TITHE MAPS
In Victorian times almost everyone had to pay tithes to the Church of England. At the beginning of the reign the tithe became a tax on your property. The maps were drawn to see what property everybody had
| An ancient field system in Victorian Bronllys | ||
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The 1839
tithe map for the parish of Bronllys reveals something unusual.
The map shows a large area of narrow strip fields, and the records which
go with the map call this area the "Cole Brook
Common Field". |
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TITHE MAPS In Victorian times almost everyone had to pay tithes to the Church of England. At the beginning of the reign the tithe became a tax on your property. The maps were drawn to see what property everybody had |
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 The
land of Evan Prosser of Porthamal |
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 The
land of Benjamin Price of Marish |
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 The
land of Roger Thomas |
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 The
land of William Price (an orchard) |
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 The
land of William Turner of Pentresollers |
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 The
land of Evan Davies |
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 The
land of William Davies of Upper House |
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 The
land of William Williams |
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 The
land of Mary Kitchingman of the Mason's Arms |
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All the above above people apart from William Williams rented this land from a landowner. Mr Prosser of Porthamal rented his farm and these strips from the Earl of Ashburnham for example. Evan Davies rented his land from Colonel Woods who was a local landowner and M.P. for the county. More about the Common field at Bronllys...
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