1782 AND 1785 ENCLOSURE SURVEYS

 



 About this data
 
    Cradley Links is indebted to Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt for their generous permission to reproduce excerpts from their published work "The History of Cradley: A Survey of Cradley and the Enclosure Book".  ... read on   
 

 Field survey (1782)
 
    A table prepared by the appointed Surveyor, Harry Court, in 1782/83, listing every owner and occupier of every field in Cradley, together with its name, acreage and the way in which the field was being put to use  ... read on   
 

 House survey (1782)
 
    Every dwelling place in Cradley in 1782, together with the owner and occupier, and an indication of its location, and the quantity and value of land belonging to each proprietor  ... read on   
 

 Field and house survey (1785)
 
    Data from the field and house survey of 1785  ... read on   
 

 Field names
 
    Field and place names give a valuable insight into Cradley's past. Using the information provided in the 1782 and 1785 surveys, together with the Richard Brettell's Estates Map (circa 1800) and the Tithe Map of 1843, Margaret Bradley and Barry Blunt have produced tables which identify Cradley field names, their derivation and their location in present day terms.  ... read on   
 

 Place names
 
    Present day locations of place names given in the 1782 and 1785 Enclosure surveys  ... read on   
 

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