London Land and Property

England London Land and Property

Before the Great Fire (1666)

A very useful guide for finding London property records predating the Great Fire has been made available online:

• A Survey of Documentary Sources for Property Holding in London before the Great Fire: London Record Society, 22 (1985). Available [1], courtesy: [2].

Feet of Fines

During the medieval period, archival copies of agreements between two parties concerning land lawsuits were known as feet of fines.

Many of these old records have been published:

• Hardy, W.J. and W. Page. A Calendar to the Feet of Fines for London & Middlesex. Vol. I: Richard I to Richard III. London: Hardy & Page, 1892. Digital version at Family History Archives.