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MANEA MATTERS
MANEA MATTERS
MAneA

ARCHIVe

& LIBRARY

It was great to meet so many people at this 3 Roods, & 33 Perches which was owned
year’s Gala and a lot of new information by 121 Landowners! It has now been fully
has been collected. transcribed, and a printed copy now exists
in the Manea Archive whilst the original is
There was quite a lot of interest in the
information displayed about the Farms and in the safe custody of Peter Short.
Smallholdings and new details captured To further increase the history of the
for inclusion into the Archive document. Village the Archive Project is looking for
Work continues on collecting the historical any pictures, documentation, books, and/
or information relating to any Clubs or
information about Manea with particular Groups which have ceased to exist – to
interest in property documents such as copy, extract information, and if possible to
Deeds & Indentures which not only give be donated to the Archive.
the history of individual properties but also
help to create a picture of how the village The Project is also seeking further items of
has developed over the years. Manea memorabilia to add to the Archive.
Of specific interest has been the sight of For further information, comments, and/or
a document dated 1844 which details the offers of help please contact Martin Hindry
Landowners, Occupiers, type of land and Email: maneaarchive@hotmail.com
its size in Acres, Roods & Perches. It was of (preferred)
similar size to an A0 document and written
on old parchment and thus unwieldy to Tel: 01354 680850 / 07446502029
handle & read. In summary it documents
the fact that Manea covered 4768 Acres, Martin Hindry

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