Enclosure and the Decline of the Manorial System in England (16th–18th centuries)

1. Medieval legal basis for enclosing commons

   Jan 1, 1235Labels: Statute of, Lord of

   • Statute Merton
   • Britannica

2. Enclosure accelerates in late medieval England

   Jan 1, 1450Labels: Open fields, Sheep pasture

   • Britannica
   • UK Parliament

3. Wolsey launches national enquiries into enclosures

   Jan 1, 1517Labels: Thomas Wolsey, Royal enquiries

   • Wolsey
   • Britannica

4. Kett’s Rebellion protests enclosure in Norfolk

   Jul 8, 1549Labels: Kett's Rebellion, Norfolk

   • Kett Rebellion
   • Newcastle Univ

5. First parliamentary enclosure act passed

   Jan 1, 1604Labels: Parliament of, Enclosure Act

   • Enclosure
   • UK Parliament

6. Midland Revolt erupts against enclosure

   Apr 30, 1607Labels: Midland Revolt, Midlands

   • Midland Revolt
   • Yale Open

7. Parliamentary enclosure becomes the dominant approach

   Jan 1, 1750Labels: Parliamentary enclosure, Agricultural improvement

   • UK Parliament
   • Britannica

8. Inclosure Act creates a standardized petition process

   Jul 1, 1773Labels: Inclosure Act, Petition process

   • Legislation
   • Inclosure 1773

9. Inclosure (Consolidation) Act streamlines enclosure terms

   Jul 2, 1801Labels: Inclosure Consolidation, Statutory reform

   • 1801 Act
   • UK Parliament

10. Inclosure Act establishes a permanent Inclosure Commission

    Jan 1, 1845Labels: Inclosure Act, Inclosure Commission

    • Nat Archives
    • Nat Archives

11. Enclosure nears completion as common lands shrink

    Jan 1, 1860Labels: Open-field decline, Hedged farms

    • Britannica
    • UK Parliament

12. Law of Property Act ends copyhold’s last major role

    Jan 1, 1922Labels: Law of, Copyhold

    • Nat Archives
    • Bangor Univ