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Epping Forest Commissioners: correspondence, papers and maps

Catalogue reference: WORK 9

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WORK 9

This series contains the records of the Commissioners appointed under the Epping Forest Act 1871 to inquire into rights and claims over the forest and to prepare a scheme for the preservation and management of the waste lands as an open space for...

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Reference
WORK 9
Title
Epping Forest Commissioners: correspondence, papers and maps
Date
1748-1882
Description

This series contains the records of the Commissioners appointed under the Epping Forest Act 1871 to inquire into rights and claims over the forest and to prepare a scheme for the preservation and management of the waste lands as an open space for the recreation and enjoyment of the public, and some records of the Arbitrator appointed to settle disputed matters arising from the provisions of the 1878 Epping Forest Act. The records include correspondence; minute books of the commissioners, minutes of evidence and printed reports of proceedings; claims and objections to claims; evidence, mostly in the form of office copies and translations of manorial and court documents or of extracts from them; orders of the commissioners and of the arbitrator; and maps and plans. The series also contains a few records or copies of records of the commissioners appointed under the New Forest and Waltham Forest Act 1849, presumably consulted by the 1871 commissioners.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Epping Forest Arbitrator, 1878-1882
  • Epping Forest Commissioners, 1871-1877
Physical description
148 boxes and volumes
Immediate source of acquisition

Office of Works , from 1892 (or earlier?) , from 1941

Ministry of Works and Buildings , from 1892 (or earlier?) , from 1941

Subjects
Topics
Manors
Litigation
Maps and plans
Forestry
Accumulation dates
1871-1882
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14610/

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