A HISTORY OF DURHAM 



B. — In the Mickleton MSS. (vol. 97, fols. 205 et seq.) is an interesting list of Durham Inclosures. 

 The dates do not in all cases correspond with Miss Leonard's, but they profess to be 

 the dates of the confirmation of awards or agreements in the Durham Chancery 

 Court. Additional names and dates to the above given in the Mickleton MSS. are : 



1. Chester, 1637 



2. Cleadon, 1677 



3. Whitburn, 1677 



4. West Auckland, 164O 



5. Great Aycliffe, 1677 



6. Blackwellholme Close (Darlington), 1666 ; 



Bronkmoor (Darlington), 1669 



7. Bondgate (Auckland), 1675 



8. Coundon, circa 1 65 7 

 Escombe, 161 5 

 Ferryhill, 1637 



II. Heighington and Walworth Moors, 155^ 



9 

 10 



12. 



13- 

 14. 



15- 



Heighington and Walworth Townfields, 



1637 

 Whitworth, 1677 

 Woodham (in parish of Great AyclifFe), 1655 



Dalton le Dale, 161 6 



16. Hetton le Hole, 161 7 



17. East and West Rainton, 1637 



18. Sherburn, 1612 and 1617 

 ig. Bishopwearmouth, 1640 



20. Billingham, 1618 



21. Cornforth, 1626 



22. Norton (prior divisio), 1631 and 1637 



C. — Bailey, in his General View of the Agriculture 

 chronological list of Inclosures, which refer 



Willington and Helmington Row 



Brancepeth and Stockley 



Hamsterley 



Ivesley (Brancepeth Manor) 



Hunwick Edge 



Evenwood and West Auckland 



Ushaw 



Newbiggin 



Staindrop 



Crook and Billy Row 



Wolsingham 



Nether Heworth 



Winston 29. 



Crossgate (Durham) 30. 



Wolsingham (Townfield) 31. 



Thornley 



Witton-le-Wear and North Bedburn 32. 



Hamsteels 33. 



of Durham (87-96), gives the following 

 in most cases apparently to pasture lands : 



Elvet (Durham) 



Lanchester 



Chester-le-Street 



Barnard Castle 



Ryton and Crawcrook Townfields,&c. 



Urpeth 



Weardale stinted moors and pastures 



Tanfield 



Blackburn Fell, Kibblesworth, and 



Beamish and Hedley 

 Framwellgate (Durham) and Witton 



Gilbert 

 Escombe and Etherley 

 Beamish South Moor 

 Byers Green, Middleton, and Eggle- 



ston 

 Middlehope 

 Gateshead 



28. I80I, 



1803, 

 1803, 

 1804, 



1809, 

 1809, 



According to Bailey, all the above, except those marked (*), were divided under an Act 

 of Parliament. Those marked (*) were divided by agreement. Between 1756 and 1809 the 

 area inclosed and divided amounted to 114,071 acres 2 roods 17 poles, and Bailey estimates the 

 undivided commons in i8i0 at 19,400 acres. 



D. — The Parliamentary Return {Inclosure Awards), No. 50 or 1904, gives the remaining inclosures 

 of the nineteenth century. The figures refer to the date of the award, and are 

 followed by the date of the authorizing Act. Inclosures referred to by Bailey and 

 cases of parishes now included in Northumberland are omitted. 



1. Gateshead Fell, 1822 (49 Geo. Ill) 



2. Woodland Common, 1825 (54 Geo. Ill) 



3. Gateshead Townfields and other commons, 



1 8 18 (54 Geo. Ill) 



4. Ruffside Common (Edmondbyers), 1870 



(General Inclosure Acts) 



5. Cockfield Fell, 1868 (General Inclosure 



Acts) 



6. Middleton in Teesdale, 1 8 1 7 (45 Geo. Ill) ; 



again in 1 84 1 (4 Will. IV) 



7. Whickham Fell, 1821 (51 Geo. Ill) 



8. 



9- 

 10. 



II. 



12. 



13- 

 14. 



Winlaton Manor Wastes, 1829 (4 Geo. IV) 

 Woodside Common (Ryton), 1829 (4Geo. IV) 

 Barmoor Hall Banks, &c. (Ryton), 1829 



(4 Geo. IV) 

 Tanfield Moor (Chester-le-Street), 1807 



(40 Geo. Ill) 

 Boldon Fell or Common, 1859 (General 



Inclosure Acts) 

 Bolam (Gainford), 1786 (22 Geo. Ill) 

 Greatham Marsh, 1809 (agreement among 



tenants, dated ii September, 1807) 



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