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retained, and the names applied to the quarters indicate that the 

 formation of them was recent. 



In several instances the awards picture nothing so comprehen- 

 sible as a four-fold division; instead of this, furlongs acquire 



Sketch of the Enclosure Map 

 of the Township of Kingham, 

 Oxfordshire. 1860. 



Churchill 



Map VII 



prominence, and are the principal areas of which cognizance is 

 taken. ^ At Sibford Ferris in 1790 the allotments lay in the 



early awards the plans take no account of antecedent conditions and a single large 

 allotment sometimes extended into more than one quarter. At Cropredy, for 

 instance, the total allotment was 1582 acres. To Sir William Boothby, Bart., were 

 assigned, in lieu of 33I yard-lands, 961 acres in Rowland quarter, Hackthorn 

 quarter, Oxley fields and quarter. Elsewhere a quarter called Heywey frequently 

 appears. 



1 So, for example, at Drayton near Banbury, Fritwell, Spelsbury, Stonesfield, 

 Little Tew. 



