Thorps in a changing landscape
By: by Paul Cullen, Richard Jones and David N. Parsons
Contributors: Jones, Richard, 1969-; Parsons, David N., 1966-
Series: Explorations in local and regional history -- v. 4; Explorations in local and regional history -- v. 4.
Publisher: University of Hertfordshire Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hatfield
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781902806822
Subjects: Geographical Names; Villages; Historical geography
Description: "The authors consider the siting of 'thorps' and 'throps' in relation to the landscape and to soil types in particular. Amply demonstrating the value of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of early medieval settlement in England, the authors are able to draw important conclusions about the changes in farming that swept the country during this period and by association the process of village nucleation. By examining both the chronology of place-names in 'thorp' and 'throp' and their qualifying elements (notably the presence or absence of personal names), it appears possible to chart both the speed at which arable enterprises farmed in severalty converted to communal cultivation as well as the direction in which the changes spread. There is a sense of real excitement as many fresh insights are revealed in the course of the book"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Errata sheet inserted.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-213) and index.