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Map of the waste lands of Methwold and Hilgay manors. Shows common lands in Methwold,...
Catalogue reference: MPC 1/79
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This record is about the Map of the waste lands of Methwold and Hilgay manors. Shows common lands in Methwold,... dating from [1567] 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 1/79
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1567]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Map of the waste lands of Methwold and Hilgay manors. Shows common lands in Methwold, Fordham and surrounding areas; towns of West Dereham, Hilgay, Fordham, Denver, Roxham and Southery represented by drawings of churches in elevation; also shows Modney Priory, Wood Hall, named closes, and the rivers Ouse and Wissey and other waterways. No scale shown. Cardinal points in Latin; legends in English. Oriented to the south. Endorsement in late seventeenth-century hand to the effect that the relevant commission is dated 9 Elizabeth I. Made to illustrate a survey of the manors and wastes, ordered by commission dated 19 June, 9 Elizabeth I, in DL 44/224.
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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 31/90
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- Not Public Record(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 42 cm x 50 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured, on parchment. Surface much rubbed. Slits for seals
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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 2776
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3982622/
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