COMMON LAND


The Inclosure Act caused the Common Land of Heddon to be divided on the 28th of September 1717. The total area was 1020 acres and it was divided as follows:


This decision was reached by four arbitrators, who employed two surveyors. The three main participants in the award  took a lot of persuading before they would agree to the vicar being given a share in the division.

The agreement also specified that highways, footpaths, wells and watering places were to remain common