THE STRIP

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1846 Tithe Map plot number:

 58

1896 1:2500 OS Map plot number:

 1

The Strip was a narrow arable field of just over half an acre, situated at the extreme northern edge of the parish adjacent to Trulleys. The Strip was part of a larger close of land which straddled the bounadary with Chobham parish. In the Tithe Award it was measured at 1 acre and 23 perches.

In the early 18th century, The Strip was held, copyhold, by Humphrey Field. In 1735, Humphrey Field sold The Strip (along with a messuage and other lands) to John Rogers.

John Rogers died in 1774; in his will dated 1763, he had left most of his estate in Bisley to his third son Ephraim. Ephraim had died in the meantime and his brother Henry inherited.

Henry Rogers died in 1793. In his will he left lands, including The Strip, to his son James, aged 18. James held the land for almost 60 years, until 1852 when he sold it to Richard Collyer.

Richard Collyer died in 1855. He left his estate in trust for his son William James Collyer, the trustees being Thomas Blake La Coste and James Jerram. James Jerram was admitted tenant and held The Strip until his death in 1885. In his will, James Jerram left the lands to Charles Carlos Clarke, subject to the same trusts.

In August 1894, the lands including The Strip were enfranchised and thereafter held freely of the manor.