A natural history of Britain

History of the Landscape of the UK

We’ll be putting here the best sites around on the Net on the history of the British landscape.

For the time being this site is excellent:

Our historical tour will show you how changes in agriculture and farming have left their marks on Britain’s rural landscape. It is a complex subject and our on-line article is no more than a very simplified overview which may help you interpret the rural landscape when you next visit the countryside… Certainly in the case of villages almost every one has a unique development story to tell, and it is unwise to jump to conclusions merely based on the siting of a settlement. Rural communities have continually changed; sometimes collapsing through economic pressures, or becoming fossilised through the whims and control of major landowners who hindered expansion or the building of public houses and inns.

Read: A Green and Pleasant Land a history of Britain’s rural landscape