A County of Small Towns
The Development of Hertfordshire's Urban Landscape to 1800
Published on 10. October 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-905313-44-0 (ISBN)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hatfield
United Kingdom
Target group
Adult education
Illustrations
b&w halftones, maps, tables t'out
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-905313-44-0 (9781905313440)
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Content
Preface Introduction: Understanding the topography of towns: methods, models and theories Terry Slater Chapter 1: Urban origins: location, topography, and the documentary record Tom Williamson Chapter 2: Archaeology in Hertford and Ware: from Roman to medieval towns Clive Partridge Chapter 3: Alban to St Albans before 1820 David Dean Chapter 4: Manorial estate and market town: the early development of Hitchin Bridget Howlett Chapter 5: The economy of towns and markets 1100 to 1500 Mark Bailey Chapter 6: Commons and boundaries in Hertfordshire's medieval street towns Terry Slater Chapter 7: Boundaries,margins and the delineation of the urban: the case of Barnet Pamela Taylor Chapters 8: Berkhamsted, influences on its growth and development from early times Jennifer Sherwood Chapter 9: Watford, beginnings and early development Mary Forsyth Chapter 10: The influence of the Dissolution on Hertfordshire's towns in the sixteenth century Nicholas Doggett Chapter 11: People and society in Hertfordshire's early modern towns Nigel Goose Chapter 12: The impact of industry on the market towns of East Hertfordshire Tony Crosby Chapter 13: Agendas for future work Bibliography Index