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Tithe map of Downham (parish), Cambridgeshire. Shows buildings (named), windmills,...
Catalogue reference: IR 30/4/25
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This record is about the Tithe map of Downham (parish), Cambridgeshire. Shows buildings (named), windmills,... 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 30/4/25
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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 Downham (parish), Cambridgeshire. Shows buildings (named), windmills, named open fields, extra-parochial land boundary, parkland, woods, fen, common, osiers, waterbodies, bridges. Named roads; turnpike roads distinguished. Industrial land-use: brick kiln. Colouring used. Scale: 1 inch to 6 chains. By Lenny and Croft, Bury St Edmunds.
With 3 altered apportionment maps
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- [Grid references: OSGB36: TL 510 872; WGS84: 52.46147, 0.22283]. WGS84 interpolated from OSGB36.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Tithe file: IR 18/13501
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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)
- 1:4752
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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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- Topics
- Road Transport
- Tithes
- Maps and plans
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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/C2298880/
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Series information
IR 30
Tithe Commission and Successors: Tithe Maps
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