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A Plan of Enfield Chase in the County of Middlesex Survey'd by Joel Gascoign, by the order and advice of H. Westlake. Esqr. Survr. A scale of 10 furlongs. 1700.
Map from Hugh Westlake's survey of Enfield Chase in 1700

Hugh Westlake (c.1656 - after 1700) was a barrister of the Middle Temple and the Surveyor of the Woods for the Duchy of Lancaster.

Early life

Hugh Westlake was born around 1656.

Career

Westlake was a barrister of the Middle Temple and the Surveyor of the Woods for the Duchy of Lancaster. In 1698, or slightly after, he carried out a survey of the royal hunting ground of Enfield Chase in order to allow the felling of timber for the creation of new ridings and a lawn of 300 acres in the centre for deer to feed in. As a result of this survey a new map was created of the Chase, one of the few to exist, and one of the last before enclosure of the Chase in 1777.

References

  1. Pam, David. (1984) The Story of Enfield Chase. Enfield: Enfield Preservation Society. p. 98. ISBN 0907318037
  2. Hayton, D.W. (Ed.) (1996) The Parliamentary Diary of Sir Richard Cocks 1698-1702. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 148. ISBN 0198223706
  3. Ford, Edward. (1873) A History of Enfield &c. Enfield: Enfield Press. p. 41.
  4. Tuff, J. (1858) Historical, Topographical and Statistical Notices of Enfield, in the County of Middlesex &c. Enfield: J. H. Meyers. p. 77.

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