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