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An Archaeology of Town Commons in England: 'A very fair field indeed'
An Archaeology of Town Commons in England 'A very fair field indeed'
Author: Mark Bowden, Graham Brown, Nicky Smith
Historically, towns in England were provided with common lands for grazing the draft animals of townspeople engaged in trade and for the pasturing of farm animals in an economy where the rural and the urban were inextricably mixed. The commons yielded wood, minerals, fruits and wild animals to the town's inhabitants and also developed as places ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781848020351
ISBN-10: 184802035X
Publication Date: 10/15/2009
Pages: 136
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Publisher: English Heritage
Book Type: Paperback
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