Intake (land)

An intake (also spelt intack, and also known as Unthank) is a parcel of land, typically of the order of 12 hectares (30 acres), which has been "taken in" from a moor and brought under cultivation. The term is used almost exclusively in the north of England applying to land on the fringes of the Pennines and other moors. The creation of intakes went on from medieval times up to the 19th century.

Several settlements and farms are called intake, for example Intake Farm at grid reference SE013367 on Haworth Moor.

The Headingly cum Burley Inclosure Award (1834) refers to various intakes when describing the roads and paths set out. for example:

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