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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5867
TitleWeston-on-Trent: letters concerning enclosure
Date1760-1778
DescriptionThese letters are chiefly from the Brown family, then tenants of Weston Hall Farm to the estate owner, the Hon. William Lee concerning proposed enclosures. The Enclosure Act for Weston-on-Trent was passed in 1786 and the Hall Farm was sold to the Pares family of Hopwell about 1790.
LevelFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorUnidentified
Custodial HistoryThese letters were transferred from Derby Library in November 2002 (formerly DL MS 9763).
Organisation Sub-TypeEnclosure commissions
Related MaterialSee also D5804. For Weston-on-Trent estate survey, see D5804. For Pares of Hopwell estate papers, see D5336.
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Weston on Trent 
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