Created by Julie Goucher, 2023
The web-Wednesday site for this week is:
This is a fascinating site and attempts to answer the important question of Who Owns England? Which is a key question for those of us who interested in local history, whether that is an extension to our own family history, or linked into a One-Place Study, or even connected to individuals in a One-Name Study.
The site informs readers that they will be adding in some history, some politics, photographs and much more.
Coming back to the question of Who Owns England? couple that with my thinking of land that was held in my own family, my questions are below:
- Does it matter who owns what land?
- When did they begin owning it?
- How did they acquire the land?
- Inherit
- Purchase
- Acquire though common usage
- What does the land ownership tell us about the individuals?
- Is the land subject to rights of way?
- Is, or was the land part of an historical estate?
- How many acres?
- What was the use of the land
- farm land – crops
- farm land – cattle
- What happened to the estate?
- Has the land been sold off?
- New Housing?
- Neighbouring farmer?
There are many questions that can be asked around this topic, and there are many research opportunities that can be embraced and explored as we move forward in answering the various questions.
Julie Goucher ~ Anglers Rest 