Enclosure Movement

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:enables increased agricultural productivity
consolidation of land ownership
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Enclosure_Acts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Enclosure Movement
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
gptkbp:involves enclosure of common lands
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Midlands_of_England
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:England
16th century
17th century
18th century
gptkbp:opposedBy rural poor
gptkbp:relatedTo private property
agricultural revolution
open field system
gptkbp:replacedBy common land system
gptkbp:resultedIn urban migration
displacement of peasant farmers
rise of commercial agriculture
gptkbp:supportedBy landowners
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Industrial_Revolution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5