The enclosure movement involved consolidating land into individual or privately owned farms through the fencing off of common land. This led to improved agricultural practices and experimentation with new methods to maximize productivity, such as crop rotation and selective breeding. As a result, there was an increase in agricultural output, providing a larger food supply for the growing population of England during the Industrial Revolution. This increase in agricultural productivity also freed up labor for industrial work, which contributed to the growth of the manufacturing sector.
