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Enclosure award and map of Kirkby Stephen (township and parish), Westmorland. Map...
Catalogue reference: MAF 1/469
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This record is about the Enclosure award and map of Kirkby Stephen (township and parish), Westmorland. Map... dating from 1854 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 1/469
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1854
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Description (What the record is about)
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Enclosure award and map of Kirkby Stephen (township and parish), Westmorland. Map on two sheets. Map A covers the enclosed area only (1491 acres) and shows the land before and after enclosure. Also shows woods, some pre-enclosure field acreages, some post-enclosure field acreages, sheep fold, swallow holes, footpaths or bridleways, turnpike roads, quarries, turbaries, notable stones, field boundary ownership, named physical features, relief (shown by hachures). Industrial land-use: lime kiln. With border. Scale: 1 inch to 3 chains. Construction lines shown. By C Webster, Kendal, 1854. Map certified 24 September 1855. Map B covers the enclosed area and some other land (1400 acres) and shows the land after enclosure. Also shows named river. Note on the face of the map states 'Copied from the Tithe Survey. C W'. With border. Scale: 1 inch to 6 chains. By C.W. [?Crayston Webster], 1854. Valuer: Crayston Webster, Kendal, Westmorland, Land Surveyor. Dimensions of maps: Map A) 109 cm x 388 cm (with protrusions), Map B) 127 cm x 71 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 Cumbria Archives, Kendal, at reference WQRI 50
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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: 13635 and 13636
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3829827/
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