Saturday 29 September 1990

13. The Enclosure of Harwood Commons

Summary

A description of the formal enclosure of the remaining common land in Harwood in the parish of Bolton-le-Moors.

Details

Publication Number13
TitleThe Enclosure of Harwood Commons
AuthorJ J Francis
Year Published1990
Number of Pages25
ISBN Number9781904974130
Amazon ASIN1904974139 (view on Amazon)
Price & AvailabilitySee publications list

Cover Photo


Turton Local History Society #13 - The Enclosure of Harwood Commons

Contents

Township Background, p1
Pre-Enclosure Harwood, p2
The Act of Enclosure, p12
The Award, p14
The Allotment Apportionment, p17
Post-Enclosure, p25

Illustrations

Pre-Enclosure Farms. Brook Fold and Aspmah, p3
Pre-Enclosure Farms. Hough Fold and Lee Gate, p4
Wm. Yates. Map of Lancashire 1786, p6
Harwood Township, West. 1797, p10
Harwood Township, East. 1797, p11
New Road System. 1801, p15
Farms built after Enclosure.  Raikes and Pawsey Bank, p26

Surnames Included

Allen, Artingstall, Ashworth, Aspinall, Aspindell, Barlow, Bolton, Bourne, Bradshaw, Brandwood, Bridge, Brindley, Bromiley, Brooke(s), Bury, Chadwick, Cheetham, Clegg, Coop, Crompton, Crook, Cross, Davenport, Dean, Dearden, Entwistle, Eskrick, Fell, Fletcher, Flitcroft, Fogg, Folds, Formby, Goodall, Goodwin, Green, Greenhalgh, Grundy, Hague, Hallen, Hamer, Hampson, Hardman, Hardy, Harrison, Harwood, Haslam, Haworth, Heaton, Heywood, Higson, Holmes, Hopwood, Horridge, Horrocks, Horton, Hough, Howarth, Hulme, Hulton, Isherwood, Jackson, Jamesone, Kaye, Kinder, Kirkam, Kirkman, Knare, Knowles, Law, Leach, Lee, Lever, Lichford, Lloyd, Lomax, Longworth, Mangall, Manlen, Markland, Marsh, Mason, Meadowcroft, Mitchell, Mosley, Mutchell, Nuttall, Oldham, Ormerod, Parker, Pawsey, Pilling, Pillings, Robinson, Roscow, Rothwell, Samlebury, Scholes, Scowcroft, Seddon, Settle, Slater, Soutworth, Starkie, Steer, Swill, Taylor, Thomasson, Threlfall, Thweat, Tonge, Trafford, Turner, Vickers, Walch, Warburton, Whittle, Wolstonholme, Yates


Word Cloud: Frequency of Surnames Referenced in Booklet