Anglo-Saxon Landscapes of the West Midlands: the Charter Evidence: the Charter Evidence

Della Hooke. Originally Presented As The Author's Thesis. Includes Bibliographies. Front Cover Copyright SYNOPSIS PREFACE TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES INCLUDED IN THE TEXT LIST OF TABLES INCLUDED IN THE TEXT ABBREVIATIONS AND METHODS OF NOTATION PART I: INTRODUCTION (i) Area of Research (ii) Sources of evidence for the landscape in the Anglo-Saxon period (iii) The Literature (iv) Related problems (v) Purpose of the study PART II: PRE-CONQUEST CHARTERS Chapter 1: THE USE OF PRE-CONQUEST CHARTERS Chapter 2: THE WEST MIDLAND BOUNDARY CLAUSES Chapter 3: TERRITORIAL ORGANISATION Chapter 4: THE ANTIQUITY OF THE BOUNDS PART III: THE BOUNDARY LANDMARKS INTRODUCTION Chapter 1: BOUNDARIES AND BOUNDARY MARKERS Chapter 2: NATURAL FEATURES AS BOUNDARY LANDMARKS Chapter 3: NATURAL VEGETATION Chapter 4: FEATURES OF LAND USE Chapter 5: ENCLOSURES AND METHODS OF ENCLOSURE Chapter 6: MINOR FEATURES OF LAND USE Chapter 7: THE PATTERN OF SETTLEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS PART IV: THE ANGLO-SAXON LANDSCAPE: CONCLUSIONS Chapter 1: REGIONAL VARIATION IN THE WEST MIDLANDS Chapter 2: CONCLUSIONS APPENDICES