This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ... 1819 was an eventful period in the annals of the parish of Bitton. A new turnpike road, leading from Bitton over Oklland and North Common to the Passages on the Severn was becrun; the foundation stone of a new Church, called Holy Trinity, was laid on Kingswood Hill; and a local Act, 59 Geo. III, obtained for inclosing ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ... 1819 was an eventful period in the annals of the parish of Bitton. A new turnpike road, leading from Bitton over Oklland and North Common to the Passages on the Severn was becrun; the foundation stone of a new Church, called Holy Trinity, was laid on Kingswood Hill; and a local Act, 59 Geo. III, obtained for inclosing certain commons, fields, and other waste places and for stopping up several public highway roads and footways was put in operation. The common lands were West Field, lied Field, Longwell Green, Cadbury Heath, Oldland and North Common; the particulars of which, with plans, are all set, forth by the Commissioner in the Act, Mr. Young Sturge, and signed by him 31st March, 1827, and enrolled by the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Gloucester; a copy of which is deposited in the parish chest at Bitton. The Act specially excepted the four meadows (see p. 2, ante) which form the subject of this chapter; but since that time, namely in June, 1853, application was made to the Inclosure Commissioners for England and Wales, under the Act 8 and 9 Vict., c. 118, for their inclosure; which was finally settled, and all the ancient rights and privileges connected with them were extinguished April 18th, 18G4; therefore, nearly all that follows relates to the former history of these meadows, which will be the subject of this chapter, viz., Holm-Mead, Micklemead, Sydenham Mead, and EdensfieldMead, measuring, as before stated (p. 2), 216 acres. The Plates iv, v, vi, vii, represent the pieces owned by various persons in severalty (their names will be found at the end), in the year 1844, when these plans were made. Holm-Mead, pronounced Howme, is probably derived from the Saxon Holme, a river island, the river Avon, the Boyd, and the Grip or Dyke, (on the north...
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