Laxton

Synopsis: This film about Laxton in Nottinghamshire, as well as telling the story of the evolution of the village and the continued existence of its common field system, also shows what agricultural life is like in this medieval survival. The Bailiff of the Open Fields, Edmund Rose, provides additional commentary as the camera records the meetings of the Field Jury, the Court Leet, the Hay Auction, the Field Inspection and the Rent Dinner - events that were common in the reign of Elizabeth I but which disappeared with the enclosures and improving landlords and which are now unique to Laxton.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 27 min.
Technical information: Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production: 1975
Availability: Hire (Concord)
Sale (Univ Hull)
Uses: Students of economic, agricultural and social history.*
Subjects: Agriculture; Archaeology; History
Keywords: agriculture; medieval villages; social history

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