allotment

Originally part of a field allotted to a cottager for private cultivation, then a piece of land let out by local authorities following the Allotment Act 1887.

county farm,
garden design (history),
green space,
green space (benefits),
local authority

This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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