a medieval tenure in socage under which property in England and Scotland was held under the king or a lord of a town, and was maintained for a yearly rent or for rendering an inferior service (not knight's service) such as watching and warding
The property owned by a "burgess" in a medieval town As burgesses congregated around the market place and main streets, space at the front was at a premium Burgage plots were therefore long and narrow with a row of outbuildings stretching to the rear of the house and shop
A plot of land in the borough on which a burgess's house was usually built In Altrincham burgage plots were 120 feet deep by 48 feet wide but double and half plots could also exist
A tenure by which houses or lands are held of the king or other lord of a borough or city; at a certain yearly rent, or by services relating to trade or handicraft
a medieval tenure in socage under which property in England and Scotland was held under the king or a lord of a town, and was maintained for a yearly rent or for rendering an inferior service (not knights service) such as watching and warding
A tenure whereby lands or tenements in cities and towns were held from the king or other lord, for a certain yearly rent, the properties being formerly the site of houses in an ancient borough [Articles 37]
A narrow plot of land within a township running from the street frontage back to a rear lane Usually a building plot