Common land
Common land
Common land (pronunciation: /ˈkɒm.ən lænd/) is a term used to describe land owned collectively or by one person, but over which other people have certain traditional rights, such as to allow their livestock to graze upon it, to collect firewood, or to cut turf for fuel.
Etymology
The term "common land" is derived from the Old English 'ge-mǣne', meaning common, shared, or mutual. The term was used in the medieval period to describe common rights that could be exercised by all the inhabitants of a district, such as pasturage (the right to pasture cattle, horses, sheep or other animals on the common land), pannage (the right to feed pigs on acorns, beechmast, holly, and other mast), or estovers (the right to take wood).
Related Terms
- Commoner: A person who has the legal right to use common land.
- Common rights: The traditional rights held by commoners over common land.
- Enclosure: The process of enclosing common land, making it private property.
- Manorialism: A system of land ownership in medieval Europe, which often involved common land.
- Pasturage: The right to pasture livestock on common land.
- Pannage: The right to feed pigs on certain types of mast on common land.
- Estovers: The right to take wood from common land.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Common land
- Wikipedia's article - Common land
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