Eskdale area tithe awards
The Tithe Commutation surveys, mostly made in the late 1830s and early 1840s, often provide a great deal of information about land ownership and use at the time. Unfortunately, the surveys for the Eskdale area have their limitations...
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The tithe system in Muncaster parish (including Birkby) had developed along slightly different lines from that of Eskdale. Some farms in Muncaster had negotiated fixed whole-farm payments instead of tithes for individual plots, while in Birkby special arrangements had been made for sheep pastured on the open moorland. This way to the details The good news is that the map is a lot more reliable than the Eskdale one! This way to the survey |