Enfield Chase
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0074 ACC/1573 |
Held at | : London Metropolitan Archives Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma › |
Full title | : Enfield Chase |
Date(s) | : 1776 |
Level of description | : Collection |
Extent | : 0.04 linear metres. |
Name of creator(s) | : Duchy of Lancaster |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Enfield Chase was a large wooded area used as a royal deer park and hunting ground. It was enclosed according to an Act of 1777, when it comprised 8,349 acres. This land was divided between the king, the hunting lodges, local manors and local parishes. 3,219 acres were allocated to the Duchy of Lancaster who were empowered to sell on up to 250 acres.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Survey of Enfield Chase showing the boundaries and the various land holdings. Made by order of the Duchy of Lancaster in pursuance of an Act for Dividing the Chase of Enfield. 1776.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
One document.
Conditions governing access:
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Gifted to the Archive in September 1980.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
Records prepared May to September 2011.
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