SNF92982 (Map) - Enclosure Maps accessed via Norfolk Historic Maps (www.historic-maps.norfolk.gov.uk)

The Norfolk Historical Map Explorer includes over 100 maps which were created because of Parliamentary enclosure. Enclosure maps date from the late-eighteenth century to the mid-nineteenth century. They may often provide the earliest detailed survey of a parish. The original enclosure maps from which the digitized copies were made are held by the Norfolk Record Office, where the original maps can be consulted together with their awards. Enclosure maps often predate tithe maps by 30 to 40 years and include details of commons and open fields that have disappeared by the time of the tithe map. Enclosure maps lay down the public or private status of roads and paths, responsibilities for maintaining hedges and details of charity land. The income made from this land would then be administered to the poor. Enclosure maps are still a key legal source for this information.