Welton medieval settlement, open field system and fishponds

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    ....Medieval villages were organised agricultural communities, sited at the centre of a village or township, that shared resources such as arable land, meadow and woodland. Village plans varied enormously, but when they survive as earthworks their most distinguishing features include roads and minor tracks, platforms on which houses stood and other buildings such as barns, enclosed crofts and small enclosed paddocks. As part of the manorial system most villages included one or more manorial centres which may also survive as visible remains as well as below ground deposits.....
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    Historic England
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    Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1016866
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
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