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Hamstall
Ridware Parish Enclosures
Enclosures of open fields in this parish
appear to have been achieved by a
combination of voluntary and statutory
means. In the north, the voluntary approach
appears to have been successful; but in the
south, open fields in the ‘Township of
Hamstall Ridware which included Nethertown’
were enclosed as part of an Inclosure Award
of 1815 which also involved the ‘townships
of Barton under Needwood and Tatenhill in
the Parish of Tatenhill and the Townships of
Yoxall and Hoar Cross in the Parish of
Yoxall’. Prior to the implementation of the
Inclosure Award, the 20 landowners of
Nethertown farmed some 300 plots of land
averaging half an acre each. Following
enclosure and consolidation there were just
29 plots averaging 5.1 acres.
An earlier Inclosure Award (1806), that
involved the enclosure of the Forest or
Chase of Needwood, was important to Hamstall
Ridware since the 90 parishioners who owned
common grazing rights in the Forest were
awarded allotments there. An area of some
430 acres adjacent to the present boundary
in the north east, and lying to the south of
Hoar Cross, was allotted to them. A new Y
shaped road was constructed through the
centre of the area, and subsequently two new
farmsteads, Red Bank Farm and Hadley Cottage
Farm, were erected, as well as several
cottages on the smaller plots in the Hadley
End and Woodmill areas.
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Latest news
Meetings
1st February: The Society was privileged to have Ian Wykes,
Cultural Environment Group Leader for Staffs Co Council speaking about
the Staffordshire Hoard (a change from the advertised subject)
1st March: Randle Knight gave a very interesting talk on
William Salt and his Library
17th April: Members enjoyed a tour of Hamstall Ridware
village and church, led by Sarah Elsom and David Rudge
15th May: David Wilkinson led members on a very interesting
walking tour of Alrewas
12th June: Members enjoyed a visit to Blithfield Hall and
Church, which was a great success.
3rd July: Members marked the 20th Anniversary of the
Society with a celebration at the Gatehouse, Mavesyn Ridware, by
permission of Sunny and Mark Eades. A champagne buffet was held on
a lovely sunny day and many old members travelled some distance to be
present. Entertain was provided by the Early Music Man, Terry Carter.
4th October: The winter season commenced with a very
interesting talk on the Wartime Camps on Cannock Chase given by Ian
Wykes.
1st November: Dr John Hunt talked to members on 'Knights in
Local Society'.
5th December: Dr Pam Sambrook gave an intersting talk on
'The History of Oatcakes' which was followed by a Christmas Buffet
10th January: AGM of Society, followed by a fascinating
talk by Alan Harvey, who was a member of the diving team on the Mary
Rose.
7th February: Professor Timothy Peters gave an interesting
talk about the Nature of the Madness of King George III.
7th March: David Budden spoke eloquently about the history
of St Matthew's Hospital, Burntwood, where he was a Pharmacist.Click on any Programme link for details of these and
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