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*Landowners and usually the vicar would agree to enclose their lands. | *Landowners and usually the vicar would agree to enclose their lands. | ||
*Public notice of intent was posted on the church door or in a local newspaper. | *Public notice of intent was posted on the church door or in a local newspaper. | ||
*A meeting would be held, with tenants in attendance, to discuss the issue. Then a petition would be drawn up to request Parliament's permission to submit a Bill for approval. Opposition might result in a counter petition to Parliament. | *A meeting would be held, with tenants in attendance, to discuss the issue. Then a petition would be drawn up to request Parliament's permission to submit a Bill for approval. Opposition might result in a counter petition to Parliament. | ||
*The House of Commons received and granted the petition and the Bill was sent to Parliament where it would be enacted. | *The House of Commons received and granted the petition and the Bill was sent to Parliament where it would be enacted. | ||
*From 1798, copies of all Enclosure Acts were sent to the local Clerks of the Peace, and it is these copies that usually appear in the county archive offices. | *From 1798, copies of all Enclosure Acts were sent to the local Clerks of the Peace, and it is these copies that usually appear in the county archive offices. | ||
*Commissioners for Enclosure would be appointed and would hear all complaints, weigh evidence, and pronounce the final awards. There would be lots of compaints. | *Commissioners for Enclosure would be appointed and would hear all complaints, weigh evidence, and pronounce the final awards. There would be lots of compaints. The commissioners' job was to hear all the claims and award compensation for loss of common rights in the form of allotments of land commensurate with the size, value and tenur of the original common right. They would also oversee the laying out of roads etc. | ||
*Surveyors would draw up plans and maps. | *Surveyors would draw up plans and maps. | ||
*Enclosure of the land would be carried out. | *Enclosure of the land would be carried out. | ||
This process produced a wealth of documentation. | This process produced a wealth of documentation. | ||
Between 1761 and 1844 there were more than 2500 Parliamentary acts for enclosure, and over 4 million acres of cultivated land were affected. Another 1800 acts were for the enclosure of 1.25 million acres of waste land which were never successfully cultivated. | |||