j I 3 Domesday and Feudal Statistics 



ENGLAND AND WALES (KING) 1696. 



i6 9 6, 

 Acres. 



Arable at 55. lod. per acre ... 10,000,000 

 Flax, Woad, etc., at 55. lod. 



per acre ... ... ... 1,000,000 



Pasture and meadow at 93. 



per acre ... ... ... 10,000,000 



Woods, coppices at 53. per 



acre ... ... ... 3,000,000 



Forests, parks, commons at 



35. 6d. per acre ... ... 3,000,000 



Heaths, moors, etc., at is. per 



acre ... ... ... 10,000,000 



Houses, gardens, orchards, etc. 1,000,000 

 Rivers, lakes, meres at 2s. 



per acre ... ... ... 500,000 



Roads, ways, waste land ... 500,000 



Average value, 6s. 2d. per acre 39,000,000 



1897, 

 Acres. 



^,505,049 



15,122,121 



1,847,351 



3,363,281 

 4,480,181 



37,3*7,983 



ENGLAND AND WALES, 1897 (excluding tidal 

 water and foreshore). 



Arable 

 Pasture 



Mountain, heath, etc. 

 Orchards ... 

 Woods and plantations 

 In inland waters, say 

 Towns, houses, waste 

 grounds, say 



32,544,084 



600,955 

 4,773,899 



