| Finding No | JL/35/12 page 23 |
| Author | Collieer, C V, Rev, MA, FSA |
| Title | Stovin's manuscript |
| Date | 1904 |
| Abstract | An account of the manuscript of George Stovin of Crowle found in the office of a solictor at Doncaster with a transcription of the manuscript, 'A brief account of the drainage of the level of Hatfield Chase, in the Countys of York, Lincoln and Nottingham, with the country adjacent' |
| Type | Local Studies/Article |
| Series | East Riding Antiquarian Society transactions volume 12 |
| PubPlace | Hull |
| Publisher | East Riding Antiquarian Society |
| PubDate | 1904 |
| Notes | George Stovin was born in the parish of Crowle in about 1695 or 1696. He married Sarah, daughter and heir of James Empson of Goole in 1735. He inherited the estate of Hatfield Chase on his father's death and was interested in the drainage of the Chase and became a Commissioner of Sewers. The manuscript is an account of the drainage of Hatfield Chase, which was begun by Sir Cornelius Vermuyden |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Subject | DRAINAGE |