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Peter King writes >...inclosure [correct spelling] .... "inclosure" is used by Ernle, Orwin, Hoskins. "enclosure" is used by Mingay, F.M.L.Thompson, Tate, Thirsk and even Arthur Young. Some energetic researcher might care to draw up longer lists and take a head count. I think Acts of Parliament usually use "inclosure". My guess is that these days most people use "enclosure". >If you need a source to cite, I would suggest a legal text book on the Law as to Commonland, probably best an older edition of such. These books tend to be somewhat hard to find. A legal bibliography, Lawyers' Law Books, suggests: Campbell, I, A Guide to the Law of Commons, 2 ed., 1973 Elton, C.I., Treatise on Common and Waste Lane, 1868 Harris B. and Ryan, G, an Outline of Law Relating to the Common Land and Public Access to the Countryside Act, 1967 Scrutton, T.E., On Commons, 1867 Woolrych, H.W., Law of the Rights of Common, 2nd ed., 1850 Ouside a law library, it might be easier to find: Denman, D.R., Roberts, R.A. and Smith, H.J.F., Commons and Village Greens, Leonard Hill, 1967 It contains, in Appendix II, at page 462, a useful glossary of terms - which is based on the Glossary used by the Royal Commission on Common Land, 1955-58, Appendix VI of their report. (Denman et al. use "inclosure"). -- Frank Sharman Wolverhampton, UK tel: +44 01902 335517 Look! No quotes, no graphics! %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%