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For all local history enquiries contact:
Loughborough Library, Granby Street, Loughborough, Leics. LE11 3DZ
Tel: 01509 212985 and 01509 266436 Fax: 01509 610594
Email: loughboroughlibrary@leics.gov.uk
Historic maps
Historic maps were produced for various purposes. For instance, taxation, enclosure, estate surveys and so on. The information contained in these historic maps varies. For example, Tithe and Inclosure maps have information in accompanying explanatory text about the owners of particular property at a given date. Such information can be invaluable to any researcher doing history of a building or researching family history.
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Tithe Maps
Under the Tithe Communications Act of 1836 parishes produced Tithe maps to establish how much money property owners should pay in lieu of tithes to the church. These maps are clearly marked to show buildings and may show names of fields. The text to accompany the map is usually referred to as an 'Apportionment' and will give details about the owners and occupiers of the land at that time. -
Inclosure maps
Inclosure maps were produced for those parishes which enclosed their open fields in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The maps are carefully drawn to show new allotments of land, which are also described in written 'Inclosure Awards'. -
Surveys of manors and estates
The Lord of a Manor or the owner of a particular estate may have commissioned a survey to be carried out to record the extent of his lands, or to show alterations to the estate.