We have collected all the leases for the grammar school in Milton Abbas which are in the Dorset History Centre. These 34 leases from 1616 to 1774 prove that the feoffees of the school were active in the management of Little Mayne Farm which provided the funds for the payment of the master, maintenance of the buildings, and free schooling for local boys.

Thanks to Shirley Chick who has now completed the huge task of transcribing all these leases. We are now in a position to write up the history of the grammar school and demonstrate that for over 150 years the records show that the feoffees took an active role in providing sufficient funds for the school.