Hill Top Farmhouse
House Buildings Garden Yards & Orchard
Tithe 453
(52.2980625 -2.3001878)
HILL TOP OR MYLLENS,MILLEN GROUND, MILLEND THE HILL
1548 ROBERT BREWER Mele meese and halfe yarde land rent 7 BA7335/20
1584 THOMAS JONES paid 11sh for Nicolete and Mylliend BA 7335/20 9
1607 ROBERT BREWER Copyhold Rental BA 7335/20 11
1616 ROBERT BRUAR - (The Hill)
1616 BRUARS -Nov 18th Christopher Davies son of a wandering body PReg
1616 JOHN WEAVER (Millend Land)
1617 JOHN WEAVER (Millers Land)
1634 BRUARS -April 16th John son of William Johnson born at Bruars on the Hill PReg
1638 WILLIAM JONES and RICHARD NICHOLLS 13th year of Charles 1st
1650 ROBERT BREWER (Myllend) rent for copihold 7s BA7335/20
1672 ROBERT BREWER (The Hill Topp)
1686 WALTER COOKE (Millen Ground)
1708 THOMAS VERNON -THOMAS BREWER surrendered by hands of WALTER COOKE
and RANDOLPH SEVERNE 4 acres copyhold and.Million and house and barn to THOMAS
VERNON Court Roll
1710 JOHN BREWER (Millen ground)
1713 THOMAS BREWER in arrears of rent surrendered estate called Million and Horse leasow to
T. Vernon)
1722 THOMAS & ANN LEWIS and WILLIAM RANDLE surrendered to T.Vernon Court Roll
1722 EDRIC SEVEARNE
1740 WILLIAM VERNON
1740 ROBERT FITZER alias ANTHONYS surrendered to L.of M.,then to Robert Wormington
13th year of George 11
1742 JOHN WORMINGTON
1759 WILLIAM VERNON , a tenant, surrendered to THOMAS FITZER and ROBERT
WORMINGTON
1782 WILLIAM WORTHINGTON
WILLIAM VERNON died
1784 EDWARD PENRICE of Droitwich took over Millen ground etc. from WILLIAM VERNON
ref Court Baron WORMINGTON,son of Wm. Wormington’s nephew, Robert (Hill
Top or Millen Ground)MILLEN GROUND messuage - MYLLEND - MILLEND - ALSO
HILL TOP - MYLLENS – MELEN (Possibly Open Field) Copyhold land
1794 ROBERT BOURNE and WILLIAM LERIGO surendered to ROBERT WORMINGTON,son
of Wm. Wormington’s nephew, Robert (Hill Top or Millen Ground)MILLEN GROUND messuage
- MYLLEND - MILLEND - ALSO HILL TOP - MYLLENS – MELEN (Possibly Open Field)
Copyhold land
1795 EDWARD PENRICE surrendered to MARY TAYLOR, widow, in the Parish of Martley (
Millen Ground etc)
1800 MR POWICK
1808 ROBERT WORMINGTON and his wife, MARY surrendered
a) to Rev HARVEY MARRIETT
Hill Top or Millen Ground - ie Barn Buildings, Garden Fold, Cover Hill, Bank Orchard
(late Hopyard and Tyning Field , now in one), Barn Acre and 4 Acre Close.
b) to ROBERT WORMINGTON - The Napp adjoining, the 3 acres adjoining the
Coppice ground,(residue of the estate)
1811 MARY TAYLOR alias TYLER died (Millen Ground etc.)
1812 MARY TAYLOR bequeathed Millen ground (Occ .by Elizabeth Russell) to her son
THOMAS for life,then to her 2 daughters , Sarah Horton and Susannah Overton. Her other
lands to Susan Oldbury.
1812 ROBERT WORMINGTON
1813 Rev. HARVEY MARRIET surrendered
a) Hill Top etc. to THOMAS HENRY COOKES, eldest son of Rev. Denham Cookes of
Woodhampton
b) 1. Cover Hill (1 acre 34 perches)
2. 4 perches of the S.E. corner of Bank Orchard, marked out and enclosed therefrom, and
adjoining to the N.W. part of Cover Hill
1. 28 perches of the E. part of 4 Acre Close now fenced off and laid into a piece of freehold
land called Jennings Hill to JOHN BEACH of Hartlebury
1839 JOHN BEACH (Lower Million / Upper Million) not with Hill Top in 1839 Tithe
HILL TOP FARMHOUSE(2000)- HILL-TOPP see ( Millen Ground) and Kitchen,house and farm
copyhold
1808 JOHN FITZAR paid rent to J.Phillips
ROBERT WORMINGTON paid 6sh rent to J.Phillips
1809 ROBERT WORMINGTON
1814 EDMOND AMYES Census
1839 occ. JOHN OVERTON owner MARIA COOKES trustee of late Rev Denham
1548 ROBERT BREWER Mele meese and halfe yarde land rent 7 BA7335/20
1584 THOMAS JONES paid 11sh for Nicolete and Mylliend BA 7335/20 9
1607 ROBERT BREWER Copyhold Rental BA 7335/20 11
1616 ROBERT BRUAR - (The Hill)
1616 BRUARS -Nov 18th Christopher Davies son of a wandering body PReg
1616 JOHN WEAVER (Millend Land)
1617 JOHN WEAVER (Millers Land)
1634 BRUARS -April 16th John son of William Johnson born at Bruars on the Hill PReg
1638 WILLIAM JONES and RICHARD NICHOLLS 13th year of Charles 1st
1650 ROBERT BREWER (Myllend) rent for copihold 7s BA7335/20
