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Enclosure award and map of Stevenage (parish), Hertfordshire. Map on 10 sheets. Map...
Catalogue reference: MAF 1/495
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This record is about the Enclosure award and map of Stevenage (parish), Hertfordshire. Map on 10 sheets. Map... dating from 1851 - [1852] 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 1/495
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1851 - [1852]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Enclosure award and map of Stevenage (parish), Hertfordshire. Map on 10 sheets. Map A, on nine sheets, covers the enclosed area only (569 acres) and shows the land after enclosure. Also shows lakes or ponds, woods, named commons, grassland, arable land, footpaths or bridleways, turnpike roads, roads (some named), named buildings, named railway (with station), field boundary ownership. With border. Scale: 1 inch to 3 chains. Construction lines shown. Map certified for accuracy, 24 August 1854. Map B covers the whole parish / township (4575.207 acres) and shows the land before enclosure. Also shows lakes or ponds, woods, grassland, arable land, open field strips, footpaths or bridleways, rectory, named buildings, named railway (with station), field boundary ownership. Scale: 1 inch to 6 chains. Lithographed by G.M. Thompson, 9 Grays Inn Square, London. Valuer: John Bailey Denton, Gravely, Hertfordshire, Land Surveyor. Dimensions of maps: Map A) 62 cm x 101 cm (1 sheet), 62 cm x 82 cm (8 sheets); Map B) 145 cm x 99 cm
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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The county enrolled copy of this map is held at Hertfordshire Archives, at references QS/E63A and QS/E63B
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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: 13661 and 13662
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3829278/
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departments, and related bodies: Enclosure Awards
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