A slow but steady flow of river water right across the meadow (known as ‘drowning’ the meadow), kept the ground slightly warmer than it would be if
In the period 1532 to 1552 a total of 3,139 apprentices were registered, of whom 766 came from within Bristol, and 456 from Wales.
Following disafforestation, manors gained control of their own commons yet, were not always successful in maintaining it. Disputes were taken to th
In much of England in the Middle Ages, routine business relating to local communities was conducted at the appropriate manorial court, while seriou
Generations of antiquaries have sought to identify stretches of modern road or footpath as prehistoric, Roman or medieval, or they try to link refe
Shopfronts have always been one of the most frequently replaced parts of town buildings, as on any modern High Street.
In Burford, how stone is used can reflect the status of a building and the owner's needs.
