The Tithe Maps of England and Wales

ISBN-13: 9780521441919 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 898 str.

Roger J. P. Kain; Richard R. Oliver

Opis

The tithe maps of mid-nineteenth-century England and Wales are much used by historians, geographers, lawyers, planners and others who need accurate information about land and its ownership and use in the past. This book is a detailed catalog and analysis of these maps, offering an invaluable research tool for users and contributing much new information about this internationally important government survey.

Spis treści

List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Tithe and tithe commutation; 2. County-by-county catalogues and analyses of the tithe surveys (arranged alphabetically by county: 55 entries); 3. The tithe maps of England and Wales: a 'national' survey?; Appendices; Place-name; Index.