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4. Trees or shrubs : 



Appletroe Field, Eeech Spinuoj, Birch Sprinfjf, Briar Hill, 

 Bromn F., Burnt Oak F., Busli F., Cherry Croft, Cnib Tree 

 PinliUe, Elm Grove. Furze F., Gander's Ash, Heath F., 

 High Elms, Hollv Bush F., Nut F., ^"utbeam F., Oak F., 

 Peartree F., Servieo Tree F., Shrnb F., Tree F., Walnut 

 Tree F., Willow Hedge F. 



0. Relative position : 



Home Field (31 times), Eastbury, East Lane F., Farther, 

 Inner, Lower, Middle F., Nearer' Mead, North F., Third F., 

 Under Acre, Upper F., Westmede. 



6. Nature of the soil : 



Callow Land, Clays, Clay Hills, Dry-and-be-damned Field, 

 Gravelly F., Hangerlands. Mauls or Marlings, Poor Hill, 

 Poor Wheat Stubble, Kushy Mead, Sand F., Starve Acre, 

 Stoney Piece, Thistley F. 



7. Phvsical configuration of the ground : 



Bottom Field, Brook Mead,' Dell F., Groundfall F., Gully F., 

 Gullett Wood, Hangin;,-s, Hanging Hill, Hill F., River Mead, 

 Up and Down F., AVatcrdell F. 



8. Wild animals : 



Deer Spring, Foxdell Field, Foxhole F., Hare Brake 

 (H. Bush, H. Field, H. Hills, H. Wood), Otterspool, 

 Rabbit Warren Wood, Rail Mead, Swan Mead. 



9. Shape : 



Corners Field, Crook F., Round Mead, The Roundabout, 

 Shoulder of Mutton F., Three Corner F. 

 10. Crops: 



Bean Field, Carrot F., Hop F., Lucerne F., Pesecroft, 

 Potato F., Rye Hill, Sanfoin F. 



III. Words rNnicAiiNG Divisions of Land. 



Acre, e.g. "Starve Acre," "Tithe Acre." The word originally 

 meant an open piece of arable land, then it came to mean 

 a strip of arable of varying extent in an unenclosed 

 common field. It was only later that it came to have its 

 present restricted meaning as a definite measure of land. 

 The "acre," as used in its second sense, may have measured 

 160 poles, but very often measured more or less. Thus 

 " Long Acre " at Little Borkhamsted, Herts, actually 

 measured la. Ir. 27p. (H.G., ii, 183). 



Ucdl; e.g. " Mare Baulks." A ridge of land left unploughed 

 between the strips of arable in an open field. From A.S. 

 bale, cf. hulk and bulffe, i.e. something raised. For the 

 literary use of the word, cf. Browne : 



" And as the plowman when the land he tills 

 Throws up the fruittuU earth in ridged hills 

 Between whose chevron form he leaves a hal/ce." 



