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The first American invention to obtain an English patent
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Series
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departments, and related bodies: Metropolitan Commons...
Catalogue reference: MAF 4
What's it about?
MAF 4
This series comprises schemes made under the Metropolitan Commons Act 1866 to 1898 for regulating the use of commons in the metropolitan area. They include a scheme for Mousehold Heath under the City of Norwich Act 1867.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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MAF 4
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Title (The name of the record)
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departments, and related bodies: Metropolitan Commons Schemes of Regulation
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Date (When the record was created)
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1867-1956
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises schemes made under the Metropolitan Commons Act 1866 to 1898 for regulating the use of commons in the metropolitan area. They include a scheme for Mousehold Heath under the City of Norwich Act 1867.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Board of Agriculture, 1889-1903
- Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1903-1919
- Copyhold, Inclosure and Tithe Commission, 1851-1882
- Land Commissioners for England, 1882-1889
- Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1919-1955
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1955-2001
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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36 roll(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Common land
- Food and drink
- Fishing
- Farming
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10405/
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