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Tithe map of Biggleswade (parish), Bedfordshire. Shows buildings (named), church,...
Catalogue reference: IR 30/1/5
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This record is about the Tithe map of Biggleswade (parish), Bedfordshire. Shows buildings (named), church,... dating from 1838 in the series Tithe Commission and Successors: Tithe Maps. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IR 30/1/5
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1838
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Description (What the record is about)
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Tithe map of Biggleswade (parish), Bedfordshire. Shows buildings (named), church, workhouse, mill, open fields, field boundary ownership, field gates, common (named), parkland (named), woods, waterbodies, canal. Named roads; public road distinguished. Industrial land-use: brick kilns. Also shows tithe-free lands. Scale: 1 inch to 3 chains.
With 3 altered apportionment maps
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- [Grid references: OSGB36: TL 203 440; WGS84: 52.08085, -0.24425]. WGS84 interpolated from OSGB36.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Tithe file: IR 18/12979
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Tithe apportionment:
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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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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:2376
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Manuscript
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Roger J P Kain and Richard R Oliver, The Tithe Maps of England and Wales (Cambridge, 1995).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2298508/
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Series information
IR 30
Tithe Commission and Successors: Tithe Maps
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