[OSM-talk] Several approved features moved to Map_features page

[Barnett, Phillip]

"That's not a knife. THIS (shows big knife)- is a knife" 

That's not definitive. THIS (shows actual text of Parliamentary act )  -
is definitive. 
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/20060026.htm

Plus, much more usefully, explanatory notes here
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/en2006/2006en26.htm 

In particular, there's some explanatory notes on the evolution of the
separation of village greens from the larger set of 'commons' in
paragraph 10

"10.     During this period, some land in or close to communities became
frequently used by the inhabitants of the community for the purposes of
recreation, sports and fairs 3. Where long-standing use could be shown
to have occurred, the courts began to regard the use as customary, and
the land was recognised in law as a town or village green with
protection from interference.

      3 Typically, such land was waste land of the manor. In some cases,
rights of common continued to be exercised over the land concomitant
with its use as a green, and provision was made under the Commons
Registration Act 1965 for registration of a green as subject to rights
of common."

In other words, village greens tended over time to acquire the common
right of entertainment, rather than (or in addition to) the more
traditional rights of grazing/turfcutting or whatever.

Regards
PS Sorry about the Crocodile Dundee joke....

Phillip



Guy Reynolds said:

> Could you provide some references to this? And perhaps add it to the 
> wiki-pages for the tags under discussion?
> 
One diffinative source is the Defra website, at :

      http://www.defra.gov.uk.

Then search for common land, and town/village green.

As an side, one thing to remember is that common land does not
necessarily denote common ownership, most common land is privately or
local authority owned. What is does denote is rights in common, and as
has been pointed out in this thread and the one it has spawned there are
lots of wierd and wonderful rights in common.

Guy 'Batchoy' Reynolds





 
 



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