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Enclosures from below? The politics of squatting and encroachment in the post Restoration New Forest

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posted on 2023-06-09, 08:12 authored by Carl GriffinCarl Griffin
Notwithstanding recent interest in the politics of housing, squatting in the formative contexts of post-Restoration rural England remains little understood and studied. Drawing upon a diverse archive of central government papers and those of the local officers of the New Forest – the largest crown forest in England and Wales – the paper argues that the resort to squatting was both a function of the uneven contours of forest governance. Moreover, while squatting led to the formation of new communities, it was neither exclusively a plebeian act nor, against official discourses, necessarily an abuse of the assets of the forest.

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  • Published

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Journal

Historical Research

ISSN

0950-3471

Publisher

Wiley

Issue

252

Volume

91

Page range

274-295

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  • Geography Publications

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  • Yes

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2017-10-25

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2020-02-07

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2017-10-25

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