5. Medieval Period Resource Assessment (Pdf)
Chapter 5: Medieval Period Resource Assessment Chapter 5 The Medieval Period Resource Assessment by Caron Newman With contributions by David Cranstone, Chris Crowe, Andrew Davison, Julie Edwards, Geoff Egan, Andrew Fielding, Mary Higham, Elizabeth Huckerby, Mark Leah, Jennifer Lewis, Mike Morris, North West Medieval Pottery Research Group, Michael Nevell, Rachel Newman, Richard Newman, Rob Philpott, Norman Redhead, Peter Ryder, Nick Thorpe, John Trippier, Simon Ward, Rhys Williams, Ian Whyte and Jason Wood. Introduction shown how research can be productive even in these areas. In eastern Lancashire much of the Medieval The region has benefited from a number of major settlement pattern is obscured by later development, research initiatives. These include multi-disciplinary and here the evidence is primarily presented by his- investigations at Norton Priory, the moated site of torical research completed 50 years ago or more Old Abbey Farm Risley, the Rows in Chester and the (Tupling 1927; Shaw 1956). deserted village of Tatton. These sites all lie in the The region’s SMRs for the Medieval period are south of the region, illustrating one of a number of dominated by rural sites. In total there are around biases and challenges inherent in the nature of the 6500 records for the Medieval period, of which over region’s settlement pattern and the character of its half are rural sites. Many of the SMR entries for ur- geography. Indeed, the most recent synthesis of Me- ban sites relate to Chester and Carlisle, particularly dieval landscape in the North West does not include defensive and ecclesiastical features. 21% of the en- Cumbria in its definition of the region (Higham tries can be considered higher status sites, either cas- 2004b).
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