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The English Village Explained : Britain's Living History.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Berkshire : Countryside Books, 2014Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (134 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781846748547
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The English Village ExplainedDDC classification:
  • 942.009734
LOC classification:
  • DA667 .Y675 2011
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Section I: The Village Through Time -- Chapter 1: Definition and Origins -- Chapter 2: The First Villages: Late Saxon and Early Medieval Period 800-1300 -- Chapter 3: Declining Fortunes: The Later Middle Ages 1300-1550 -- Chapter 4: Enclosure and Emparkment 1550-1800 -- Chapter 5: Industry and the Modern Age 1800-2000 -- Section II: The Village in Detail -- Chapter 6: The Landscape: Fields, Woodland and Parks -- Chapter 7: Transport: Roads, Rivers and Railways -- Chapter 8: Buildings: Churches, Mills and Farms -- Chapter 9: Dwellings: Manor Houses, Vicarages and Cottages -- Section III: Quick Reference Guide -- Glossary -- Villages To Visit -- Index.
Summary: Trevor Yorke, with his brilliant illustrations and photographs, describes the historical changes that shaped England's villages. The knowledge they bring you will make each new visit one of rewarding discovery.
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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Section I: The Village Through Time -- Chapter 1: Definition and Origins -- Chapter 2: The First Villages: Late Saxon and Early Medieval Period 800-1300 -- Chapter 3: Declining Fortunes: The Later Middle Ages 1300-1550 -- Chapter 4: Enclosure and Emparkment 1550-1800 -- Chapter 5: Industry and the Modern Age 1800-2000 -- Section II: The Village in Detail -- Chapter 6: The Landscape: Fields, Woodland and Parks -- Chapter 7: Transport: Roads, Rivers and Railways -- Chapter 8: Buildings: Churches, Mills and Farms -- Chapter 9: Dwellings: Manor Houses, Vicarages and Cottages -- Section III: Quick Reference Guide -- Glossary -- Villages To Visit -- Index.

Trevor Yorke, with his brilliant illustrations and photographs, describes the historical changes that shaped England's villages. The knowledge they bring you will make each new visit one of rewarding discovery.

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