Estate agents' records
Guide to Collections: Estate Agents
Reference: BMB
Firm: BROWN & MERRY of Bedford
Archive types: Records of the firm; auctioneer's and valuer's books; sale catalogues; estate papers; inventories; testamentary and executorship records; agency for insurance companies; R.B.Stafford Trust records; maps and plans
Places included:
Bedfordshire: Ampthill; Aspley Guise; Barton-le-Clay; Battlesden; Bedford; Beadlow; Beeston; Biddenham; Biggleswade; Billington; Bletsoe; Blunham; Bolnhurst; Bromham; Broom; Budna; Caddington; Caldecote; Cardington; Carlton; Chalton; Chellington; Chicksands; Clapham; Clifton; Cockayne Hatley; Colmworth; Cople; Cranfield; Dean; Dunstable; Dunton; Eastcotts; Eaton Socon; Elstow; Everton; Fancott; Felmersham; Flitton; Flitwick; Girtford; Goldington; Gravenhurst; Great Barford; Greenfield; Harlington; Harrold: Harrowden; Hatch; Haynes; Heath & Reach; Henlow; Hinwick; Hockliffe; Houghton Conquest; Hulcote; Husborne Crawley; Ickwell; Kempston; Kempston Hardwick; Kensworth; Keysoe; Knotting; Langford; Leighton Buzzard; Lidlington; Linslade; Lower Shelton; Luton; Marston Moretaine; Maulden; Mechbourne; Meppershall; Millbrook; Milton Bryan; Milton Ernest; Mogerhanger; Northill; Oakley; Odell; Old Warden; Pavenham; Pertenhall; Podington; Potton; Pulloxhill; Putnoe; Radwell; Ravensden; Renhold; Ridgmont; Riseley; Roxton; Salford; Sandy; Seddington; Sharnbrook; Sharpenhoe; Shefford; Shelton; Shillington; Silsoe; Souldrop; Southill; Stagsden; Stanbridge; Steppingley; Stevington; Stewartby; Stotfold; Streatley; Studham; Sundon; Sutton; Swineshead; Tebworth; Tempsford; Thurleigh; Tilsworth; Tingrith; Toddington; Totternhoe; Turvey; Westoning; Wilden; Willington; Wilstead; Woburn; Wootton; Wootton Broadmead; Wootton Pillinge; Wyboston; Wymington; Yielden;
Berkshire: Southmoor;
Buckinghamshire: Astwood; Aylesbury; Bierton; Bletchley; Boarstall; Bow Brickhill; Bradenham; Bradwell; Broughton; Burcott; Caldecote; Calverton; Castlethorpe; Chicheley; Clifton Reynes; Cold Brayfield; Cuddington; East Claydon; Edlesborough; Emberton; Filgrave; Great Brickhill; Great Horwood; Great Linford; Haddenham; Hanslope; Hardmead; Hartwell; Haversham; Ivinghoe Aston; Lathbury; Lavendon; Little Brickhill; Little Crawley; Little Linford; Little Woolstone; Loughton; Mentmore; Milton Keynes; Moulsoe; Mursley; Nash; Newport Pagnell; Newton Blossomville; North Crawley; Old Bradwell; Old Stratford; Olney; Quarrendon; Ravenstone; Shenley; Sherington; Singleborough; Soulbury; Stantonbury; Steeple Claydon; Stewkley; Stoke Goldington; Stoke Mandeville; Stony Stratford; Swanbourne; Thornborough; Thornton; Tylers Green; Warrington; Wavendon; Wendover; Weston Turville; Weston Underwood; Whaddon; Wing; Woburn Sands; Wolverton;
Cambridgeshire: Borough Green; Bottisham; Downham; East Hatley; Gamlingay; Hatley St.George; Knapwell; Over; Swaffham Bulbeck; Swaffham Prior; Swavesey;
Cheshire: Basford; Buglawton;
