The Open Fields of England

The first study since 1915 to describe pre-enclosure agricultural systems throughout England from one of the foremost authorities on medieval field systems.

List of contents

• Preface and acknowledgements


• Introduction: medieval fields and the landscape


• 1: Townships and land-use


• 2: Field system types; the extensive fields of the Central Region


• 3: Field system types in the Eastern and Western Regions


• 4: Open-field structure and management


• 5: Early evidence for settlement and fields


• 6: Open field beginnings


• Appendix: County Gazetteer


• Bibliography


• Glossary


• Index

About the author

David Hall studied chemistry at St Peter's College, Oxford, but has worked in the field of archaeology for over fifty years. He has published extensively on British archeology and the history of field-systems.

Summary

The first study since 1915 to describe pre-enclosure agricultural systems throughout England from one of the foremost authorities on medieval field systems.

Product details

• Authors: David Hall, Hall David
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.06.2014
• EAN: 9780198702955
• ISBN: 978-0-19-870295-5
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 256 mm x 35 mm
• Series: Medieval History and Archaeology; Medieval History and Archaeolo; Medieval History and Archaeology; Medieval History and Archaeolo
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book; England, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), Medieval History, British & Irish history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Agriculture and farming, AGRICULTURE & FARMING, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Landscape Archaeology