num_pages: 252
description: This is the story of the village of Foxton, in Cambridgeshire. The author studied archaeological excavations, oral tradition, manor court rolls, land tax returns, wills, bishops' registers and many other records, in order to build up a picture of the life, work, clothes, food and pastimes of the villagers, from the first traces of human settlement two thousand years ago, to the present day.
language: English
title: The Common Stream: Two Thousand Years of the English Village
titlecomplete: The Common Stream: Two Thousand Years of the English Village
genres: Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 46
publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers