The Fields of Saffron Walden in 1400

abbey abbot acreage acres Agricultural already appear arable land assarting Aylotts boundaries called century chalk Chepyng Walden clear closes common contained cottages County court court rolls covered crofts crop cultivated demesne derived described distribution drift eastern enclosed Essex Record Office evidence example extended feld field names field system flocks fold follow former four fourteenth century frequently furlong further groups half head hegrowes held History holdings indicates late latter leased length lists lord lying majority manor manuscript Mattens meadow medieval mentioned messuage MICHIGAN monastic Norfolk occur open fields origin parish pasture pattern peasant perches pieces Pounces publication quarentena quarters relation roads roods rotation scattered season seems Seisona sheep slopes soils sources strips sub-manors subdivided suffix surrounding survey tenants tenements tenure three acres town trespass unit valleys virgate ware wareland western winter wood woodland