Essex: Boreham; Burnham on Crouch; Coggeshall; Copford; Doddinghurst; Farcet; Goldhanger; Great Leighs; Great Tey; Hatfield Peverel; Kensal Green; Little Baddow; Little Tey; Little Totham; Maldon; Messing; Mountnessing; Mundon; Shenfield; Stanway; Tolleshunt Major; Ulting; Wickham Bishops; Widford; Witham; Writtle;
Hampshire: Petersfield;
Hertfordshire: Aldbury; Bayford; Berkhamstead; Burston; Colney Heath; Essenden; Flamstead; Harpenden; Hatfield; Hitchin; Kimpton; Letchworth; London Colney; Long Marston; St.Albans; Stevenage; Tring; Watton-at-Stone; Wheathampstead;
Huntingdonshire: Brampton; Coppingford; Fen Stanton; Great Raveley; Great Staughton; Hail Weston; Kimbolton; Little Paxton; Southoe; Stonely; Tetworth; Waresley;
Leicestershire: Great Bowden; Hallaton; Lubbenham;
Lincolnshire: Deeping St.James; Long Bennington; West Deeping;
London: Marylebone;
Middlesex: Heston;
Norfolk: Billingford; Dickleburgh; Kings Lynn; Needham; Thorpe Abbots; Thorpe Parva;
Northamptonshire: Bozeat; Brackley; Burton Latimer; Cold Ashby; Dodford; Everdon; Finedon; Fotheringhay; Grafton Regis; Grendon; Higham Ferrers; Irthlingborough; Kettering; Long Buckby; Northampton; Overstone; Paulersbury; Peterborough; Preston Capes; Rushden; Silverstone; Tiffield; Wellingborough; West Farndon; West Haddon; Whitfield; Wollaston;
Oxfordshire: Noke; Shirburn;
Rutland: Caldecott; Liddington;
Staffordshire: Blackheath; Handsworth; Rowley Regis;
Suffolk: Baddingham; Brome; Denham; Eye; Halesworth; Horham; Hoxne; Laxfield; Oakley; Redgrave; Spexworth; Stuston; Thorndon; Thrandeston; Ubbeston; Yaxley;
Worcestershire: Halesowen; Hawne; Kings Norton
Reference: BML
Firm: BROWN & MERRY of Leighton Buzzard
Archive types: Records of the firm; maps and plans; valuation books; Macnamara estate records (see also MN in Guide to Collections: Family/Estate Papers)
Places included:
Bedfordshire: Aspley Guise; Aspley Heath; Battlesden; Bedford; Biddenham; Billington; Blunham; Bolnhurst; Bromham; Caddington; Cardington; Carlton; Chalgrave; Clapham; Clifton; Clophill; Cople; Cranfield; Dunstable; Eastcotts; Eaton Bray; Eggington; Elstow; Eversholt; Felmersham; Flitwick; Great Barford; Harlington; Haynes; Heath & Reach; Hockliffe; Houghton Conquest; Houghton Regis; Hulcote; Husborne Crawley; Hyde; Kempston; Kensworth; Keysoe; Knotting; Langford; Lidlington; Leighton Buzzard; Linslade; Luton; Marston Moretaine; Maulden; Melchbourne; Millbrook; Milton Bryan; Milton Ernest; Mogerhanger; Oakley; Odell; Pavenham; Podington; Potsgrove; Ravensden; Renhold; Riseley; Sharnbrook; Shefford; Silsoe; Souldrop; Stagsden; Stanbridge; Stevington; Stondon; Stopsley; Studham; Tebworth; Thurleigh; Tilsworth; Tingrith; Toddington; Totternhoe; Turvey; Westoning; Whipsnade; Wilden; Wilstead; Woburn; Wootton;
Buckinghamshire: Bletchley; Edlesborough; Mentmore; Slapton; Woburn Sands;
Hertfordshire: Markyate
Reference: PK
Firm: PEACOCK of Bedford
