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Enclosure map of Bettws Gwerfil Goch (parish), Merionethshire. Map covers the enclosed...
Catalogue reference: MAF 1/491
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This record is about the Enclosure map of Bettws Gwerfil Goch (parish), Merionethshire. Map covers the enclosed... dating from 1865 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 1/491
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1865
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Description (What the record is about)
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Enclosure map of Bettws Gwerfil Goch (parish), Merionethshire. Map covers the enclosed area only (878 acres) and shows the land after enclosure. Also shows lakes or ponds, public watering place, named well, woods, stopped-up roads, houses and uninhabited buildings (distinguished by colour), named buildings, quarry, sale lots, field boundary ownership, some named landowners. With border. Scale: 1 inch to 3 chains. Construction lines shown. Map certified for accuracy, 22 January 1869. Valuer: Abraham Foulkes, New Bridge, Ruabon, Denbighshire, Land Surveyor. Dimensions of map: 122 cm x 207 cm with small protrusions
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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 Gwynedd Archives, Meirionydd, at reference Z/QR/EN/8
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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. Entry: 13658
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3829352/
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