Northamptonshire Place Name Survey - 1932
Sheet 3 (of 11)
Preston Capes
Section I.
Big Ground. New Field Farm.
(Mr. Mackney.) 100 acres. Out bound.
House Ground. New Field Farm. (Mr. Mackney.) Out bound.
Barley Field. (Barley Field
Farm) now Phipps' Farm. 100 acres.
Rented by Mr. Phipps. Dairy farm. Names farm.
| Preston Fields Farm. | House is, Preston Fields. |
| Full Pits. | Old pits. |
| Dairy Ground. | |
| West Marsh. | Marshy. |
| Hill Ground Meadow. | Hilly. |
| Barn Ground North. | |
| Barn Ground West. | |
| Barn Ground South. | |
| Barn Ground East. | House in N.E. part. |
| Barn Ground. | |
| Lower Ground. | Low ground. |
| Little Lot. | c.f. Great Lot. |
| Brick Hill. | Remains of kilns near
N.. Old brick-yard was kept by a Mr. Waring. Sir Charles Knightley had it worked for the estate. 80 years old. |
| Great Lot. | c.f. Little Lot. |
| Chalk Hill. | Hilly. Limestone. |
| L Spinney. | From shape. |
| R. Cherwell. | Forms part of boundary. A.S. cerran, cierran, to turn. Probably from, ceart, pebble. Rises in a well or spring in a cellar of Cherwell House. |
| Mill Lane. | Boundary. Muddy. |
| Mill House. |
No mill. Mill mentioned
in Doomsday. |
| The Osiers. | Garden and round mill. Osiers --- plants of willow species. Many osiers were gathered in the district for making horses' collars and baskets. (old industry) |
| Red House Farm. | House called, The Red House. |
| Side of my Ass. | Side of L Spinney. Pronounced, Sidenass. |
Sheet 4 of 11 (to come)