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The Affinities and Antecedents of Medieval Settlement: Topographical perspectives from three of the Somerset hundreds
Nick Corcos
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The search for the origins of rural communities in England as perceived in the medieval period has exercised a strong fascination for scholars. Until well into the 20th century, such work was almost exclusively the preserve of historians and was, by and large, "document-driven". Today, the landscape itself is "interrogated" to provide evidence in its own right, and archaeologists can give answers to many questions posed by landscape historians. In this work, the author presents a general, synthetic survey of certain aspects of medieval settlement in three contrasting areas (hundreds) within the county of Somerset, England. The objective is to give an impression of the nature of rural occupation, its affinities and antecedents, very much from a topographical perspective. The author makes extensive use of fieldwork, historic maps and records, and unpublished archaeological and landscape reports, and it soon becomes apparent that a wide range of settlement patterns and forms is encompassed both within and between the three hundreds of the present study, and this allows the reader to draw illuminating comparisons and contrasts in terms of the topographical themes that define the work.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Dedication
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Acknowledgements and Dedication
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Table of Contents
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List of Tables
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List of Figures
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List of Plates
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List of Abbreviations
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Chapter One. Introduction
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Chapter Two. The Roman Background
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Chapter Three. Obscuritas or Lucerna?: Roman Echoes in a 'Dark Age' Landscape
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Chapter Four. Hundredal Structure and Ecclesiastical Relationships
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Chapter Five. Place-Names: Language and Landscape
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Chapter Six. Boundaries, Charters and Communications
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Chapter Seven. Domesday, Fields and Transhumance: The Economic Dimension
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Chapter Eight. Shape and Society: Settlement Patterns, Settlement Morphology and Tenure
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Chapter Nine. Conclusion and Synthesis: Medieval Settlement on Polden and Beyond
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Appendix 1. Bronze Age Barrow, NGR ST338406 Woolavington/Puriton Parish Boundary
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Appendix 2. Suggestions for Further Work Arising From This Study
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Bibliography
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Published: 2002
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407319759 (ebook)
- 9781841714240 (paperback)
BAR Number: B337