why was the land enclosed in 16th century in england - Social Science - Forest Society and Colonialism

Question

why was the land enclosed in 16th century in england???

Sushrita Das · Accepted Answer

Hi,

Enclosures were seen as
necessary to make long-term investments on land and plan crop
rotations to improve the soil
Enclosures also allowed the
richer landowners to expand the land under their control and
produce more for the market thus earning profits