Lancashire Record Office - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

__________________________________________________________________________Lancashire Record Office: What’s in it for Blackburn with Darwen?Tithe maps and schedulesTithe maps were created between 1836 and the 1850s. They were drawn at a largescale and are accompanied by a schedule listing the owners and occupiers of thelands and buildings shown on the map. Tithe maps usually cover a whole township(a township was the smallest administrative area of Lancashire which levied aseparate rate). Although they exist for about 80% of the county there are few forthis area because any tithe rent charges would have been commuted previously.The schedule contains:• Names of landowners• Names of occupiers• Acreage of land held/owned• Description of property• State of cultivation• Amount of rent charge payable• Names of the tithe ownersPart of Eccleshill tithe map, 1843(DRB 1/69)OurReference Township YearDRB 1/69 • Eccleshill 1843DRB 1/218 • Yate and Pickup Bank 1851Enclosure awards and plansEnclosure awards were made either by Act of Parliament or by a private agreementand date from the 17 th to 19 th centuries. They are normally accompanied by a planof the area concerned. Not every area was enclosed so there may not be an awardfor the area you are researching.Our Reference Township YearAE 2/4; PR1563 • Lower Darwen 1780AE 2/5 • Over Darwen 1796AE 6/4 • Edgworth 1797PR 1563 • Little Harwood 17768