Reconstruction and measurement of landscape change : a study of six parishes in the St. Albans area

The initial aim of the research from which this book arose was to place the Romano-British villa at Gorhambury near St Albans, Hertfordshire, within the context of the resources which it might have exploited and the economic organisation for which it wasa focus. What resulted was a much wider history and reconstruction of the Gorhambury landscape itself. This `Study of six parishes in the St Albans area' presents an analysis and measurement of the changing landscape from the pre-medieval and medieval periods to the early modern, examining such themes as settlement, field systems, land use, and administration. Front Cover Copyright Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Appendices Abbreviations Acknowledgements Chapter 1: The Problem and the Area Chapter 2: The Pre-Medieval Periods Chapter 3: The Medieval Period: The Earliest Historical Landscape Chapter 4: A Reconstruction of the Early Modern Landscape Chapter 5: Measuring Change in the Landscape Chapter 6: Discussion Appendices Bibliography Index