A HISTORY OF DURHAM 



B. In the Mickleton MSS. (vol. 97, fob. 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 12. 



2. Cleadon, 1677 



3. Whitburn, 1677 13. 



4. West Auckland, 1640 14. 



5. Great Aycliffe, 1677 15. 



6. Blackwellholme Close (Darlington), 1666 ; 16, 



Bronkmoor (Darlington), 1669 17. 



7. Bondgate (Auckland), 1675 18, 



8. Coundon, circa 1657 '9 c 



9. Escombe, 1615 20, 



10. Ferryhill, 1637 21, 



11. Heighington and Walworth Moors, 1551 22, 



Heighington and Walworth Townfields, 



1637 



Whitworth, 1677 



Woodham (in parish of Great Aycliffe), 1655 

 Dalton le Dale, 1616 

 Hetton le Hole, 1617 

 East and West Rainton, 1637 

 Sherburn, 1612 and 1617 

 Bishopwearmouth, 1640 

 Billingham, 1618 

 Cornforth, 1626 

 Norton (prior divisio), 1631 and 1637 



C. Bailey, in his General View of the Agriculture of Durham (87-96), gives the following 

 chronological list of Inclosures, which refer in most cases apparently to pasture lands : 



1. 1756, Willington and Helmington Row 19. 1772, 



2. 1758, Brancepeth and Stockley 2O. 1773, 



3. 1758, Hamsterley 21. 1794, 

 4.*i758, Ivesley (Brancepeth Manor) 22. 1794, 



5. 1760, Hunwick Edge 23. 1794, 



6. 1761, Evenwood and West Auckland 24.*i79o, 



7. 1762, Ushaw 25. 1799, 

 8.*i764, Newbiggin 26. 1800, 

 9. 1764, Staindrop 27. 1801, 



10. 1764, Crook and Billy Row 



11. 1765, Wolsingham 28. 1801, 



12. 1766, Nether Heworth 



13.*! 766, Winston 29. 1803, 



14. 1769, Crossgate (Durham) 30. 1803, 



15. 1769, Wolsingham (Townfield) 31. 1804, 



1 6. 1769, Thornley 



17. 1771, Witton-le- Wear and North Bedburn 32. 1809, 



1 8. 1772, Hamsteels 33. 1809, 



Elvet (Durham) 



Lanchester 



Chester-le-Street 



Barnard Castle 



Ry ton 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 



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 1810 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) 8. 



2. Woodland Common, 1825 (54 Geo. Ill) 9. 



3. Gateshead Townfields and other commons, 10. 



1818 (5 4 Geo. Ill) 



4. Ruffside Common (Edmondbyers), 1870 ii. 



(General Inclosure Acts) 



5. Cockfield Fell, 1868 (General Inclosure 12. 



Acts) 



6. Middleton in Teesdale, 1817 (45 Geo. Ill); 13. 



again in 1841 (4 Will. IV) 14. 



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



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Winlaton Manor Wastes, 1829 (4 Geo. IV) 

 Woodside Common (Ryton),i829 (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 1 1 September, 1807) 



