what was the use of common land in England
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In pre-history and later England, local land which was not really ideal or good for building or farming tended to be used for certain resources or purposes connected with rural life. They were enjoyed by local residents.
By custom these “takings” or “uses” became embedded in local society as rights recognised by the chief or elders as tribal customary vocal law. Later when the Normans imposed feudal law on the Anglo-Saxons they recognised customary rights and formallised them into “rights of common” or “commoners’ rights”.
These rights are owned by local freeholders and are still enforced in the courts against others, The Verderers Court of the New Forest is probably unique for this purpose!
I have not checked but there are about 10 different rights of common. They include:
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Nowadays the rights are very specific to their registered owner and to a parcel of registered common land. They are not available to members of the public as such.
It may be noted that the public rights in a parcel of common alnd derive from statute and are largely limited to certain recreational activities, such as walking or hiking.
The recent development of flying drones is not allowed and the ban is generally supported by specific byelaws or owner’s rights to ban them.
By custom these “takings” or “uses” became embedded in local society as rights recognised by the chief or elders as tribal customary vocal law. Later when the Normans imposed feudal law on the Anglo-Saxons they recognised customary rights and formallised them into “rights of common” or “commoners’ rights”.
These rights are owned by local freeholders and are still enforced in the courts against others, The Verderers Court of the New Forest is probably unique for this purpose!
I have not checked but there are about 10 different rights of common. They include:
estoversmineralspannagepasturagepiscaryturbary
Nowadays the rights are very specific to their registered owner and to a parcel of registered common land. They are not available to members of the public as such.
It may be noted that the public rights in a parcel of common alnd derive from statute and are largely limited to certain recreational activities, such as walking or hiking.
The recent development of flying drones is not allowed and the ban is generally supported by specific byelaws or owner’s rights to ban them.
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