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Enclosure award and map of Woolpit (parish), Suffolk. Map on two sheets. Map A covers...
Catalogue reference: MAF 1/269
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This record is about the Enclosure award and map of Woolpit (parish), Suffolk. Map on two sheets. Map A covers... dating from 1849 - 1851 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 1/269
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1849 - 1851
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Description (What the record is about)
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Enclosure award and map of Woolpit (parish), Suffolk. Map on two sheets. Map A covers the enclosed area only (456 acres) and shows the land after enclosure. Also shows footpaths or bridleways, named roads, houses, field boundary ownership. Industrial land-use: brickworks. With border. Scale: 1 inch to 3 chains. By [?Robert Pratt], 22 January 1851. Map certified for accuracy, 1851. Map B covers the whole parish / township (1880.919 acres) and shows the land before enclosure. Also shows former field names, stopped-up paths and roads, some named landowners. Industrial land-use: brick yard. With border. Scale: 1 inch to 3 chains. By [?Robert Pratt], 1849. Valuer: Robert Pratt, St Michael at Plea, Norwich, Land Surveyor. Dimensions of maps: Map A) 192 cm x 76 cm, Map B) 202 cm x 135 cm
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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 Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds, at reference Q/RI 46
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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. Entries: 12936 and 12937
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3829714/
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departments, and related bodies: Enclosure Awards
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