I am trying to identify some properties left in a will of 1828 - I can't see them mentioned anywhere else, so perhaps the names changed. They were "in or near the parish of Longhope" and were:
"The Twelve Ridges or Rudges" - a barn and land
"Cold Rudges" - land
"Pycose" - messuage with outbuildings, land, etc
"Pycose" seems a strange word, but I'm fairly certain that's what it says

Do any of these names mean anything to anyone?

Jane

just north of the A40 in the valley leading upto Aston Ingham - Barrel Lane
( behind May Hill)

Pycox, Barrel Lane GL17 0LS

SO 68051 21414 E: 368051 N: 221414

http://www.geograph.org.uk/showmap.php?gridref=SO6821

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Thanks for that slowhands. I've been agonising over that name for days.

Jane

Hi Scuda

Just had a look thro the Royal Mail Yr 2000 Postal Address Book.

No trace of property name Rudges or similar in Longhope postal area.

But nearest to 'Pycose' I have found
"PYCOX" Barrel Lane, Longhope Postcode GL17 0PA

Seems close, spelling may have changed over time.

regards
Forest

and then nearby Coldridge farm and Wood...

SO 67647 21770 E: 367647 N: 221770

http://www.geograph.org.uk/showmap.php?gridref=SO6721

and

Lower Coldridge Farm, Aston Ingham,, Ross-On-Wye, HR9 7LN

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This is great, especially as the person who left the properties in 1828 was John Pittman of Monmouth. Both Pycox and Coldridge are virtually next door to Pitman's Farm - surely there must be a connection.

Jane

This is great, especially as the person who left the properties in 1828 was John Pittman of Monmouth. Both Pycox and Coldridge are virtually next door to Pitman's Farm - surely there must be a connection.

Jane

Pretty impressive eh !

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Year: 1910
Month: Feb
Day: 11
Surname: WEEKES
Forenames: Joseph
Residence: PycoxFarm Longhope
Age_at_death: 75
Officiating_Minister: George Barr
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P206 IN 1/11
Page_No: 80
Parish_Chapel: Longhope

In
Affectionate rememberance
Of
Joseph Weekes
Of Pycox
Who died Feb 7th 1910
Aged 74
Also of Hannah, his wife
Who died Dec 4 1914 aged 86
They rest from their labours

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Just wanted to add a proper thankyou to slowhands and forest for sorting out Coldridge and Pycox. I've looked at the will again, and can see what I took as Pycose could well be Pycox, so not a change of spelling. I've also been looking at a couple of OS maps from around 1890, and they have it as Bycocks, but Pycox seems to have been the standard.

Thanks for your help.

Jane