James Collins 1822 East Hanney (General)

by m p griffiths , Sunday, April 05, 2009, 01:52 (5785 days ago) @ m p griffiths

LAND OWNERSHIP - also in the Hanney booklet, but of interest to Researchers

"The 19th century was one of significant changes in the pattern of land ownership in England. Much of the common land of England's villages were enclosed during the early years of the Century. East Hanney was enclosed in 1803 but West Hanney was not enclosed until 1839-40. The procedure generally involved mapping the village fields and recording ownership and occupation of the different parcels of land identified. The land was then re-apportioned amongst those people who had established their ownership, consolidating awkward and disjointed small holdings into more workable parcels. The effect was to make more efficient farming possible. However, the Enclosure process is also blamed for excluding much of the peasantry from common grazing, making their living that much harder to eke out.'

The Berkshire Records Office - has a fantastic site

BRO New Landscapes

and if you follow through the various sections, you'll come across a map of East Hanney -Search by Place Name or Map - OS Grid 9 - You'll need to first click on the bottom right square to find the map of EH (THEN you click on the map to enlarge, the Map is dated 1803 with an area of land written with the name William COLLINS.