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Our Common Land
The law and history of common land
and village greens, 6th edition
Paul Clayden  MA                          ISBN 978-0-946574-21-6

 

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Our Common Land: the law and history of commons and village greens was first published in 1971.  This sixth edition, by Paul Clayden, has been thoroughly revised and updated to include, in particular, the important changes made by the Commons Act 2006. 

This edition states the law at October 2006.

As the contents list (below) shows, the book puts the law into practice, and describes everyone’s rights and responsibilities on common land. It will be of benefit to local authorities, landowners, common-right holders, and the public who now has a right to walk on all the 1.3 million acres of common land in England and Wales.

The book also has a substantial section dealing with village greens, which complements the society’s Getting Greens Registered.

Paul Clayden, a solicitor, was the society’s secretary from 1976 to 1984.  He subsequently worked for the National Association of Local Councils and was its director from 1995 to 1998.  He is now a freelance legal consultant and author.

Publication date:  January 2007, order now
 

Contents
 

I

An introduction to common land 

II

Commons registration 

III

Common land - the rights of the parties 

IV

Management and control of common land 

V

Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 – access provisions 

VI

Statutory protection of common land 

VII

Town and village greens 

VIII

The future of common land and village greens 

 

 

Appendices 
 

1.

Common Land Forum: summary of unimplemented recommendations 

2.

Common Land Policy Statement 2002: summary of unimplemented proposals
 

Extracts from statutes and statutory instruments 
 

Bibliography 

Index 

ISBN 978-0-946574-21-6
 

 

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Our Common Land  may be obtained from the Open Spaces Society. 

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