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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Field numbers and measurements on maps
« on: Friday 09 November 12 17:58 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks for this additional information Phil - much appreciated.

I am doing a local history presentation soon which includes maps so I needed to check up on my facts re field/parcel numbers and sizes.

Kind regards
Kenton

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Field numbers and measurements on maps
« on: Thursday 08 November 12 16:58 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks Ken - this is a real help.
Kenton

Quote from: km1971 on Thursday 08 November 12 14:44 GMT (UK)
Hi Kenton

Yes it is as you say. The field number relates to the surveyor's field book, and the number is the acreage to three decimal places.

Another symbol you will see, looks like a stretched S and is called a brace. They are used to combine areas together so the surveyor only has to measure the combined space. So if a field was divided by say a fence, he would brace the two parts together and give a combined acreage. Likewise if the field has a pond, by bracing the pond to the field he did not have to measure the pond separately.

Ken

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Field numbers and measurements on maps
« on: Thursday 08 November 12 14:16 GMT (UK)  »
I have been pouring over some old maps from the late 1800s and early 1900s and see that the fields have either three numbers or four number. I know now this is based on parish and the national grid respectively. However often there is a number under the field no.
eg. Field No 123
Underneath 2.57

I am wondering whether the latter number relates to the acreage of the field, which would seem to make sense.

If anyone can clarify the meaning that would be great. Thank you for your time in reading this.

Kenton

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