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The open fields of England
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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.
| Title |
The open fields of England / David Hall. |
|---|---|
| Edition |
First edition. |
| Publisher |
Oxford : Oxford University Press |
| Creation Date |
2014 |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
| Content |
""Cover"" ""THE OPEN FIELDS OF ENGLAND"" ""Copyright"" ""Contents"" ""List of Plates"" ""List of Figures"" ""List of Tables"" ""List of Abbreviations"" ""Preface and Acknowledgements"" ""Introduction: medieval fields and the landscape"" ""1: Townships and land-use"" ""A. TOWNSHIP AND SETTLEMENT"" ""B. CONTRASTING SETTLEMENT AND FIELD TYPES"" ""Land-use in townships with a single settlement"" ""Land-use and complex dispersed settlement"" ""C. LAND-USE AND MANAGEMENT OF MEADOWS AND PASTURE WITHIN TOWNSHIPS"" ""Meadow"" ""Pasture in townships with little or no meadow land"" ""Pasture and leys in the Central Region""""Balks, green furrows, and rick-places"" ""D. GREENS AND DROVES IN THE EASTERN AND WESTERN REGIONS"" ""Extensive pastures"" ""�Commons�"" ""2: Field-system types: extensive fields of the Central Region"" ""A. THE MIDLANDS"" ""Two and three regular fields"" ""Changes from two to three fields"" ""Four regular fields"" ""Multiple fields in the Central Region"" ""B. YORKSHIRE PLANNED FIELDS"" ""C. CENTRAL REGION FIELD SYSTEMS INCORPORATING SHEEPFOLDING"" ""Folds and sheep in the East Midlands"" ""3: Field-system types in the Eastern and Western Regions""""A. KENT"" ""B. EAST ANGLIA"" ""Sheepfolding in East Anglia"" ""C. THE WASH SILT FENLANDS"" ""D. SYSTEMS WITH ONE OPEN FIELD"" ""E. CONVERTIBLE HUSBANDRY AND INFIELD�OUTFIELD"" ""4: Open-field structure and management"" ""A. THE DEMESNE"" ""Dispersed demesne"" ""Compact demesne"" ""B. OPEN-FIELD LANDHOLDINGS: YARDLANDS, OXGANGS, AND UNDISPERSED HOLDINGS"" ""The Eastern and Western Regions"" ""Undispersed yardlands and hides"" ""C. TENURIAL ARRANGEMENTS IN THE FIELDS"" ""Field book tenurial analysis"" ""D. FIELD REGULATIONS AND FARMING METHODS""""5: Early evidence for settlement and fields"" ""A. ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE RELATING TO SAXON-PERIOD SETTLEMENTS AND FIELDS"" ""Alluvium and pollen"" ""Open-field furlongs"" ""Reconstructed maps: mapping using field books and terriers"" ""B. ANTECEDENTS OF MEDIEVAL FIELDS"" ""Archaeological evidence: ancient fields and cropmarks"" ""Present-day field patterns"" ""C. INTERMIXED STRIP HOLDINGS"" ""The evidence of late Anglo-Saxon charters"" ""6: Open-field beginnings"" ""A. PREVIOUS THEORIES ABOUT THE FORMATION OF INTERMIXED FIELDS"" ""B. OPEN-FIELD BEGINNINGS AND DEVELOPMENT""""Fields of the Eastern and Western Regions"" ""Field systems of the Central Region"" ""The evidence of Domesday relating to the extent of arable land"" ""C. SUMMARY AND FUTURE RESEARCH"" ""Fields of the Eastern and Western Regions"" ""The Central Region"" ""Gazetteer of field systems"" ""1. BEDFORDSHIRE"" ""Field numbers"" ""Work-service"" ""Assarts"" ""Ridge and furrow"" ""References"" ""Acknowledgements"" ""2. BERKSHIRE"" ""Irregular fields"" ""Farming"" ""Bibliography"" ""3. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE"" |
| Series |
Medieval History and Archaeology |
| Extent |
1 online resource (396 p.) |
| Language |
English |
| National Library system number |
997012489854605171 |
MARC RECORDS
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