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Enclosure award and map of Norton Common (in the parish of Freshwater), Hampshire...

Catalogue reference: MAF 1/863

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This record is about the Enclosure award and map of Norton Common (in the parish of Freshwater), Hampshire... dating from [1859] 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
MAF 1/863
Date
[1859]
Description

Enclosure award and map of Norton Common (in the parish of Freshwater), Hampshire (Isle of Wight). Map covers the enclosed area only (85.756 acres) and shows the land after enclosure. Also shows mud at low water, breakwater, list of post-enclosure field acreages, footpaths or bridleways, carriage road to the ferry, ferry to Yarmouth, some named landowners, list of enclosure allottees, boundary stones. Mention of land 'sold to the Board of Ordnance'. Scale: 1 inch to 3 chains. Construction lines shown. Map certified for accuracy, 15 December 1859. Valuer: Charles Osborn, Fareham, Hampshire, Land Surveyor

Related material

The county enrolled copy of this map is held at Hampshire Archives, at reference Q23/2/54

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Dimensions
44 cm x 135 cm
Map scale
1:2376
Physical condition
Manuscript, coloured, on paper
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Common land
Maps and plans
Food and drink
Fishing
Publication note(s)
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: 13129
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3829638/

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Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departments, and related bodies: Enclosure Awards

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