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ENGLISH FIELD SYSTEMS 



It will be noticed that at least two-thirds of Elmdon's parcels 

 lay in the Southern precinct — that is, to the south of Massing- 

 ham way — and that within this precinct they tended to con- 

 centrate near " Overgate " and " Milstye." None were east of 



Map XVI 



the church, and apparently there were none near Goosegate, 

 which ran to the south. A few of the Milstye group extended 

 into the Northern precinct, on the other side of Massingham way. 

 Elsewhere in this precinct, which was larger than the Southern, 

 Elmdon had only two small groups of parcels, one toward the 

 west, the other toward the northeast. In another way we thus 

 arrive at the conclusion which has already been reached from a 



The names of the highways and field paths are of assistance, however, and the 

 rough grouping of the sketch is reasonably accurate. 



