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Enclosure award and map of Warkworth (manor), Northumberland. Map covers the enclosed...
Catalogue reference: MAF 1/489
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This record is about the Enclosure award and map of Warkworth (manor), Northumberland. Map covers the enclosed... dating from 1851 May 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 1/489
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1851 May
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Description (What the record is about)
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Enclosure award and map of Warkworth (manor), Northumberland. Map covers the enclosed area only (217 acres) and shows the land after enclosure. Also shows drainage features, named river (with direction of flow, shoals and weir), fords, marsh or wetland, woods, damaged ground, list of pre-enclosure field acreage, named gates, named footpaths or bridleways, named roads, named railway (with level crossing), quarry, bumping stone, field boundary ownership, some named landowners, relief (shown by rock drawing and hill-shading). With border. Scale: 1 inch to 3 chains. Construction lines shown. By Thomas Bell and Sons, May 1851. Map certified for accuracy, 3 July 1856. Valuer: Thomas Bell, Newcastle upon Tyne, Land Surveyor
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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 Northumberland Archives, at reference QRA/57/1-2
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 122 cm x 202 cm
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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: 13656
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3829446/
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departments, and related bodies: Enclosure Awards
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