Enclosure Act - Holme on Spalding Moor Local History Society

Holme on Spalding Moor Local History Society

Building a historical archive of our parish

HOLME UPON SPALDING MOOR INCLOSURE AWARD 1777

A member of the History Society is in the process of working on the Enclosure at for Holme on Spalding Moor and as the section for each landowner is completed it will be add to this webpage as a separate post. Simply click on the post you are interest in below and it will open with the relevant information.

The copies of the 1774 Parish map have been traced by K. Adams (PastSearch) and shared with HOSM Local History Society for use on this website alongside the Enclosure Act

Holme-on-Spalding Moor Parish Map 1774, surveyed by Joseph Dickinson.

NB: the colours and plot codes have been added by K. Adams (PastSearch)

Holme-on-Spalding Moor Parish Map 1774, surveyed by Joseph Dickinson.

NB: the grid squares, colours and plot codes have been added by K. Adams (PastSearch)

1. Introduction

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME. WE JOHN LUND of the City of York Gentleman John Raines of

2. College

AND THAT the Master Fellows and Scholars of the College of Saint John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge

3. Vicar of Sheriff Hutton

AND THAT the Reverend Richard Hawkswell Clerk was Vicar of the Parish Church or Sheriff Hutton in the said County

4.

IT was and is amongst other things Enacted that the said James Stovin John Lund and John Raines and their

5. Mr. Stovin’s Resignation

AND WHEREAS the said James Stovin did duly qualify himself to act and did for sometime Act as Commissioner in

6. Notice for Electing a New Commissioner

Whereupon the said John Lund and John Raines did on Sunday the fourteenth day of the same Month of August

7. Mr. Neville’s Appointment

And they the said John Lund and John Raines having met at the time and place aforesaid pursuant to such

8. Commissioners Proceedings

NOW KNOW YE that all the said Commissioners having respectively taken and subscribed the Oath by the said Act directed

9. LORD LANGDALE LORD OF THE MANOR

Copyright: K Adams (PastSearch) 141A 3R 20 P We do set out allot Award and assign unto and for the

10. ALLOTMENTS TO THE COLLEGE AND VICAR

Copyright: K Adams (PastSearch) No. 10 on map 121A 0R 20P AND WE do set out allot Award and assign

11. ALLOTMENTS FOR GRAVEL SAND & STONE

AND WE do set out allot award and assign the three several allotments or parcels of land or ground next

12. DOROTHY AKIT (T) WIDOW

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13. JONATHAN ACKLOM ESQ

AND WE do set out allot award and assign unto and for Jonathan Acklom of Wiseton in the County of

14. ROBERT BURTON

AND WE do set out allot award and assign unto and for Robert Burton of Hotham in the County of

15. THE REVEREND THOMAS BOWMAN

AND WE do set out allot award and assign unto and for The Reverend Thomas Bowman of Craike in the

16. THE HEIRS OR ASSIGNS OF THOMAS BELT

AND WE do set out allot award and assign unto and for the heirs or assigns of Thomas Belt late

17. JOSEPH BERRY

AND WE do set out allot award and assign unto and for Joseph Berry of the Town of Kingston upon

18. JOHN BLANSHARD (BLANCHARD)

AND WE do set out allot award and assign unto and for John Blanshard of Seaton Ross in the said

19. WILLIAM BATTLE

AND WE do set out award and assign unto and for William Battle of Welton in the County of York

20. BERNARD CLARKSON

AND WE do set out and allot award and assign unto and for Bernard Clarkson and Deborah his wife in