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Letter from a ‘destitute’ man to the Poor Law Commission
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Tithe map of Walsall (parish), Staffordshire (tithable parts only in detail). Shows...
Catalogue reference: IR 30/32/219
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This record is about the Tithe map of Walsall (parish), Staffordshire (tithable parts only in detail). Shows... dating from [1845] 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 30/32/219
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1845]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Tithe map of Walsall (parish), Staffordshire (tithable parts only in detail). Shows borough boundary (brown), buildings (named), National School, workhouse, commons (named), heath, waterbodies, bridges, canal with towpath and locks. Named roads; turnpike roads distinguished; turnpike gate. Industrial land-use: mines, quarry (gravel), iron works, steam mill. Colouring used. Decorative border, compass indicator and cartouche. Scale: 1 inch to 6 chains; town mapped separately at 1 inch to 3 chains [1:2376]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- [Grid references: OSGB36: SP 005 995; WGS84: 52.59294, -1.99262]. WGS84 interpolated from OSGB36.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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This tithe map, made when the original [1845] map became worn, is a 1915 copy of the original map at IR 77/62
Tithe file: IR 18/9530
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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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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/C2306618/
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Series information
IR 30
Tithe Commission and Successors: Tithe Maps
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