Landscape and Townscape in the South West

Robert Higham is Senior Lecturer in Archaeology, University of Exeter. His research interests cover two broad topics relating to the medieval period: the general theme of defence, in both its military and social aspects, and the medieval archaeology of South West England. He has directed a number of excavations and published several books.He has particular interests in the interplay between archaeological and historical data in the medieval period. Specific areas of research include urban defence, the archaeology, social and settlement history of castles and castle-building society, and the settlement history of Greater Exmoor.

• The Contributors List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Preface Robert Higham 1. English Uplands, South West and North East: local history and archaeology at inter-regional level. (The Harte Lecture, 1987) Peter Fowler 2. The development of medieval rural settlement in Somerset Michael Aston 3. Peasant farmers, patterns of settlement and pays: transformations in the landscapes of Devon and Cornwall during the Later Middle Ages Harold Fox 4. New towns for old? Urban reconstruction after fires in the South West: the case of Blandford Forum, Dorset, 1731 Michael Turner 5. The Georgian landscape garden: Devon in the national context Steven Pugsley 6. The reform of urban management and the shaping of Plymouth's mid-Victorian landscape Mark Brayshay

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