1672 ROBERT BREWER (The Hill Topp)
1686 WALTER COOKE (Millen Ground)
1708 THOMAS VERNON -THOMAS BREWER surrendered by hands of WALTER COOKE
and RANDOLPH SEVERNE 4 acres copyhold and.Million and house and barn to THOMAS
VERNON Court Roll
1710 JOHN BREWER (Millen ground)
1713 THOMAS BREWER in arrears of rent surrendered estate called Million and Horse leasow to
T. Vernon)
1722 THOMAS & ANN LEWIS and WILLIAM RANDLE surrendered to T.Vernon Court Roll
1722 EDRIC SEVEARNE
1740 WILLIAM VERNON
1740 ROBERT FITZER alias ANTHONYS surrendered to L.of M.,then to Robert Wormington
13th year of George 11
1742 JOHN WORMINGTON
1759 WILLIAM VERNON , a tenant, surrendered to THOMAS FITZER and ROBERT
WORMINGTON
1782 WILLIAM WORTHINGTON
WILLIAM VERNON died
1784 EDWARD PENRICE of Droitwich took over Millen ground etc. from WILLIAM VERNON
ref Court Baron WORMINGTON,son of Wm. Wormington’s nephew, Robert (Hill
Top or Millen Ground)MILLEN GROUND messuage - MYLLEND - MILLEND - ALSO
HILL TOP - MYLLENS – MELEN (Possibly Open Field) Copyhold land
1794 ROBERT BOURNE and WILLIAM LERIGO surendered to ROBERT WORMINGTON,son
of Wm. Wormington’s nephew, Robert (Hill Top or Millen Ground)MILLEN GROUND messuage
- MYLLEND - MILLEND - ALSO HILL TOP - MYLLENS – MELEN (Possibly Open Field)
Copyhold land
1795 EDWARD PENRICE surrendered to MARY TAYLOR, widow, in the Parish of Martley (
Millen Ground etc)
1800 MR POWICK
1808 ROBERT WORMINGTON and his wife, MARY surrendered
a) to Rev HARVEY MARRIETT
Hill Top or Millen Ground - ie Barn Buildings, Garden Fold, Cover Hill, Bank Orchard
(late Hopyard and Tyning Field , now in one), Barn Acre and 4 Acre Close.
b) to ROBERT WORMINGTON - The Napp adjoining, the 3 acres adjoining the
Coppice ground,(residue of the estate)
1811 MARY TAYLOR alias TYLER died (Millen Ground etc.)
1812 MARY TAYLOR bequeathed Millen ground (Occ .by Elizabeth Russell) to her son
THOMAS for life,then to her 2 daughters , Sarah Horton and Susannah Overton. Her other
lands to Susan Oldbury.
1812 ROBERT WORMINGTON
1813 Rev. HARVEY MARRIET surrendered
a) Hill Top etc. to THOMAS HENRY COOKES, eldest son of Rev. Denham Cookes of
Woodhampton
b) 1. Cover Hill (1 acre 34 perches)
2. 4 perches of the S.E. corner of Bank Orchard, marked out and enclosed therefrom, and
adjoining to the N.W. part of Cover Hill
1. 28 perches of the E. part of 4 Acre Close now fenced off and laid into a piece of freehold
land called Jennings Hill to JOHN BEACH of Hartlebury
1839 JOHN BEACH (Lower Million / Upper Million) not with Hill Top in 1839 Tithe
HILL TOP FARMHOUSE(2000)- HILL-TOPP see ( Millen Ground) and Kitchen,house and farm
copyhold
1808 JOHN FITZAR paid rent to J.Phillips
ROBERT WORMINGTON paid 6sh rent to J.Phillips
1809 ROBERT WORMINGTON
1814 EDMOND AMYES Census
1839 occ. JOHN OVERTON owner MARIA COOKES trustee of late Rev Denham
In June 1841 ...
1840 MRS COOKES bought by MR COOKES
1840 H.F.VERNON occ by Bowkett, Potter and Watson
1844 EDMUND AMYES Occ of Farm Elect Reg
1847 THOMAS DANIEL Elect Reg Occ of H/L Elect Registered
1850 THOMAS DANIEL “ “
1840 MRS COOKES bought by MR COOKES
1840 H.F.VERNON occ by Bowkett, Potter and Watson
1844 EDMUND AMYES Occ of Farm Elect Reg
1847 THOMAS DANIEL Elect Reg Occ of H/L Elect Registered
1850 THOMAS DANIEL “ “
In March 1851 ...
In April 1861 ...
In April 1871 ...
1870 JAMES LLOYD s of JAMES &ELIZABETH JONES farmer bap.
1873 RICHARD SANDERS farmer Littlebury’s Directory [Hill Top] and Elect Reg
1870 JAMES LLOYD s of JAMES &ELIZABETH JONES farmer bap.
1873 RICHARD SANDERS farmer Littlebury’s Directory [Hill Top] and Elect Reg
In April 1881 ...
1881 WILLIAM POWELL WARD farmer 95 acres Census Hill Top
1886 Valuation called ASTLEY ESTATE BA 5589:48 REF 705:192
1881 WILLIAM POWELL WARD farmer 95 acres Census Hill Top
1886 Valuation called ASTLEY ESTATE BA 5589:48 REF 705:192
In April 1891 ...
1896 CHARLES MULLINS Farmer Kelly's.Directory
1896 CHARLES MULLINS Farmer Kelly's.Directory
In March 1901 ...
1904 GEORGE CARTER farmer K.D.
1904 GEORGE CARTER farmer K.D.
In April 1911 ...
In September 1939 ...
History from 1940 to recent times
In 2020 ...