Note 32 — Chapter IX
Reading edition
Chiozza Money, Riches and Poverty, p. 82.
No. of Owners Class of Owners Acres owned
400 Peers and peeresses 5,729,927
1,288 Great landowners 8,497,699
2,529 Squires† 4,319,271
9,589 Greater yeomen† 4,782,627
24,412 Lesser yeomen† 4,144,272
217,049 Small proprietors 3,931,806
703,289 Cottagers 151,148
14,459 Public bodies 1,443,548
Waste lands 1,524,624
973,015 34,524,922
† This classification is purely arbitrary.