common land

Land, usually in private ownership, over which rights can be exercised by certain other people known as ‘commoners’. There are about 550k ha of common land in England and Wales, about 4% of the total land area.

black act,
common land (history in England),
common land (Scotland),
Commons Act 2006,
Commons Council,
Inclosure Acts,
rights of common,
urban common

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