1635 Reference ( THERE IS A LARGE BROWN FOLDER HEADED LEASE 1635 WELD PAPERS from the BODELIAN LIBRARY containing photocopy and John

Manor ( Needham’s handwritten notes and maps of lands etc., alongside.

& Village ( Manor File, pre-1701.

Pre 1781

1641-42

PROTESTATION RETURNS FOR CLIFTON CAMPVILLE AND HAUNTON

(two handwritten sheets by John Needham)

1655 HEARTH TAX RETURNS FOR CLIFTON CAMPVILLE AND HAUNTON

(two handwritten sheets by John Needham)

1665 HEARTH RETURNS CLIFTON CAMPVILLE AND HAUNTON and those absolved

(two handwritten sheets by John Needham)

1672-4 SUIT ROLL (original photocopy two papers) (plus three handwritten sheets

By John Needham). EM 1368.

1676-79

Inhabitants of Clifton Campville and Haunton recorded in Estate Books of the

Manor of Clifton Campville (Sir John Coventry). Four handwritten sheets by

John Needham. Source: Sheffield City Library EM 1325 – 1326.)

SEE ALSO: First Manor File – 11^th Century - 1701

1683-84

Inhabitants of Clifton Campville and Haunton re: Estate Book Accounts.

Two handwritten sheets by John Needham).

Two photocopied sheets (EM. 1368/27-38)

Two noted pages by John Needham re above.

1698/9/1700

SUIT ROLL (photocopy EM. 1328)

(John Needham’s four handwritten lists of inhabitants from the photocopy

for Clifton Campville and Haunton.

1721 and 1730

ACT OF SETTLEMENT (two photocopied sheets

1735 INDENTURE (one photocopy)

- Isobel Wiggin

1764-5 MEASE BRIDGE (EM 1339)

Four photocopies of Estimates and AC. and one handwritten sheet

by John Needham and one drawing of inscription by the Spring

at Clifton/Mease Bridge, 1765 by John Needham.

1774 Inhabitants of Clifton Campville and Haunton attending Courts

Leet and Baron 19/09/1774 (Manorial Courts held somewhere in the

Village of Clifton Campville), and short note 1780 ? Widow Saunt’s farm

and photocopied sheet Widow Saunt’s farm.

(Fines at Court Leet 1774 EM 1327) (EM 1368/76).

1795 ACT OF ENCLOSURE FOR CLIFTON HEATH

Photocopy pages 1 – 41 of Act and Map

Three handwritten sheets by John Needham listing field names

and tenants.

1807 Inhabitants of Clifton Campville and Haunton attending Court Leet and

Court Baron at Wm. Riley’s House Victualler – probably “Green Man”

One photocopy and two handwritten by John Needham.

1810 Tenants’ Estate of Clifton Campville (one handwritten, John Needham)

NOTE: As the SUIT ROLL effectively lists heads of households required to attend

Manorial courts, I have listed John Needham’s photocopies and notes

together here (E.S. NOV. 18’09) Approximately 70 households)

1813 SUIT ROLL cover and list of householders’ attendance at manorial courts.

9/10/1822 – page 1.

(Five photocopied sheets and John Needham’s eight handwritten)

Interesting “Comments” by K. SMITH (U.S.A.) Sept 1991 - last page –

1821-27

COURT LEET AND COURT BARON at “Green Man”

Five photocopied sets of each court and John Needham’s four handwritten notes.

(Draft notice for Courts Leet and Baron 23.10.1827 EM. 1368)

1834 CLIFTON CAMPVILLE AND HAUNTON SUIT ROLL AND COURT LEET AND COURT

BARON 10.10.1834 “Green Man”

(Four handwritten sheets by John Needham)

1837 CLIFTON CAMPVILLE AND HAUNTON SUIT ROLL

(One handwritten sheet)

(There are 37 photocopied sheets of the Communutation lodged in the MAP FILE.

In addition seven letters. Commissioners and H J Pye in Manor file 1701)

DEC. 29 1837 TITHES

APRIL 5 1838/1839 RENT-CHARGES in lieu of Tithes.

(two stapled photocopies)

(John Needham’s handwritten notes on the above –

Four pages and one sketch map hand-drawn and note of

20.12.1838 re: meeting 13.11.1837)

1851 CENSUS (all copies in a plastic folder)

poor ( Clifton Campville 23 x 2 photocopies

quality ( Haunton 11 x 2 photocopies

John Needham’s handwritten notes on the above:

Clifton Campville 11 sheets

Haunton 6 sheets

John Needham noted the population of Clifton Campville 337, with 172 females and 165 males.

Haunton population 199, with 100 females and 99 males.

VALUATION LIST FOR CLIFTON CAMPVILLE AND HAUNTON

(according to John Needham 1864 4 x A3 photocopied sheets and four hand written A4

sheets of the above John Needham, with some additional notes.

THE RATE BOOK FOR THE PARISH OF CLIFTON CAMPVILLE AND HAUNTON within the Tamworth Union, for the relief of the poor, October 1868.

15 x A4 photocopied sheets

5 x A4 handwritten lists of the above by John Needham i.e. the

Inhabitants/ratepayers.

1881 CENSUS

14 x A3 – 2 photocopied sheets (S.R.O. 08.07.1888

12 x A4 handwritten lists of the above by John Needham.

1905 SALE OF THE ESTATE

Seven pages handwritten lists and notes by John Needham on inhabitants’ homes as shown in the sale catalogue of Clifton Hall estate. Includes

comparison with 1881 and an unknown later date.

16 handwritten (photocopies) sheets detailing land holdings, purchasers, acreage, prices, etc. etc.

Arising from Sale Catalogue of 1905 John Needham tried to trace origins of “The Green Man”. Two pages handwritten notes; two letters (January 1992) with

Breweries – Allied (October 1991) and Ansells (January 1992) with photocopies of transfers of ownership (1905 – 59).

1924 Photocopy KELLY’S DIRECTORY 1924

Clifton Campville and Haunton inhabitants named on handwritten sheets by John Needham.

1928 Four handwritten sheets of Clifton Campville inhabitants and their dwellings, prepared by John Needham.

(Electoral roll ? some unidentified)

And one sheet of John’s jottings ….. including village layout.

And one handwritten sheet from KELLY’S DIRECTORY 1928.

1947 March 28^th. Birmingham Weekly Post cover page – Church Lane; and two photocopies.

Circa 1960

‘Burton Mail’

Drawing of Stones Bridge and written piece by “Wheelman” and photocopy coloured.

Circa 1960’s

Sycamore Cottage, Smithy Lane,

Three pencil sketches and notes by John Needham. Demolished l964

1964 Staffordshire County Council. Lichfield District Council undertook the 38^th

List of architectural/historic interest, which was updated during the ‘70s.

1970’s Clifton Campville:

Six structures listed here plus : Old Rectory, St. Andrew’s Church and the Hall

– noted in their respective FILES.

Haunton - Four structures noted

– All photocopies.

1972 January 20^th ‘Burton Observer and Chronicle’

Rural Heritage article ‘Clifton Campville and Haunton’

1977 Staffordshire County Council. Lichfield District Council booklet.

‘Clifton Campville Conservation Area’

1980 Lichfield District Council. Ordnance Survey Maps SK 2510

Tree Preservation Order No. 40 and typed list of trees – type and location.

At bottom of the box file

Collection of photocopied photographs of Clifton Campville --- houses and some inhabitants: late 19^th century and early 20^th century (seven sheets)

1926 WARD COLLECTION OF POSTCARDS - all photocopies and some duplicates (13 sheets) TOTAL: 20 SHEETS.