Question

Define the term enclosure act

Answer 1

The Inclosure Acts were a series of Acts of Parliament that empowered enclosure of open fields and common land in England and Wales, creating legal property rights to land that was previously held in common.

Answer 2

Any of the acts of Parliament passed from 1709 to 1869, requiring that private lands be fenced off from common lands.

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