Archive types: Records of the firm; sales and leases; estate plans; house plans; stocktaking valuations; estate agency and management files; personal papers
Places included:
Bedfordshire: Aspley Guise; Bedford; Beeston; Biddenham; Billington; Bletsoe; Blunham; Bolnhurst; Bromham; Caldecote; Campton; Carlton; Chellington; Clapham; Clophill; Cockayne Hatley; Colmworth; Cople; Cranfield; Eaton Socon; Elstow; Everton; Felmersham; Flitwick; Girtford; Goldington; Gravenhurst; Great Barford; Greenfield; Harrold; Haynes; Houghton Conquest; Houghton Regis; Hulcote; Husborne Crawley; Kempston; Kempston Hardwick; Keysoe; Knotting; Langford; Lidlington; Little Staughton; Marston Moretaine; Maulden; Melchbourne; Meppershall; Milton Ernest; Mogerhanger; Northill; Oakley; Odell; Old Warden; Pavenham; Pertenhall; Potton; Pulloxhill; Radwell; Ravensden; Renhold; Ridgmont; Riseley; Sandy; Sharnbrook; Shefford; Silsoe; Souldrop; Southill; Stagsden; Stevington; Sundon; Swineshead; Thurleigh; Turvey; Wilden; Willington; Wilstead; Wootton; Wymington; Yielden;
Buckinghamshire: Lavendon;
Huntingdonshire: Great Staughton;
Northamptonshire: Higham Ferrers
Reference: RR
Firm: ROWLEY SON & ROYCE of Royston [Hertfordshire]
Archive types: Business correspondence; sale catalogues; Great Northern Railway land acquisition correspondence, arbitrations, sales etc.; deeds to land
Places included:
Bedfordshire: Arlesey; Astwick; Barton-le-Clay; Bedford; Biggleswade; Blunham; Campton; Clifton; Cockayne Hatley; Cople; Dunton; Eaton Socon; Edworth; Goldington; Harlington; Harrold; Henlow; Holme; Honeydon; Langford; Luton; Potton; Ravensden; Roxton; Sandy; Sharpenhoe; Shefford; Stotfold;
Buckinghamshire: Wavendon;
Cambridgeshire: Bourn;
Hertfordshire: Hitchin; Great Wymondley; Ippollitts; Kimpton; Kings Walden; Little Wymondley; Stevenage; Walsworth
References: SF and SFM
Firm: SWAFFIELD of Ampthill
Archive types: Records of the firm; personal papers; sale catalogues; valuations; maps and plans; railway plans; Bedford & Woburn Turnpike Trust papers; Bedfordshire Rifle Volunteers records
Places included:
Bedfordshire: Ampthill; Aspley Guise; Barton-le-Clay; Battlesden; Bedford; Brogborough; Caddington; Campton; Cardington; Chalgrave; Chellington; Clapham; Clifton; Cranfield; Clophill; Dunstable; Eaton Socon; Eversholt; Flitton; Flitwick; Goldington; Gravenhurst; Great Barford; Haynes; Harlington; Henlow; Heath & Reach; Higham Gobion; Houghton Conquest; Houghton Regis; Hulcote; Husborne Crawley; Kempston; Keysoe; Leighton Buzzard; Lidlington; Little Staughton; Luton; Maulden; Meppershall; Millbrook; Milton Bryan; Mogerhanger; Odell; Pavenham; Podington; Potsgrove; Pulloxhill; Ravensden; Renhold; Ridgmont; Riseley; Roxton; Salford; Sharnbrook; Shefford; Silsoe; Souldrop; Stagsden; Steppingley; Stevington; Stewartby; Steatley; Sundon; Tempsford; Thurleigh; Tilsworth; Tingrith; Toddington; Turvey; Westoning; Willington; Wilden; Wilstead; Woburn; Wootton;
Buckinghamshire: Little Hampden; North Crawley; Woburn Sands;
Warwickshire: Hockley; Packwood