Prompted by two contradictory references to the nature and extent of woodlands in Cudham during the medieval period, Sue Harrington embarked upon a survey of the history of woodlands in this part of the North Downs.
Prompted by two contradictory references to the nature and extent of woodlands in Cudham during the medieval period, Sue Harrington embarked upon a survey of the history of woodlands in this part of the North Downs. With the Domesday Book referring to extensive ploughlands and a slighty later reference to extensive woodlands, this study was designed to find out which was correct and what impact London had on Cudham in terms of offering a market for its surpluses. The methodology of Harrington's fieldwork and documentary research is outlined and background material on the environment, geology, patterns of settlement and land use, are presented. A core-periphery model is used to describe the relationship between Cudham and London.
