| Description | Farnborough enclosure award, 1777. No map.
Area inclosed: 949a. 'Open and common fields and certain commonable lands.' Award states acreages of two open fields and some downs (other named downs are excluded).
Award: 1777 [original, parish copy?]: names meadows, downs and common fields; states lands and common rights for which allotments are made; allotments (3a. each) in the downs to small copyholders in lieu of rights of cutting furze, the allotments not to be ploughed up without permission; sets out roads; schedule of expenses of inclosure payable to named persons (surveyor, etc.).
Commissioners: James King of Daventry (Northants.), gent.; John Brothers of Hungerley, Wykin, Coventry; John Watts of Sulgrave (Northants.), gent.
Surveyor: Josiah Ballard of Easton, Welford (Berks.), surveyor. |