Thrandeston History Group

Tithes were originally a tax which required one tenth of all agricultural produce to be paid annually to support the local church and clergy. After the Reformation much land passed from the Church to lay owners who inherited entitlement to receive tithes, along with the land.
By the early 19th century tithe payment in kind seemed a very out-of-date practice, while payment of tithes per se became unpopular, against a background of industrialisation, religious dissent and agricultural depression. The 1836 Tithe Commutation Act required tithes in kind to be converted to more convenient monetary payments called tithe rentcharge. The Tithe Survey was established to find out which areas were subject to tithes, who owned them, how much was payable and to whom.

Notes:

• Spellings are taken from the original document.
• Key:
  • A : Acres
  • R : Rood (1 quarter of an acre)
  • P : Perch (40 perches is equal to 1 rood, 160 perches equal 1 acre)
  • Pightle : A small field or enclosure (pronounced pittle)
  • Brantmere : A mere is a shallow lake or pond and a brant is a goose
  • Packway : A path for pack animals
  • Stackyard : A farm yard or field where hay or straw is stored in stacks
  • AA : Altered apportionment
  • AA1 : Alteration apportionment date 31 December 1856
  • AA2 : -
  • AA3 : -
  • AA4 : Altered apportionment 30 October 1920