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Enclosure map of Exmoor Forest, Somerset. Map on four sheets covering the enclosed...
Catalogue reference: MPZ 1/18
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This record is about the Enclosure map of Exmoor Forest, Somerset. Map on four sheets covering the enclosed... dating from [1818] in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted from various series of records. 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)
- MPZ 1/18
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1818]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Enclosure map of Exmoor Forest, Somerset. Map on four sheets covering the enclosed area only (20344.122 acres) and showing the land after enclosure. Also shows named river, watering places, some post-enclosure field acreages, Hoar Oak (pictorial), named footpaths or bridleways, named roads, boundary landmarks, named enclosure allottees. With border and compass indicator. Scale: 1 inch to 22 chains. Map is folded and in a case. Dimensions of maps: all maps measure 75 cm x 83 cm
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- [Grid references: OSGB36: SS 770 390; WGS84: 51.13652, -3.75829]. WGS84 interpolated from OSGB36
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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A county enrolled copy of this map is held at Devon Heritage Centre, at reference QRR1/33. Another county enrolled copy of this map is held at Somerset Heritage Centre, at reference Q/RDE/140
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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)
- LRRO 1/1121
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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)
- 1:17424
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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)
- Maps and Plans in the Public RecordOffice: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860 (London, 1967), entry 2020. 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. Entry: 12326
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4047075/
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MPZ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted from various series of records
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted from various series of records
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