Houses of Cross Lane and associated part of East Common
By Diana Parrott
1843 tithe map showing Cross Lane
Cross Lane is on the 1843 tithe map running from the Common to the lower right of the map. The associated part of East Common (marked D on the street map) was built on Greencroft Field (no 715) which was always part of a property known originally as Wystock, then Bamville Wood Farm and lastly (from about 1700) Limbrick Hall Farm some maps show it as being partly a brickfield.
Mud Lane runs parallel with Cross Lane - below Cross Lane on the map
The maps below are from 1805-34,1898,2017 and a modern street map and all show Cross and Mud Lanes. The tithe map is not orientated N-S so these have all been realigned for comparison. Cross Lane runs southwest to northeast.
Street make marked to indicate four parts of East Common
The houses on Cross lane are all between the Common and the railway bridge with East Common and Grange Court Road both branching from it.
The lane was closed off as a road at the railway bridge in 1978 when the bridge had to be rebuilt (raised) because the line was electrified. Beyond that down to Grove Road the lane had been closed earlier, in 1975, to allow Cross Farm Estate houses to be built and they back onto the lane. There is no vehicular access for them from the lane. However there is pedestrian access and some gardens also have gates onto the lane. On the opposite side there are allotments and fields.
The associated East Common houses run from Cross Lane to Bamville Wood (road) - see section D on the street map above.
Cross Lane houses, odd numbered side
No 1 Falcons
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Falcons, house name
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No 3 Dell Croft
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No 3 Dell Croft house name
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No 5 Tall Trees
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Grange Court Road from Cross Lane
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No 11 the last house before the bridge
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Cross Lane houses, even numbered side
Notice at Bamville Copse entrance
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No 2 Hopefield
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Nab Wood house name
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Barriers to stop vehicular traffic using Cross Lane
At the bridge At Cross Lane Farm
Cross Lane - gate at the bridge
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Notice by Cross Lane Farm
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Moveable to allow access to fields and allotments
East Common houses
Section D on the street map above
From Cross Lane
Hamilton House
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Bracken Edge
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Robin Cottage
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Ivy Cottage
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Eastmoor Lodge
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The previous Eastmoor Lodge, 1990 painting
J Addison
last house from Cross Lane (no name visible))
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