Hugh Westlake (c.1656 - after 1700) was a barrister of the Middle Temple and the Surveyor of the Woods for the Duchy of Lancaster.
Early life edit
Hugh Westlake was born around 1656.[2]
Career edit
Westlake was a barrister of the Middle Temple and the Surveyor of the Woods for the Duchy of Lancaster. In 1698, or slightly after, he carried out a survey of the royal hunting ground of Enfield Chase in order to allow the felling of timber for the creation of new ridings and a lawn of 300 acres in the centre for deer to feed in.[3] As a result of this survey a new map was created of the Chase, one of the few to exist, and one of the last before enclosure of the Chase in 1777.[4]
References edit
- ^ Pam, David. (1984) The Story of Enfield Chase. Enfield: Enfield Preservation Society. p. 98. ISBN 0907318037
- ^ Hayton, D.W. (Ed.) (1996) The Parliamentary Diary of Sir Richard Cocks 1698-1702. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 148. ISBN 0198223706
- ^ Ford, Edward. (1873) A History of Enfield &c. Enfield: Enfield Press. p. 41.
- ^ Tuff, J. (1858) Historical, Topographical and Statistical Notices of Enfield, in the County of Middlesex &c. Enfield: J. H. Meyers. p. 77.
External links edit
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