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Catalogue description Tithe Commission: Boundary Awards
| Reference: | TITH 1 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Tithe Commission: Boundary Awards |
| Description: |
The awards depict boundaries between parishes or townships. They are on parchment, are accompanied by plans, and frequently include schedules of lands, with names of owners and occupiers. |
| Date: | 1839-1860 |
| Related material: |
For files regarding the custody of tithe documents see also HMC 4 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Physical description: | 181 box(es) |
| Unpublished finding aids: |
An alphabetical key to parish names is with the paper copy of the list in the reading rooms at The National Archives, Kew. |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The awards were made by Assistant Commissioners appointed by the Tithe Commissioners under the Tithe Acts 1839 (2 & 3 Vict. c.62 ss. 34-36) and 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 15 s.28) to ascertain and define ancient boundaries or to draw new boundaries between parishes or townships, in order to resolve disputes between landowners. |
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