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to the south had previously been enclosed by the town. Enclosure would have prevented villagers from using the land for pasture. There were battles for commoners' rights in 1553, 1649, 1762, and 1843. In 1892, there was an attempt to reduce
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has affected villagers' rights to the land detrimentally. Only houses registered at the time of the Act now have grazing rights attached, even if there is a change of ownership. In 1993, the
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