Category Archives: farming

Landscape Archaeology

©Bryan Phillips June 2026 I bought and read this book in 2005, that is before the Milton Abbas Local History Group was formed. I have now reread it with Milton Abbas in mind and the authors’ examination and excavation of … Continue reading

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Sheep and Wool in medieval Milton Abbas

©Bryan Phillips Aug 2024 Take a look at our new page on this website devoted to sheep on the Milton Abbey monastery’s manors. This is part of our exploration of life as a peasant worker in Milton Abbas when wages … Continue reading

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