BattlefieldsAnti-Enclosure riot Northamptonshire 1765
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Anti-Enclosure riot Northamptonshire 1765

1765
England
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Northamptonshire farming communities
Forces
landlords and constables
VS
Victor
Landlords and enclosure advocates
Forces
Northamptonshire farming communities
Outcome
Fences rebuilt under magistrate orders; ringleaders imprisoned; enclosure proceeded despite resistance; displaced commoners swelled industrial towns
The Battle

History & Significance

Northamptonshire villagers attacked enclosure fencing and filled in drainage ditches as Parliamentary Enclosure Acts transformed the open field landscape; the riots demonstrated the social cost of enclosure and the displacement of common rights

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