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Enclosure award and map of Hessett (parish), Suffolk. Map covers the enclosed area...

Catalogue reference: MAF 1/422

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This record is about the Enclosure award and map of Hessett (parish), Suffolk. Map covers the enclosed area... dating from 1849 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 1/422
Date
1849
Description

Enclosure award and map of Hessett (parish), Suffolk. Map covers the enclosed area only (78 acres) and shows the land before and after enclosure. Also shows lakes or ponds, post-enclosure field acreages, fences or walls, gates, pound, houses and uninhabited buildings (distinguished by colour), field boundary ownership, land tenure information. Scale: 1 inch to 2 chains. Construction lines shown. By John Croft, Surveyor &c, Bury St Edmunds, 1849. Map certified for accuracy, 2 June 1851. Valuer: John Medows Rodwell, Livermere Parva, Suffolk, Land Surveyor

Note
[Grid references: OSGB36: TL 936 615; WGS84: 52.21724, 0.83438]. WGS84 interpolated from OSGB36.
Related material

Another version of this map is held at Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds, at reference Q/RI 20

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Dimensions
119 cm x 108 cm
Map scale
1:1584
Physical condition
Manuscript, coloured, on paper
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Common land
Maps and plans
Food and drink
Fishing
Farming
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: 13582
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3829699/

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