Landholders Of Great Britain
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This section is from the book "Hill's Manual Of Social And Business Forms: A Guide To Correct Writing", by Thos. E. Hill. Also available from Amazon: Hill's Manual Of Social And Business Forms: The How-To-Do-Everything Book Of Victorian America.
Landholders Of Great Britain
The English law of entailment, which provides that the eldest son shall inherit his parents' lands and tenements, has brought about the following results:
Amount of Land. | Number Owners. | Acres Land. |
Less than 1 acre..................... | 816,294. | 179,348 |
From 1 to 10 acres ........... | 131,454. | 508,006 |
From 10 to 50 acres ........... | 76,109. | 1,827,698 |
From 50 to 100 acres............ | 27,052. | 1,878,088 |
From 100 to 500 acres .......... | 34,684. | 7,383,718 |
From 500 to 1,000 acres ........... | 5,625. | 3,900,419 |
From 1,000 to 2,000 acres ........... | 3,310. | 4,634,549 |
From 2,000 to 5,000 acres ........... | 2,402. | 7,372,568 |
From 5,000 to 10,000 acres .......... | 831. | 5,701,593 |
From 10,000 to 20,000 acres .......... | 382. | 5,248,785 |
From 20,000 to 50,000 acres .......... | 169. | 4,988,804 |
From 50,000 to 100,000 acres .......... | 47. | 3,220,554 |
100, 000 acres and over.............. | 25. | 5,113,500 |
No acres stated.................... | 6,945.. | .......... |
No rentals stated.................... | 124.. | 2,570 |
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