There is some confusion of the name of this common ground lying on the eastern side of Langport. In his "History of Somersetshire", Rev. John Collinson, writing in 1790 refers to this piece of land as Vagg Common:

...It is divided into two parts, denominated Langport-Eastover, and Langport-Westover, in regard of their opposite situations; and stands mostly upon a small accent, having a tract of rich level champain on the north, west and south, with two large commons and a moor westward, containging about one hundred and forty acres of fine rich meadow land, which from the circumstance of its being depastured in common and without interruption by the cattle of all the adjoining parishes, is denominated Common Moor. Another piece of land similar description, containg about seventy acres, called Vagg-Common lies between this town and Somerton, but it it not of equal goodness with the former. No lord of any adjoining manor has right of soil in either of these pieces of land; but the neighbouring inhabitants of all descriptions, by long custom, assert the liberty of both of building and feeding their cattle thereon, when and in what manner they please...

However, the first edition Ordanance Survey map and various deeds (below) dating from 1712 onwards refer to the area as Wagg.

(1st Edition Ordanance Survey Map of Wagg.)

The following are extracts from the SRO catalogue mentioning Wagg:

Collection MILDMAY FAMILY MUNIMENTS
Series Box 4: Documents relating to the manor of Netherham
SubSeries Leases for 99 years and lives (generally) the properties holden
of the manor of Netherham, 1608 - 1699, 1712 - 1772.
Repository Somerset Record Office
Level Item
RefNo DD\MI/4/2/9
Title Lease.
Description Robert Cecill, brother to the Earl of Salisbury
John Hunt of Compton Pauncefoot
John, Lord Stawell
John Miller
Lease of dwellinghouse, etc. known as Wagg, for the lives of John Miller,
James his brother and William Geard.
Rent:- 1s 6d.
Date 1712
Extent 1
Format document
AccessStatus Open


Collection MEADE FAMILY OF DRAYTON MANUSCRIPTS
Repository Somerset Record Office
Level Item
RefNo DD\PKS/28
Title Drayton deeds.
Description Land (nos .248, 359, 360, 364 on the tithe map), purchased
by the Trustees of Francis Meade's will; 364 is described as late a fruit
and vegetable, but now a nursery, garden at Wagg. Abstract of title from
1770.
Date 1798-1855
Extent 4
Format documents
AccessStatus Open


Collection MILDMAY FAMILY MUNIMENTS
Series Box 4: Documents relating to the manor of Netherham
SubSeries Leases for 99 years and lives (generally) re properties holders
of the manor of Netherham, 1767-1803.
Repository Somerset Record Office
Level Item
RefNo DD\MI/4/5/4
Title Lease.
Description Carew Henry Mildmay to James Jefferey, Yeoman.
Lease of a loft, 2 stalls and 4 acres of arable and pasture ground
near Wagg common, for one lives of Francis Cran Parsons, Susannah Carr,
and John Jeffery, son of James Jeffery.
Rent:- 5 shillings.
Date 1775
Extent 1
Format document
AccessStatus Open


Collection MILDMAY FAMILY MUNIMENTS
Series Maps and plans
Repository Somerset Record Office
Level Item
RefNo DD\MI/20/3
AccNo C/186
Title Map of Low Ham and Huish Episcopi.
Description Wag Common, surveyed by T Mabar.
[No scale]
OS 72 NE; 73 NW.
Pre-enclosure map of an area subsequently allotted under the respective
inclosure awards, Q/RDE/108, 131 [both dated 1799]. Names of boundary
owners and/or occupiers given. Marks line of perambulation taken by
inhabitants of Low Ham. Note of shared responsibility (Low Ham and Pitney)
for the repair of two-arched Wagg Bridge.
Date c 1799
Extent 1
Format document
Category Maps and plans
AccessStatus Open


Collection MEADE FAMILY OF DRAYTON MANUSCRIPTS
Repository Somerset Record Office
Level Item
RefNo DD\PKS/14
Title Drayton deeds.
Description Wagg Orchard, purchased by Francis Meade.
Date 1806, 1817
Extent 3
Format documents
AccessStatus Open

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