1848 ALNMOUTH, NOTICE FOR STINTING THE COMMON,
JURORS NAMES GIVEN, AND MOOR GRIEVE,
INTERESTING PIECE OF LOCAL SOCIAL HISTORY ALSO GENEALOGY INTEREST.
NAMES OF JURORS ;- DICKINSON, YOUNG, HEATLEY, STRAUGHAN, EDMONDSON, HINDMARSH, JOHNSON, GIBB, WALBY, LEITHEAD, BAIRD, SIMPSON, GOWANS, CHARLETON, DIXON, SIMPSON.
stinting of common land uk In the UK, stinting refers to the numerical limitation of grazing rights on common land. A stint (also known as a gate, gait, beastgate, or cattlegate) represents a specific quota of animals a commoner is entitled to graze, such as one stint equaling three sheep or one horned beast. British Agricultural History Society British Agricultural History Society +3 Key Characteristics of Stinting Purpose: Stinting was primarily introduced to manage livestock numbers and prevent overgrazing by matching the collective grazing rights to the "carrying capacity" of the land. Legal Nature: Stinted rights can be appurtenant, meaning they are attached to a specific piece of land (a "dominant tenement" like a farmhouse), or they can be held in gross, which means the right belongs to an individual person independently of any land ownership. Transferability: Unlike the traditional rule of "levancy and couchancy" (where grazing was limited to what the home farm could support in winter), stinted rights are more easily quantified and can often be bought, sold, or leased as separate commodities. Apportionment: If a piece of land with attached grazing rights is divided, the stints are typically apportioned according to the size of the new land parcels.
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