parliamentary enclosure acts

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Parliamentary enclosure acts were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament from the 18th century onward that consolidated open fields and common lands into individually owned farms, transforming rural landholding and agricultural practices.

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Enclosure Acts	1
Enclosure movement in Britain	1

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Agricultural Revolution in Britain → involves → parliamentary enclosure acts ⓘ

Agricultural Revolution in Britain → relatedTo → parliamentary enclosure acts ⓘ

this entity surface form: Enclosure Acts

Highland Clearances → relatedTo → parliamentary enclosure acts ⓘ

this entity surface form: Enclosure movement in Britain