Prior to the Christchurch Inclosures Act 1802, more than 70% of the Westover area was Common land. The act, together with the Inclosure Commissioners' Award of 1805, transferred 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) into the hands of five private owners, including James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury, and Sir George Ivison Tapps.[19][20] In 1809 the Tapps Arms Pub appeared on the heath.