The Hampstead Heath Act, 1871
WHEREAS there is in the parish of Saint John, Hampstead, in the county of Middlesex, an open space of large extent known as Hampstead Heath (in this Act called the Heath):

And whereas it would be of great advantage to the inhabitants of the metropolis if the Heath were always kept uninclosed and unbuilt on, its natural aspect and state being as far as may be preserved, and if for that purpose the Heath were vested in the Metropolitan Board of Works (in this Act called the Board):

And wherea...