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Perambulation
Perambulation noun; is the act of walking around, surveying land, or touring. In English law, its historical meaning is to establish the bounds of a municipality by walking around it. Perambulation may refer to: * Beating the bounds, annual custom in England and Wales of walking the boundary of one's parish ** Perambulation in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, a similar practice, conducted once every seven years ** The perambulation of the boundary between New Hampshire and Vermont is a meeting between the attorneys general of those two states, held once every seven years at the boundary * Perambulation of the Town Leat, medieval custom in Tiverton, Devon of following the town's water supply along the leat (watercourse) on foot to its source at Norwood Common * Bristol perambulation, a civic 'beating the bounds' process around the city of Bristol See also * Perambulator (other) Perambulator may refer to: * Pram (baby), a type of baby transport * Surveyor's wheel, a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristol Perambulation
The Bristol perambulation was a civic ritual, usually performed annually, in Bristol, England, from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Also called 'beating the bounds' it usually involved a party of civic officers (headed by the mayor and sheriffs) walking or riding around the land boundary of the city and county of Bristol. On the way they inspected the 'shirestones' (boundary markers) to ensure all were visible and in good order. Origin The first perambulation took place on 30 September 1373, following the granting of a royal charter to Bristol on 8 August that established it as a county in it own right - with its own sheriffs and county court. The first action required following this was for the boundary of the town's existing lands to be accurately surveyed and agreed, by notable people from Bristol, Gloucestershire and Somerset. This resulted in a long textual description of the route taken, describing landmarks and places along the way, such as ditches, embankments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beating The Bounds
Beating the bounds or perambulating the bounds is an ancient custom still observed in parts of England, Wales, and the New England region of the United States, which traditionally involved swatting local landmarks with branches to maintain a shared mental map of parish boundaries, usually every seven years. These ceremonial events occur on what are sometimes called gangdays; the custom of going a-ganging was kept before the Norman Conquest. During the event, a group of prominent citizens from the community, which can be an English church parish, New England town, or other civil division, will walk the geographic boundaries of their locality for the purpose of maintaining the memory of the precise location of these boundaries. While modern surveying techniques have rendered these ceremonial walks largely irrelevant, the practice remains as an important local civic ceremony or legal requirement for civic leaders. Ceremony In former times when maps were rare, it was usual to make a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beating The Bounds
Beating the bounds or perambulating the bounds is an ancient custom still observed in parts of England, Wales, and the New England region of the United States, which traditionally involved swatting local landmarks with branches to maintain a shared mental map of parish boundaries, usually every seven years. These ceremonial events occur on what are sometimes called gangdays; the custom of going a-ganging was kept before the Norman Conquest. During the event, a group of prominent citizens from the community, which can be an English church parish, New England town, or other civil division, will walk the geographic boundaries of their locality for the purpose of maintaining the memory of the precise location of these boundaries. While modern surveying techniques have rendered these ceremonial walks largely irrelevant, the practice remains as an important local civic ceremony or legal requirement for civic leaders. Ceremony In former times when maps were rare, it was usual to make a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perambulation Of The Town Leat
The Perambulation of the Town Leat is a traditional mediaeval custom, also known as water-bailing, that takes place in the town of Tiverton, Devon, England, once every seven years. The event commemorates and claims the gift of the town's water supply in around 1262 from Isabella, Countess of Devon. The tradition involves walking the length of the watercourse (the leat) to its source six miles away at Norwood Common. The procession starts at the Town Hall and is led by the four individuals known as "pioneers" armed with pickaxes and sledgehammers whose job it is to demolish any obstruction found in the stream. Behind the pioneers is the Bailiff of the Hundred, who carries an ancient staff of office, behind him are the "Withy-boys", drawn from Blundell's School and Tiverton High School, whose job it is to whip the stream with willow sticks – or withy A withy or withe (also willow and osier) is a strong flexible willow stem, typically used in thatching, basketmaking, garde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Forest
A royal forest, occasionally known as a kingswood (), is an area of land with different definitions in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The term ''forest'' in the ordinary modern understanding refers to an area of wooded land; however, the original medieval sense was closer to the modern idea of a "preserve" – i.e. land legally set aside for specific purposes such as royal hunting – with less emphasis on its composition. There are also differing and contextual interpretations in Continental Europe derived from the Carolingian and Merovingian legal systems. In Anglo-Saxon England, though the kings were great huntsmen, they never set aside areas declared to be "outside" (Latin ''foris'') the law of the land.H. R. Loyn, ''Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest'' 2nd ed. 1991:378-82. Historians find no evidence of the Anglo-Saxon monarchs (c. 500 to 1066) creating forests. However, under the Norman kings (after 1066), by royal prerogative forest law was widely applied. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristol
Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in South West England. The wider Bristol Built-up Area is the eleventh most populous urban area in the United Kingdom. Iron Age hillforts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers Frome and Avon. Around the beginning of the 11th century, the settlement was known as (Old English: 'the place at the bridge'). Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373 when it became a county corporate. From the 13th to the 18th century, Bristol was among the top three English cities, after London, in tax receipts. A major port, Bristol was a starting place for early voyages of exploration to the New World. On a ship out of Bristol in 1497, John Cabot, a Venetia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perambulator (other)
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Perambulator may refer to: * Pram (baby), a type of baby transport * Surveyor's wheel, a device for measuring distance See also * Perambulation (other) Perambulation noun; is the act of walking around, surveying land, or touring. In English law, its historical meaning is to establish the bounds of a municipality by walking around it. Perambulation may refer to: * Beating the bounds, annual cus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
