Author: Antony Farmer

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For many years the main payments made by villagers to fund the “living” of the local Rector was via the Tithe System, as discussed here. An additional payment known as the Church Rate was introduced to fund maintenance of the church itself, as well as day-to-day expenses such as for communion or to fund the… Read more

Until the 1918 Sale, rental payments were made to the Lord of the Manor. In many cases the cottages were the subject of subletting, whereby a farmer would pay the annual rent on a property in order to accommodate one of his workforce, who would be charged a monthly rent by that farmer (or adjustment… Read more

Land Tax was levied between 1692 and 1963. As the name suggests from the 1730s onwards it was levied mainly on land, based based on rental assessments made in 1692. The tax was collected locally but spent by the central government. Land Tax assessments for individual parishes generally provide the name of the landowner, the… Read more

The Poor Law Acts of 1597 and 1601 made it compulsory for parishes to levy poor rates on householders, in order to raise money to help the poor. The rates were collected by the Overseer of the Poor. Other parish officials, such as the Surveyors of Highways and the Constables, also began to levy rates… Read more