British Parliamentary Paper 1837 XLI 405[6] was published to give guidance on how landscape features were to be indicated on the maps.

At the dissolution of the monasteries some of the land passed out of church ownership, and the tithes were then paid to private landlords.

The act substituted a variable monetary payment (referred to as the "corn rent") for any existing tithe in kind.

This payment was originally calculated on the basis of seven-year average prices of wheat, barley, and oats, with each type of grain contributing an equal part to the total.

Some land was free of tithe obligation, due to barrenness, custom, or prior arrangement.

A commission was established to identify all affected properties and to resolve boundary issues arising from the survey.

It was headed by three commissioners: Valuation of current tithes could be negotiated by the parties; in the absence of an agreement, they were determined by the commission.