Black Jacks was an arable field comprising approximately two and a half acres situated just north of the parish church. In the Tithe Award it was measured at 2 acres 2 roods and 3 perches; in the Ordnance Survey at 2.207 acres.

until 1876, Black Jacks was described on the Court Rolls as "one close of land ... containing by estimation one acre more or less" belonging to the "customary messuage or tenement with the orchard formerly in the tenure of Philip Roberts".

In the first half of the 18th century, Black Jacks belonged to John Kidder.

In 1762 Henry Atfield (having presumably acquired it from John Kidder in the meantime) sold Black Jacks to John Field of Worplesdon.

In 1788 John Field sold Black Jacks (along with other plots of land) to Sarah Sibthorpe of Guildford. In 1811 Sarah, in turn, sold the lands to James Loveland. When James Loveland died in 1824, Black Jacks was amongst the lands he left to his son William.

When William Loveland died in 1833, Black Jacks passed to his wife, Jane.

Jane Loveland married James Hone and in 1843 they took out a mortgage on their lands for six hundred pounds. In 1853, the principal was still owing (to George Marshall) and there were arrears of interest; The lands passed to George Marshall.

George died in 1854 and the lands passed to his wife Sarah, who also died in 1874.

In 1876 James Hone purchased Black Jacks (along with other plots of land) from the executors and trustees of Sarah Marshall. James died in 1878 and Black Jacks passed to his wife Lydia and Henry Clements, as trustees of his will.

In 1879, Lydia and Henry sold Black Jacks to James Parker for the sum of £72 10s. James Parker died in 1893 and, in his will, left Black Jacks to his wife Hester, who sold it in 1894 to Alfred Mitchell for £60.