Table of Contents

Text figures; Tables; Preface by the general editor; Preface; Abbreviations; Part I. England before the Norman Conquest H. E. Hallam; Part II. Domesday England Sally Harvey; Part III. New Settlement: 1. Eastern England H. E. Hallam; 2. South-eastern England P. F. Brandon; 3. The East Midlands J. A. Raftis; 4. Southern England H. E. Hallam; 5. The West Midlands Christopher Dyer; 6. South-western England John Hatcher; 7. Northern England Edward Miller; 8. Wales and the Marches R. Ian Jack; Part IV. Farming Techniques: 1. Eastern England H. E. Hallam; 2. South-eastern England P. F. Brandon; 3. The East Midlands J. A. Raftis; 4. Southern England H. E. Hallam; 5. The West Midlands Christopher Dyer; 6. South-western England John Hatcher; 7. Northern England Edward Miller; 8. Wales and the Marches R. Ian Jack; 9. Drainage techniques H. E. Hallam; Part V. Population Movements in England, 1086–1350 H. E. Hallam; Part VI. Social Structure: 1. Eastern England H. E. Hallam; 2. South-eastern England P. F. Brandon; 3. The East Midlands J. A. Raftis; 4. Southern England H. E. Hallam; 5. The West Midlands Christopher Dyer; 6. South-western England John Hatcher; 7. Northern England Edward Miller; 8. Wales and the Marches R. Ian Jack; Part VII. Prices and Wages David L. Farmer; Part VIII. The Life of the People H. E. Hallam; Part IX. Rural Building in England and Wales J. G. Hurst; Section 1. England; Section 2. Wales L. A. S. Butler; Part X. Rural England and Wales, 1042–1350 H. E. Hallam; Bibliography; Index of place names; General index.

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This 1988 volume examines the agrarian history of England and Wales from Edward the Confessor to the outbreak of the Black Death in 1348.