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Beyond the Medieval Village

The Diversification of Landscape Character in Southern Britain

Stephen Rippon author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:20th Nov '14

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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.

Essential reading for all of those engaged in studying the development of the early medieval landscape. * Norfolk Archaeology *
brings together much new information and Rippon is to be congratulated for assembling it, very often from less accessible sources ... Certainly his interpretations of some of the data will excite discussion. One can only hope for more similar studies. * Edward Martin, Medieval Archaeology *

ISBN: 9780198723165

Dimensions: 248mm x 172mm x 19mm

Weight: 608g

340 pages