| Title: |
The system of cultivation and evidence of enclosure in the Cumberland open fields in the sixteenth century.
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| Issue: |
Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society 59 (series 2) |
| Series: |
Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society
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| Volume: |
59
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| Number of Pages: |
217 |
| Page Start/End: |
85 - 104 |
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| Publication Type: |
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| Abstract: |
Investigations had found that although there was evidence for many ring-fence farms dating back to the medieval period, open fields had played a more important part in the evolution of the agricultural landscape in Cumberland than was previously believed. The author draws on manuscript evidence, significant field names and the survival of shared strips in the late 19th century to map townships where open field cultivation was present in the 16th century, a time when open fields had reached their greatest extent. The three main types of open field arrangements in the county are discussed. LD |
| Year of Publication: |
1959
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Enclosure (Auto Detected Subject) |
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| 16superscriptth Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Late 19superscriptth Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Created Date: |
08 Feb 2014 |
