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Taking the evidence of maps and documents, this book, originally published in 1957, describes 6 journeys inthe field: to parish boundaries, Elizabethan villages, the planted medieval towns and to parks of all periods.
Using documents, aerial photography, fieldwork, excavation, and botanical remains this book reconstructs the medieval landscape covering such topics as: the history and geography of settlements; and the growth and decline of medieval rural settlements. Case studies are included.
Locating the sites of England's lost villages, this book describes the occasion of their depopulation and the character of those who destroyed them. Aerial photographs and ground plans of characteristic sites are included, together with maps to show the local distribution of lost villages. There is also a gazetteer, listing the villages by county. The text combines the study of local, social and economic history, geography and domestic architecture.
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