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enclosure of land

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enclosure of land: see inclosure inclosure or enclosure, in British history, the process of inclosing (with fences, ditches, hedges, or other barriers) land formerly subject to common rights.
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Dr Parry said many names pre-date the enclosure of land into fields, giving insights into the general use of land from early medieval periods.
The enclosure of land by chess- board walling still seen today, the start of local schooling, changes in local industry, particularly huge milestones such as the emergence of the Luddites, are all detailed.
The most famous objection to the enclosure of land in the sixteenth century is voiced by Thomas More in Book I of Utopia.
 
 
 
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