Messingham, Lincolnshire Beggars Bush 1686

Messingham is a hamlet south of Scunthorpe. An entry in a Glebe Terrier for the parish dated 18th October 1686 records a holding of “Two gad in Beggars Bush furlong” in the West Field. A gad is a measure of grassland equal to a swathe, or about 2 metres.

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Posted: April 10th, 2011 | Filed under: Places | Tags: Lincolnshire, Messingham | No Comments »