Reconstructing the medieval landscape of Devon : comparing the results of cartographic analysis and the Domesday Survey
This thesis sets out to create a map of parts of Devon at Domesday. This will be achieved by pursuing two themes. The first is a map regression that will identify the core farmland (that is the land that was âancientlyâ enclosed), while the second establishes an interpretative framework that will allow selected Domesday metrics to be interrogated. The Domesday metrics will be used to corroborate the results of the map regression. Five case study areas have been selected to cover a series of different pays within the county, extending from the floodplains in the south-east across to the top of the Blackdown Hills and up to the fringes of Exmoor. Each case study area was created around two parishes, and their tithe maps and associated apportionments have been transcribed into a GIS to serve as the basis of the map regression. The map regression will follow two paths. The first analyses the fieldscape, removing evidence of âmodernâ enclosure and arriving at a map of the land that was enclosed early in the historic period, while the second concentrates upon the settlement patterns, trying to establish a counterpart to the map of the fields. The Domesday data pertaining to the agricultural exploitation
Sandover, Richard John
Reconstructing the medieval landscape of Devon : comparing the results of cartographic analysis and the Domesday Survey. This thesis sets out to create a map of parts of Devon at Domesday. This will be achieved by pursuing two themes. The first is a map regression that will identify the core farmland (that is the land that was âancientlyâ enclosed), while the second establishes an interpretative framework that will allow selected Domesday metrics to be interrogated. The Domesday metrics will be used to corroborate the results of the map regression. Five case study areas have been selected to cover a series of different pays within the county, extending from the floodplains in the south-east across to the top of the Blackdown Hills and up to the fringes of Exmoor. Each case study area was created around two parishes, and their tithe maps and associated apportionments have been transcribed into a GIS to serve as the basis of the map regression. The map regression will follow two paths. The first analyses the fieldscape, removing evidence of âmodernâ enclosure and arriving at a map of the land that was enclosed early in the historic period, while the second concentrates upon the settlement patterns, trying to establish a counterpart to the map of the fields. The Domesday data pertaining to the agricultural exploitation
reconstructing medieval_landscape devon comparing cartographic analysis survey set create map part devon achieve pursue two_theme first map regression identify core land enclose second establishes interpretative_framework allow select metric interrogate metric use corroborate map regression five_case study_area select cover series different pay within_county extend floodplain south_east across top fringe case_study area create around parish tithe map associate transcribe gis serve_basis map regression map regression follow_two path first analyse remove evidence modern enclosure arrive map land enclose early_historic period second concentrate_upon settlement_pattern try_establish counterpart map field data pertain agricultural exploitation