Series
Tithe Commission: Boundary Awards
Catalogue reference: TITH 1
What's it about?
TITH 1
The awards depict boundaries between parishes or townships. They are on parchment, are accompanied by plans, and frequently include schedules of lands, with names of owners and occupiers.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- TITH 1
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Title (The name of the record)
- Tithe Commission: Boundary Awards
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1839-1860
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Description (What the record is about)
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The awards depict boundaries between parishes or townships. They are on parchment, are accompanied by plans, and frequently include schedules of lands, with names of owners and occupiers.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For files regarding the custody of tithe documents see also HMC 4
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 181 box(es)
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- An alphabetical key to parish names is with the paper copy of the list in the reading rooms at The National Archives, Kew.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The awards were made by Assistant Commissioners appointed by the Tithe Commissioners under the Tithe Acts 1839 (2 & 3 Vict. c.62 ss. 34-36) and 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 15 s.28) to ascertain and define ancient boundaries or to draw new boundaries between parishes or townships, in order to resolve disputes between landowners.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14066/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: TITH
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Tithe Commission: Boundary Awards