The English Peasantry and the Enclosure of Common FieldsSlater, Gilbert
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The English Peasantry and the Enclosure of Common Fields
Slater, Gilbert
Agriculture -- England; Inclosures; Peasants -- England; Village communities -- Great Britain
1819 Barnbrough, 800 A. F., 273 A. P. 1,073
″ Peniston, 50 A. F. & M. I., 370 A. P. 420
1827 Arksey 1,800
1828 Kirburton and Almonbury, 300 A. F.,
18,000 A. P. 18,300
″ Knaresborough and Farnham, 78 A. F.,
466 A. P. 544
″ Moor Monkton 600
″ Whitgift 1,000
1831 Ferry Fryston 830
1835 Ulleskelf 711
1837 Rothwell, 300 A. F., 80 A. P. 380
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88,453
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_Enclosed under the General Enclosure Act, 1845._
Date Date
of of Parish. Area.
Act. Award.
* 1849 Clapham 592
1855 1858 Conisbrough 592
1854 ″ Sutton (Campsall P.) 553 {1,737}
1859 1861 Mexborough 365
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2,102
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Acres.
Before 1802 82,389
1802–1845 88,453
After 1845 2,102
YORKSHIRE, EAST RIDING.
Area
Date. Enclosure. enclosed.
1731 Catwicke, 2 C. F.’s and open
pastures, 88 oxgangs *1,760
1740 Bewholm, 2 fields, etc. *1,600
1741 Great and Little Driffield, 190 oxgangs *3,800
1746 Kelfield, 400 A. F. *600
1755 Nunburnholme
″ Stillingfleet, 40 oxgangs *800
1757 Fulford, 330 A. F., 450 A. P. 780
″ Pocklington, 6 F.’s M. and P.
1758 Ottringham *2,400
″ Skirpenbeck, 99 oxgangs *1,980
1761 Burton Pidsea (Holderness) 1,800
1762 Sproatley (Holderness) 119 oxgangs *2,380
″ Dringhoe, Upton and Brough
(Holderness), 71 oxgangs 1,420
1763 Marfleet (Holderness), 24 oxgangs *480
″ Sutton (Holderness), 740 A. F.,
3,400 A. P. 4,140
1764 Aldborough (Holderness), 80½ oxgangs *1,610
″ North Cave 1,400
″ Sudcoates (Drypool), 94 nobles, 1⅙
gates, 1 foot F.
″ Skipsea, 88 oxgangs *1,760
″ Skeffling (Holderness) 1,440
1765 Benton (Bempton next Flamborough),
80 oxgangs *1,600
″ Brantingham and Thorpe, 900 A. F.,
300 A. P. 1,200 {32,950}
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