1846 Tithe Map plot number: |
4, 56 & 63 |
1896 1:2500 OS Map plot number: |
9, 6&11 & 12 |
Trulley Meadow was a name applied to three fields.
The first was a meadow of about two acres, situated in the north of the parish on the western side of and adjacent to Westbourne Mead. In the Tithe Award it was measured at 2 acres 1 rood and 12 perches; described on the OS map as 2.25 acres.
The second (plot 56) was a meadow of about four acres, situated in the north of the parish between Westbourne Mead and The Trulley Brook. In the Tithe Award it was measured at 3 acres 3 roods and 30 perches. In the early 18th century, Trulley Meadow was held, copyhold, by Humphrey Field. In 1735, Humphrey Field sold Trulley Meadow (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 Trulley Meadow, 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 Trulley Meadow 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 Trulley Meadow were enfranchised and thereafter held freely of the manor.
The third was a meadow of about an acre, a continuation of the second. In the Tithe Award it was measured at 3 roods and 22 perches; described on the OS map as 0.909 acres.