The Landscapes of Common Land : History and Ecology in Norfolk and Beyond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williamson, Tom.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landscape ecology.

History materials.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Havertown : Windgather Press, 2025.

Summary:

Explores the history, ecology, and physical features of English commons, focusing on Norfolk's landscapes.Commons are an important part of the English landscape.Survivors from a once more extensive network otherwise eroded by the inexorable progress of enclosure, they provide a taste of wildness, crucial habitats for wildlife and valued spaces.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Figures

Abbreviations

1. Introducing Common Land

2. Environments and Origins

3. Commons and Communities

4. Industry, Trade and Recreation

5. Enclosure and Survival

6. The Later History of Common Land

7. Common Heaths

8. Fens, Greens and Marshes

9. Comparisons and Conclusions

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-914427-34-3

9781914427343

OCLC:

1561181896