Who Do You Think You Are?

6 ESSENTIAL MAPS FOR FAMILY HISTORIANS

ENCLOSURE MAPS

Enclosure maps showing who was allotted common lands and the neighbourhood exist from the 1500s, although you should note that the majority were created after 1801.

More than 5,200 enclosure bills were agreed between 1604 and 1914, together covering just

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