A schedule of conveyances of encroachments within HM's FoD (General)

by Roger Griffiths , Monday, March 08, 2010, 18:37 (5454 days ago) @ terry2424

Gloucester County Records has documents and maps re Encroachments 1834. There was a history behind this. Extra Parochial areas were subject to illegal building of houses. I believe much of Blakeney was raised to the ground during the Commonwealth (Oliver Cromwell).

In 1834, a Govt. survey was conducted in FoD with a view to legalising the illegal properties existing. Parkend Walk is to be found in Q/RGf 1/5 in the records. This is basically Ellwood and my interest was because my family lived there at the time. I could'nt find the name however. Maps and listings, very useful for FH research. Blakeney Walk Q/RGf 1/6 includes Moseley Green, Cockshoot Inclosure and I think Soudley where the Dean Heritage Site is now and where my family lived between the 1840's and 1860's.

Roger