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The term '''tithe map''' is usually applied to a map of an [[England|English]] or [[Wales|Welsh]] parish or township, prepared following the [[Tithe Commutation Act 1836]]. This act allowed tithes to be paid in cash rather than goods. The map and its accompanying schedule gave the names of all owners and occupiers of land in the parish. Individual tithe owners sometimes prepared maps for their own use to show who owned what land. These maps are sometimes also called tithe maps, although such maps are not common before 1836.<ref>Lockwood, p. 24</ref>
[[File:Newport Tithe Map.png|thumb|An example of a complete tithe map. Parish of St. Woollos, Newport. 1845]]
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==Maps==
The maps and schedules held by the commissioners passed to the [[Inland Revenue]] (the predecessors of [[HMRC]]) and are now held in [[The National Archives]] at [[Kew]]<ref>Foot, p. 20</ref> (classes IR29 and IR30). In a partnership with The National Archives<ref>{{cite web|title=The National Archives research guide|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/tithes/|website=The National Archives|accessdate=7 August 2017}}</ref> and a family history data website, [[TheGenealogist]], it is possible to search the apportionments and view tithe maps.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tithe record search on TheGenealogist|url=https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/tithe/|website=TheGenealogist|accessdate=7 August 2017}}</ref> The black and white maps and apportionments that are online cover all that are available for England and Wales while there is an ongoing project by TheGenealogist to scan the originals in colour, some of which they have already made available.<ref>{{cite web|title=TNA research guide - How do I search for tithe maps?|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/tithes/#7-tithe-maps-ir-30|website=The National Archives|accessdate=7 August 2017}}</ref>
Most of the extant parish copies are now held at the county record office. The diocesan copies for most Welsh parishes are held in the [[National Library of Wales]] at [[Aberystwyth]]. Prior to the publication of large scale [[Ordnance Survey]] maps in the late 19th century, tithe maps were frequently copied (in whole or part) for other purposes: for example in connection with planned railways, or as part of the title deeds transferred on a sale of land. More recently, tithe maps and apportionments have often been used for reference by genealogists and other historical researchers. For many parishes they provide the only large scale map showing the landscape prior to the [[Industrial Revolution]],<ref>Harley, p.35</ref> and they frequently provide the earliest evidence for the [[field system]] in the parish.
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