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Development of Settlement & Economy – The Valley of Gatten, part 4
Development of Settlement & Economy - The Valley of Gatten, Part 4By James LawsonDevelopment of SettlementThe mention of both Gatten and Westcott in the thirteenth century although fleeting may mean that there was some form of settlement on the periphery of the...
Marsley Farm – The Valley of Gatten, Part 3
Marsley Farm - The Valley of Gatten, Part 3By James LawsonMarsley FarmThe Stiperstones Forest was a royal hunting forest in the late Saxon period. It is unmentioned by name in Domesday Book but at Marseteleie, now represented by Marsley Farm in Habberley there was a...
Pollardine – The Valley of Gatten, Part 2
Pollardine - The Valley of Gatten, Part 2By James LawsonPollardinePollardine was until the early seventeenth century a detached part of the manor of Pontesbury and not part of the Gatten estate. In the later Middle ages it was owned by the Greys, Lords of Powis. The...
The Valley of Gatten
The Valley of GattenBy James LawsonThe Valley of GattenGatten is not mentioned in Domesday and it subsequently transpires that it was originally in the manor of Wentnor and later in the parish of Ratlinghope. In which case in Domesday it was owned by Roger Corbet of...
The cattle arrive
The cattle arrive By Jane Hulton-Harrop And then the cattle arrived...It was getting dark and raining. Our initial excitement did wane a little as we waited and waited getting wetter and wetter. Then we found that the articulated lorry had taken a wrong turn at the...
A Wood Pasture Tool
A Wood Pasture Tool By Tom Hulton-Harrop A problem regularly faced by farmers, land managers and conservationists is the question of where to plant trees. While it’s a good idea to follow the adage of planting the right tree in the right place, determining the exact...