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Beyond the Medieval Village: The Diversification of Landscape Character in Southern Britain

By Stephen Rippon

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2009
ISBN
0199203822, 9780199203826
LCC
DA600 .R48 2008
Open Library ID
OL22543534M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
19 MB (19659887 bytes)
Series
Medieval History and Archaeology
Pages
336\336
Topic
History
Library
demonoid.me
Time added
2011-04-11 19:55:47

Description

The varied character of Britain's countryside and towns provides communities with a strong sense of local identity. One of the most significant features of the southern British landscape 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 book 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.

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