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Enclosure award and map of Westbury on Severn [Westbury-on-Severn] (parish), Gloucestershire....
Catalogue reference: MAF 1/907
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This record is about the Enclosure award and map of Westbury on Severn [Westbury-on-Severn] (parish), Gloucestershire.... dating from 1859 - 1860 in the series Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departments, and related bodies: Enclosure Awards. 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)
- MAF 1/907
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1859 - 1860
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Description (What the record is about)
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Enclosure award and map of Westbury on Severn [Westbury-on-Severn] (parish), Gloucestershire. Map on two sheets. Map A covers the enclosed area only (62 acres) and shows the land after enclosure. Also shows named river, named commons, open fields names, stiles, footpaths or bridleways, road widths, houses and uninhabited buildings (distinguished by colour), named railway, [?]water mill, field boundary ownership, some named landowners. With border. Scale: 1 inch to 3 chains. Construction lines shown. By Webb and Wintle, Evesham, July 1859. Map certified for accuracy, 6 June 1861. Map B covers the enclosed area only (62 acres) and shows the land before enclosure. Also shows open field strips, arable land, named turnpike roads, named railway. Scale: 1 inch to 3 chains. By J C Jackman, 15 October 1860. Valuer: Edmund Fowle Wood, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Land Surveyor. Dimensions of maps: Map A) 58 cm x 112 cm, Map B) 40 cm x 33 cm
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- [Grid references: OSGB36: SO 705 135; WGS84: 51.81890, -2.42803]. WGS84 interpolated from OSGB36.
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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, coloured, on paper
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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, John Chapman and Richard R Oliver, The Enclosure Maps of England and Wales, 1595-1918: a cartographic analysis and electronic catalogue. Entries: 13070 and 13071
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3829209/
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departments, and related bodies: Enclosure Awards
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