The Land Tax was introduced in 1692 and was finally abolished,
after many changes, in 1963. The surviving assessments list owners
of land in each parish and (sometimes) occupiers.
In relation to Peterborough Northamptonshire Record Office
holds:
- 1792-1948: land tax records (National Register of
Archives).
- (Reference: 1962/85a, 1964/3, 128).
Printed sources
Land and Window Tax Assessments by Jeremy Gibson,
Mervyn Medlycott and Denis Mills, second edition, Federation of
Family History Societies, 2004.
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