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Enclosure award and map of Wooler and Humbleton Common (in the parish of Wooler),...
Catalogue reference: MAF 1/941
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This record is about the Enclosure award and map of Wooler and Humbleton Common (in the parish of Wooler),... dating from 1866 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 1/941
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1866
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Description (What the record is about)
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Enclosure award and map of Wooler and Humbleton Common (in the parish of Wooler), Northumberland. Map covers the enclosed area only (531 acres) and shows the land after enclosure. Also shows well, footpaths or bridleways, diverted road, named roads (one road is scraped out), workhouse, church. Scale: 1:2,500. By [?Thomas Carfrae], 1866. Map certified for accuracy, 15 July 1869. Valuer: Thomas Carfrae, 1 Erskine Place, Edinburgh, St Cuthbert, Land Surveyor
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- [Grid references: OSGB36: NT 956 272; WGS84: 55.53849, -2.06973]. WGS84 interpolated from OSGB36.
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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/60/1-2
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 51 cm x 183 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:2500
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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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- 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: 13053
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3829449/
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departments, and related bodies: Enclosure Awards
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