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Wiltshire: Aldbourne. 'A true plott of the Lye plaine, Ewins hill and the Hoockes...
Catalogue reference: MPCC 1/8
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This record is about the Wiltshire: Aldbourne. 'A true plott of the Lye plaine, Ewins hill and the Hoockes... dating from [1608] in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from various.... 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)
- MPCC 1/8
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1608]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Wiltshire: Aldbourne. 'A true plott of the Lye plaine, Ewins hill and the Hoockes beinge the grounds in controversie w th the landes neare adioyninge' Mapshows trees, scrub and flowers; cattle, horses and sheep; two buildings in elevation. Field-names and descriptions given, some on paper labels. Title on a piece of paper pasted into a fretwork cartouche. Decorative border. Scale bar surmounted by dividers, in fretwork cartouche: 1 inch to 16.5 perches. Cardinal points in border. Exhibited in a suit in the Chancery of the Duchy of Lancaster between the Attorney-General for the King, and George and Roger Walrond, of Walrond's farm, Aldbourne.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- [Grid references: OSGB36: SU 257 739; WGS84: 51.46300, -1.63001]. WGS84 interpolated from OSGB36.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- MR 13; DL 31/99
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- 68.6 cm x 108 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860 (London, 1967), entry 2327. Reference originally printed as MR 13: extract reference subsequently altered to MPCC 1/8.
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Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from records of the Duchy of...
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