Lord's waste

Lord’s Waste was common land where all members of the community had right of passage.

In many settlements during the early modern period, illegal building was carried out on lord’s waste land by squatters who would then plead their case to remain with local support. An example of a lord’s waste settlement, where the main centres grew up in this way, is the village of Bredfield in Suffolk. Lord’s waste continues to be a source of rights and responsibilities issues in places such as Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire.

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