In England, is there an on-line way i can find out who owns a certain bit of land?

Question

I'm trying to find out who owns a patch of land near my home, it could belong either to the local council or to a private developer i'm not sure?

Answer 1

You could try here

http://www.landregistry.gov.uk/

If it is a piece of land your local council will tell you if they own it or not..give them a ring or email them

Answer 2

No....not even offline. Due to "data protection" many owners are not listed....so nobody really knows who owns the UK for the most part...people prefer to be kept anonymous.