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Those abbeys and monasteries would've (as part of their endowments) owned large chunks of the agricultural land outside the city as well. I wonder what a modern
by 082349872349872 2y ago
Those abbeys and monasteries would've (as part of their endowments) owned large chunks of the agricultural land outside the city as well. I wonder what a modern map, showing all land parcels owned or controlled by an entity with a City address, might look like?
- delta_p_delta_x 2y agoFun fact: Trinity College of the University of Cambridge has a 999-year lease on the land that the O2 Arena sits on [1][2]. [1]: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/may/29/oxford-and-cambridge-university-colleges-own-property-worth-35bn https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/may/29/oxford-and... [2]: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2009/oct/09/trinity-college-cambridge-o2-dome https://www.theguardian.com/business/2009/oct/09/trinity-col...
- dewey 2y agoNot entirely the same but related: https://whoownsengland.org/2017/04/17/the-thirty-landowners-who-own-half-a-county/ https://whoownsengland.org/2017/04/17/the-thirty-landowners-...