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The Open Fields of England (Paperback)
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The Open Fields of England (Paperback)
Series: Medieval History and Archaeology
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The Open Fields of England describes the open-field system of
agriculture that operated in Medieval England before the
establishment of present-day farms surrounded by hedges or walls.
The volume encompasses a wide range of primary data not previously
assembled, to which are added the results of new research based
upon a fifty-year study of open-field remains and their related
documents. The whole of England is examined, describing eight
different kinds of field-system that have been identified, and
relating them to their associated land-use and settlement. Details
of field structure are explained, such as the demesne, the lord's
land, and the tenants' holdings, as well as tenurial arrangements
and farming methods. Previous explanations of open-field origins
and possible antecedents to medieval fields are discussed. Various
types of archaeological and historical evidence relating to
Saxon-period settlements and fields are presented, followed by the
development of a new theory to explain the lay-out and planned
nature of many field systems found in the central belt of England.
Of particular interest is the Gazetteer, which is organized by
historic counties. Each county has a summary of its fields,
including tabulated data and sources for future research, touching
on the demesne, yardland size, work-service, assarts, and physical
remains of ridge and furrow. The Gazetteer acts as a national
hand-list of field systems, opening the subject up to further
research and essential to scholars of medieval agriculture.
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