Copeland - The Enclosure Awards
Copeland Enclosure Awards
The enclosure awards are useful for the Family Historian as they will tell the reader what land their family held, and what extra land that they were given, when the Common land in the parish was divided amongst the existing land holders. The allocation of portions of the Commons was carrie out by “three wise men” appointed from adjacent parishes. It was their job to ensure that the allocation was both fair and made the best possible operational sense for the farmers involved.
The Awards to be found at Whitehaven Record Office
A = Award available & P = Plan available
Parish or District
Type
Ref.
Year
Comment
Arlecdon
A+P
YSPC
1823
Arlecdon
A+P
YDX
1832
Arlecdon
P
D/Dix
1823
Owners Names
Bigrigg Moor
P
YDX
1738
Bootle
A
D/BT
1865
Bootle Fell
A+P
YSPC
1857
Brigham
A+P
YPR
1819
Township only
Calder
A+P
YPR
1855
Carleton
A
Lin
1833
Allotments from the Award
Carleton Moor
P
DH
1815
Carleton Moor (Egremont)
A+P
YPR
1900
includes 1816 map
Coulderton, Middle
A+P
BT
1794
Cleator
A+P
YPR
1825
Cleator
P
D/WM
1825
Wath Estate
Cleator
A
D/WM
1830
Draft only
Clifton Common, Gt.& Lt.
A+P
Cu
1817
Cockermouth
P
D/WM
Owners names, 1832
Dean
A
YPR
1851
Distington
A
D/BT
Distington
A
YSPC
1767
Distington
A+P
YSPC
1767
Distington
P
YDX
1767
Owners
Drigg
A+P
YSPC
1828
Drigg
A
D/Lin
1833
Allotments from the Award
Eaglesfield Common
A+P
YPR
1815
Ennerdale
P
D/Di
post 1872
Ennerdale
P
D/Di
1869
Allotment of J.Dickinson only
Ennerdale Common
P
YSPC
1873
28 pieces of Map
Frizington
P
D/Dix
1806
Owners names
Gosforth
A+P
D/WM
1815
fields near Rainors only
Gosforth
A+P
YSPC
1810
Grainge Brow
P
DH
1815
Grainge Brow (Egremont)
A+P
YPR
1816
Copy of 1816 Map
Haile
A+P
YDX
1814
Transcript of the Award
Harras Moor
A+P
YPR
1849
Harras Moor
P
YDX
1847
Harrington
P
YDX
1761
gives owners
Hycemoor - Bootle
A+P
YSPC
1857
Irton
A
D/Mg
1899
Cragg Moor only
Irton
A+P
D/WM
Kelton
A+P
YSPC
1823
Kelton
P
D/Dix
1823
Owners names
Lamplugh
A+P
YSPC
1862
Lamplugh
A+P
YDX
1832
Lamplugh
P
D/Di
1860
Lamplugh
P
D/Lam
1860
Tracings
Lorton
A
D/BT
original map 1835
Lorton
A+P
YSPC
1832
Lowca
P
YDX
1761
Lowca
P
D/Cu
1761
Owners Names
Lowca Moor
P
YDX
1767
Loweswater
A
D/WM
1864
Loweswater
P
D/WM
1901
copy
Loweswater
P
YPR
1864
Loweswater
P
D/WM
1860
Moresby
A+P
YSPC
1763
Mosser Commons
A+A
YPR
1864
Pardshaw
P
YPR
1864
Santon
A
D/Mg
1899
Cragg Moor road
Seascale
A
YSPC
1945
copy
Seascale Manor
A
YSPC
1764
Stainburn
A+P
D/Cu
1814
Township & Manor
Waberthwaite
A
D/BT
1865
Waberthwaite Wood
A
D/Pen
1808
Waberthwaite Wood
A+P
YPR
1808
Waberthwaite Wood
D/Pen
1808
Wasdalehead
A
YSPC
1808
Wasdalehead
P
D/Mg
Wasdalehead
P
D/WM
Copy 1805
Whinfell
A+P
D/Dix
Whinfell
P
D/Dix
Whinfell
P
D/Dix
1890
Willimoor
A+P
YSPC
1823
Willimoor
P
D/Dix
1823
Owners Names
Winder
A+P
YSPC
1823
Winder
P
D/Dix
1823
Winscales Commons
A+P
L.Studies
1815
Winscales Commons
A+P
D/Cu
1815
Workington
A
YPR
1815
Workington
A+P
L.Studies
1815
Workington
A+P
D/Cu
1815
Nev. Ramsden, November 2008