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Lancashire. Diagrammatic circular plan of area between Marton, Layton, Carleton,...
Catalogue reference: MPC 1/4
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This record is about the Lancashire. Diagrammatic circular plan of area between Marton, Layton, Carleton,... dating from [?Hen VIII] in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MPC 1/4
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Date (When the record was created)
- [?Hen VIII]
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Lancashire. Diagrammatic circular plan of area between Marton, Layton, Carleton, Poulton, Singleton and Weeton, to show location of newly enclosed land in dispute. Also shows river and dyke. Lord Darby named as lord of Medhope; the king as lord of Singleton. No scale shown. Oriented to the west. Cardinal points shown. Hole made by point of pair of compasses at centre of circle. Endorsed: 'No 4 Marton Meere, Layton, Carleton &c'.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- DL 31/4
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- English
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- 30 cm x 42.5 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 3293
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3982547/
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MPC 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the Duchy of Lancaster
335 records
Within the series: MPC 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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