Feeding the City II : Demesne Agriculture in the London Region, 1375-1400

UKDA study number:3318

Principal Investigators

Keene, D.
Galloway, J.
Murphy, M.
University of London. Institute of Historical Research. Centre for Metropolitan History
Campbell, B.
Queen's University of Belfast. Department of Economic History

Sponsor

Economic and Social Research Council

Distributed by

UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

October 1995

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Keene, D. et al. , Feeding the City II : Demesne Agriculture in the London Region, 1375-1400 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], October 1995. SN: 3318, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-3318-1

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3318 . Feeding the City II : Demesne Agriculture in the London Region, 1375-1400

Depositors:

Campbell, B. , Queen's University of Belfast. Department of Economic History

Keene, D. , University of London. Institute of Historical Research. Centre for Metropolitan History

Principal Investigators:

Keene, D. , University of London. Institute of Historical Research. Centre for Metropolitan History

Campbell, B. , Queen's University of Belfast. Department of Economic History

Galloway, J. , University of London. Institute of Historical Research. Centre for Metropolitan History

Murphy, M. , University of London. Institute of Historical Research. Centre for Metropolitan History

Sponsor:

Economic and Social Research Council
Grant Number: R000233157

Abstract:

This database was collected as part of the research project Feeding the City (II) : London and its Hinterland c. 1300-1400. The aims of this project were twofold. Firstly, to examine the demands for foodstuffs and fuel generated by London in the later fourteenth century and the impact these demands had on the production and distribution of agrarian products within the metropolitan region. Secondly, to compare these results with those previously generated for the early fourteenth century by the research project Feeding the City (I) : London's Impact on the Agrarian Economy of Southern England 1250-1350.

Main Topics:

Manor name, period covered by the account as stated and lord's name if stated; production and disposal of arable crops; livestock types and numbers including gains and losses during the accounting period; production and disposal of crop and livestock products (malt, wood, hay, wool, hides, dairy produce); sales of agrarian products (including pasture, pannage, farms of animals); purchase of agrarian products; carriage of agrarian products; vehicle types; costs of threshing grains.

Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.

Coverage:

Time Period Covered: 1375 - 1400
Dates of Fieldwork: 1992 - 1993
Country: England
Geography: Bedfordshire; Berkshire; Buckinghamshire; Essex; Greater London; Hertfordshire; Kent; Middlesex; Northamptonshire; Oxfordshire; Surrey
Spatial Units: Counties
Kind of Data: Textual data; Numeric data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: Subnational
Population: Directly managed manorial demesnes in 10 counties in England with surviving annual accounts within the period 1375-1400.

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: No information recorded
Sampling Procedures: No information recorded
Number of Units: 360 (obtained)
Method of Data Collection: Transcription of existing materials
Data Sources: Demesne account rolls. For full details see documentation.
The data represents a partial transcription of the original source. For details of main categories of data excluded see documentation.

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:

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Availability: History Data Service, UK Data Archive
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Date of First Release:

30 October 1995

File last updated:

4 January 2012