Explore the Weald of Kent in depth with this concluding volume, revealing a detailed regional history and its enduring landscape.
This second volume completes a two-part study, combining narrative chapters with critical notes on land, rights, and local institutions. It covers medieval to early modern Kent, focusing on the Weald’s distinctive communities, forests, and manorial arrangements, while tracing how these shaped the county’s identity.
- Learn how the Weald’s denes and forest rights influenced landholding, timber use, and local law.
- Discover the roles of abbeys, knights, sheriffs, and gentry in shaping tenure, governance, and daily life.
- See how regional boundaries, royal grants, and county disputes affected towns like Ashford, Maidstone, and Dover.
- Read about archival discoveries, legal proceedings, and the evolution of Kent’s historic landscape through the centuries.
Ideal for readers of local history, architectural and land-use studies, and anyone curious about how a historic district formed its distinctive character.