Conflict in the Landscape: The Enclosure Movement in England, 1220-1349

Found at: https://hdl.handle.net/10535/5244
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Type:	Journal Article
Author:	Dyer, Christopher
Journal:	Landscape History
Volume:	21
Page(s):	21-33
Date:	2007
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/10535/5244
Sector:	History Land Tenure & Use
Region:	Europe
Subject(s):	enclosure conflict parks woodlands commons agriculture
Abstract:	"Between 1220 and 1349 groups of people destroyed enclosure banks, hedges and fences in defense of their common rights. Many law suits were provoked by encroachments on common pastures. This reflected the importance of an enclosure movement which had its main impact in wooded, upland or wetland landscapes. It led to large areas being taken out of common use, and a growing proportion of land being controlled by individuals. The beneficiaries of enclosure included the lords of manors, but also landholders below the gentry. The opponents of the movement had some success in preserving areas of common pasture."

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