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Enclosure award and map of Smardale [Smardale Fell] (township in the parish of Kirkby...
Catalogue reference: MAF 1/427
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This record is about the Enclosure award and map of Smardale [Smardale Fell] (township in the parish of Kirkby... dating from 1848 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 1/427
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1848
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Description (What the record is about)
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Enclosure award and map of Smardale [Smardale Fell] (township in the parish of Kirkby Stephen), Westmorland. Map on two sheets. Map A covers the enclosed area only (643 acres) and shows the land before and after enclosure. Also shows well, named roads, sheep folds, land to be sold, field boundary ownership, some named landowners. Industrial land-use: limeklin. With border. Scale: 1 inch to 3 chains. Construction lines shown. By C Webster, Kendal, 1848. Map certified for accuracy, 24 May 1849. Map B covers the enclosed area and some other land (1050 acres) and shows the land after enclosure. Also shows lakes or ponds, well, woods, plantations, stinted pasture, footpaths or bridleways, some named buildings, [?]water mill. With border. Scale: 1 inch to 8 chains. Map 'copied' by C Webster, Kendal, 1848. Valuer: Crayston Webster, Kendal, Westmorland, Land Surveyor. Dimensions of maps: Map A) 149 cm x 108 cm including protrusions to right hand side and bottom of map, Map B) 49 cm x 102 cm
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- [Grid references: OSGB36: NY 735 061; WGS84: 54.44947, -2.40873]. 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 Cumbria Archives, Kendal, at reference WQRI 85
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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: 13588 and 13589
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3829838/
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