Lease and release by William Bowyer of Snelston, esq to Thomas Ley of Mayfield, esq and John Goodwin of Ashbourne, gent, in consideration of the marriage of Edward Walhouse Okeover, esq, with Margaret Bowyer, of the manor of Snelston, a capital messuage, a piece or parcel divided into two parts commonly called the Park containing by estimation 32 acres, a messuage and several closes of land containing 184 acres, all in Snelston, 12-13 Feb 1777 Documents bearing references D157/MT/1650-1672 form a series, described as: Deeds relating to the manor and estates in Snelston, 1713-1793 1777