Newscuttings Points from Letters – Old Tenures
Author: Mr. Richard Paddison, nr Bridport, Dorset
Description: A "yard" of land still surviving derived from Anglo-Saxon strip cultivation. Examples given making up to measure an acre. As community grew so did yardage, hence not a constant measure.
Publisher: The Times
Format: Newscutting
Primary Reference: 300000352
Last import: January 27, 2023