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Seaton Ross 1814 Enclosure and
1851 Tithe Apportionments |
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This composite map and table have been created by John Nottingham to depict the subdivision of lands within the parish of Seaton Ross, both at the 1814 enclosure and the 1851 tithe apportionment.
To view the full-scale map, please click on the 'View fullscreen' link. Zoom into the map and scroll around as required to read the data.
The solid yellow line depicts the parish boundary, while the dashed yellow lines at the northern part of the parish depict those 'closes' (fields) which were allotted to the landowners listed in the table under 'Enclosure Award', noting that the main landowner was Marmaduke Constable Maxwell Esq of Everingham Hall in the neighbouring village of Everingham. However, at the time of the enclosure, the bulk of the parish lands outside the newly-enclosed area is marked on the original 1814 enclosure map as 'Seaton Ross Old Inclosure'. Ownership of these ancient lands is not clear but, on balance, is believed to have already passed to the 'impropriator' of the Everingham Estate. At the 1851 tithe apportionment, the dashed brown lines - again at the northern part of the parish but now also covering much of 'Seaton Carr' in the southern part of the parish - depict those areas subject to tithes. The table lists the landowners at the time, along with the occupiers and acreages of the closes subject to tithes. Marmaduke Constable Maxwell Esq had died in 1819 and the listing shows that four of these closes had been inherited by his second son, Joseph Constable Maxwell Esq, but that the eldest son William Constable Maxwell Esq of Everingham Hall was now the owner of all the previous 'old inclosure', plus the majority of those lands enclosed in 1814. Several references indicate that the improving prosperity of Seaton Ross village from the 18th century resulted largely from the patronage of the Everingham Estate. |
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