Lengthsman, the Glossary
The term Lengthsman was coined in the 1700s in a concept rooted in the Tudor Era as far back as War of the Roses and enclosure.[1]
Table of Contents
7 relations: Croxley Green, David & Charles, Enclosure, Grand Union Canal, Lock keeper, National parks of the United Kingdom, Thames and Severn Canal.
- Cleaning and maintenance occupations
- National parks of England and Wales
- Water transport infrastructure
Croxley Green
Croxley Green is both a village and a suburb of Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire, England.
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David & Charles
David & Charles Ltd is an English publishing company.
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Enclosure
Enclosure or inclosure is a term, used in English landownership, that refers to the appropriation of "waste" or "common land" enclosing it and by doing so depriving commoners of their rights of access and privilege.
Grand Union Canal
The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system.
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Lock keeper
A lock keeper, lock tender, or lock operator looks after a canal or river lock, operating it and if necessary maintaining it or organizing its maintenance.
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National parks of the United Kingdom
National parks of the United Kingdom (parciau cenedlaethol; pàircean nàiseanta) are 15 areas of relatively undeveloped and scenic landscape across the country. Lengthsman and National parks of the United Kingdom are National parks of England and Wales.
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Thames and Severn Canal
The Thames and Severn Canal is a canal in Gloucestershire in the south-west of England, which was completed in 1789.
See Lengthsman and Thames and Severn Canal
See also
Cleaning and maintenance occupations
- Bawab
- Bayakou (trade)
- Bedder
- Building superintendent
- Canner (occupation)
- Charwoman
- Chimney sweep
- Chimney sweeps
- Cleaner
- Crossing sweeper
- Domestic worker
- Fendersmith
- Floor cleaning
- Fluffer (London Underground)
- Fullo
- Handyman
- Housekeeper (domestic worker)
- Janitor
- Janitors
- Justice for Janitors
- Karung guni
- Kraamzorg
- Lengthsman
- List of domestic workers
- Maid
- Manual scavenging
- Rag-and-bone man
- Rat-catcher
- Restroom attendant
- Sanitation worker
- Squeegee man
- Street sweeper
- Swamper (occupational title)
- Swimming pool service technician
- The Philosopher Kings (film)
- Waste collector
- Waste picker
- Window cleaner
- Yeoman (household servant)
National parks of England and Wales
- Campaign for National Parks
- Countryside Commission
- Lengthsman
- National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949
- National parks in England
- National parks in Wales
- National parks of the United Kingdom
- Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988
- Sandford principle
Water transport infrastructure
- Anchorage (maritime)
- Aqueduct (bridge)
- Boat lifts
- Canal
- Canal Safety Gates
- Canal basin
- Canal tunnel
- Canals
- Cavana
- Coal pier
- Flood barrier
- Floodgate
- Ford (crossing)
- Gracht
- Gulf Intracoastal Waterway West Closure Complex
- Gutzlaff Signal Tower
- History of the British canal system
- Lengthsman
- Lighthouses
- List of proposed canals
- Lock (water navigation)
- Marinas
- Marine Development
- Naviduct
- Piers
- Puddling (civil engineering)
- Roving bridge
- Scharhörnbake
- Signal station
- Single buoy mooring
- Sluice
- Staircase locks
- Summit-level canal
- Toll point
- Towpath
- Turning basin
- Wharves
- Winding hole
- Wing dam
- Yantan Ship Lift
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lengthsman
Also known as Lengthman, Lengthsmen.