Beyond the medieval village : the diversification of landscape character in Southern Britain
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Beyond the medieval village : the diversification of landscape character in Southern Britain
（Medieval history and archaeology）
Oxford University Press, 2014
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"First published 2008. First published in paperback 2014"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-311) and index
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Description
The varied character of Britain's countryside provides communities with a strong sense of local identity. One of the most significant features of the landscape in Southern Britain is the way that its character differs from region to region, with compact villages in the Midlands contrasting with the sprawling hamlets of East Anglia and isolated farmsteads of Devon. Even more remarkable is the very 'English' feel of the landscape in southern Pembrokeshire, in the far
south west of Wales.
Hoskins described the English landscape as 'the richest historical record we possess', and in this volume Stephen Rippon explores the origins of regional variations in landscape character, arguing that while some landscapes date back to the centuries either side of the Norman Conquest, other areas across southern Britain underwent a profound change around the 8th century AD.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction: Beyond Villages and Open Fields
- 2. At the Margins of the Champion Countryside: The Emergence of Villages and Common Fields in Somerset
- 3. Abbots, Bishops, Thegns or Communities: who was Responsible for Somerset's Champion Countryside?
- 4. Across the Watershed: The Development of Landscapes Characterized by Dispersed Settlement in the South West
- 5. Champion and Woodland? Landscape Evolution Beyond the 'Central Province' in Greater East Anglia
- 6. Marching On? The Development of Villages and Open Fields in South Wales
- 7. Conclusions
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