Medieval Rural Settlement

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Britain and Ireland, AD 800–1600

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

Av Neil Christie, Paul Stamper, Stuart Wrathmell

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The first edition of Medieval Rural Settlement: Britain and Ireland, AD 800–1600 was a major assessment and review of the origins, forms and evolutions of medieval rural settlement in Britain and Ireland across the period AD 800–1600. It offered a comprehensive analysis of early to late medieval settlement, land use, economics and population, bringing together evidence drawn from archaeological excavations and surveys, historical geographical analysis and documentary and place-name study.This new edition does not break from the core ingredients of the first, notably in targeting up-to-date analyses of regional archaeologies, but does introduce a new section of contributions that look specifically at economic issues, and also identifies the impact of new survey technologies, plus the growing value of Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) finds and analyses. This new edition also draws on more recent research on historical sources, place-names and standing buildings, and through the definitive publication of earlier major projects (Wharram, Faxton and Burton Dassett Southend).As with the first edition, contributions come from academics, field archaeologists, heritage and museum staff associated with the Medieval Settlement Research Group (MSRG). The MSRG is a long-established and nationally and internationally recognised grouping of scholars who have explored and advanced understanding of rural settlement, land use, buildings, geomorphologies and environments across Britain and Ireland primarily for the periods encompassed between c. AD 450–1550.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-09-18
Mått185 x 246 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor416
Upplaga2
FörlagOxbow Books
ISBN9781914427497

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Neil Christie is Professor of Medieval Archaeology at the School of Archaeology & Ancient History at the University of Leicester and has a sizeable publication record exploring themes ranging from Late Antiquity to late Roman and early medieval urbanism, rural transformations across AD 400–1200, and defence. Publications include many monographs and edited works, notably the first edition (co-edited with Paul Stamper) of Medieval Rural Settlement: Britain and Ireland, AD 800–1600 (2012). He has wide field experience, including in Italy, Spain and England, with a major AHRC-funded project centred on the historic townscape and landscape of Wallingford (Oxon). He has long connections with the Medieval Settlement Research Group (MSRG), serving for extended spells as both Secretary and Reviews Editor. Paul Stamper worked first in the 1980s for VCH Shropshire, then for 20 years with English Heritage/Historic England, and since 2016 as a freelance heritage consultant. He has been a member of the Medieval Settlement Research Group since the 1970s, and is a past President. Alongside the day job he has excavated on a number of medieval village sites, notably Wharram Percy, and taught landscape history at universities including Bristol and Leicester. He is also a Visiting Faculty at the Oak Spring Garden Foundation (Virginia, USA). With Neil Christie he co-edited the first edition of Medieval Rural Settlement: Britain and Ireland, AD 800–1600 (2012). Until 2015, Stuart Wrathmell was head of the Archaeology, Archive and Ecology Services for West Yorkshire. He has been a member of the MSRG and its predecessor groups for over 50 years, serving recently as its President, and currently as a Vice-President. He has published numerous articles and monographs on rural settlements, most recently on evidence for Scandinavian settlement in Yorkshire during the late 9th and 10th centuries. He edited the definitive publications of the deserted medieval village excavations at Wharram Percy, North Yorkshire, culminating in the 13th volume in the series A History of Wharram Percy and its Neighbours, published in 2012.

Part I: Contexts, Chronologies and Forms1. Introduction: Medieval Rural Settlement Research. Emergence, Examination and EngagementNeil Christie, Mark Gardiner, and Paul Stamper 2. The Development of the Study of Medieval Settlements, 1880–2025Chris Dyer, with Paul Everson 3. Methodological Approaches to Medieval Rural Settlements and LandscapesStephen Rippon, Della Hooke, and Elaine Jamieson4. The Prehistory of Medieval Farms and Villages: From Saxons to ScandinaviansDawn Hadley, with Gabor Thomas5. Seigneurial and Elite Sites in the Medieval LandscapeOliver Creighton and Duncan WrightPart II: Regional and National Surveys6. South-East England: Forms and Diversity in Medieval Rural SettlementAndrew Margetts, with Mark Gardiner7. Central Southern England: ‘Chalk and Cheese’David A. Hinton8. South-West England: Rural Settlements in the Middle AgesSam Turner, Rob Wilson-North, and Peter Herring9. Wales: Rural Settlements and Land Use, c. AD 800–1500Rhiannon Comeau, with Andrew Seaman10. Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex: Medieval Rural Settlement in ‘Greater East Anglia’Edward Martin11. The Western Midlands: Tracing the Medieval Rural LandscapeBen Morton and Chris Dyer12. The Eastern Midlands: Medieval Settlements and LandscapesRichard Jones and Carenza Lewis13. Cambridgeshire and the Peat Fen: Medieval Rural Settlement and Commerce, c. AD 900–1300Susan Oosthuizen with Carenza Lewis14. Northern England: Exploring the Character of Medieval Rural SettlementsStuart Wrathmell15. Scotland’s Medieval Countryside: Evidence, Interpretation, PerceptionJohn Atkinson16. Ireland: Medieval Identity, Settlement and Land UseAudrey HorningPart III: Exploring the Economies of Medieval Rural Sites and Landscapes17. An Archaeology of Medieval Rural HousesMark Gardiner with Edward Martin18. Economies of the Medieval Rural Landscape: Food, Animals, Fields and WoodsMark McKerracher, Sue Oosthuizen, and Matilda Holmes19. Medieval Material Cultures and Rural HouseholdsMichael Lewis and Ben Jervis20. Town and Countryside: Relationships and ResemblancesChris Dyer and Keith LilleyBibliographyIndex