Waclouse
Waclouse
Lower Carent's Farm, Yeovil Marsh
Waclouse (Parcel 1238) was a
field of
Lower Carent's
Farm in
Yeovil Marsh.
The first part
of the field
name 'Wac' is
possibly derived
from a personal
name of a former
owner or tenant,
while the
'louse' part of
the name derives from the
Old English
hlōse
At the time of the 1846 Tithe Apportionment, Waclouse was owned by Charles John Helyar. The farm (as well as several other farms) was let to William Symes of Yeovil Marsh. Waclouse was listed as arable for growing crops and measured 4a 2r 6p.
Waclouse (Parcel 1238) was bounded on the west by Roy (Parcel 1237) and to the east by House, Garden and Orchard (Parcel 1228).
For details on historic land measurement (ie acres, roods and perches) click here.
MAP
At the time of the 1919 sale of the six Marsh farms, Lower Carent's Farm is shown in pink and Lambert's Farm is shown in green.
