The Estates of Crowland Abbey
A Study in Manorial Organisation

Originally published in 1934, this book describes nearly three hundred years of manorial administration at Crowland Abbey.

Frances M. Page (Author)

9781107501973, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 9 April 2015

486 pages
21.5 x 13.7 x 3 cm, 0.62 kg

Originally published in 1934 as part of the Cambridge Studies in Economic History series, this book describes nearly three hundred years of manorial administration at Crowland Abbey. Crowland's court- and account-rolls, now held at Queens' College, Cambridge, are the fullest record for the Cambridgeshire manors of Oakington, Dry Drayton and Cottenham, and contain an economic account of the political and legal arrangements in place in the fens during a period which included the Black Death. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in social and economic history or the history of East Anglia.

Foreword
Editor's preface
1. Introductory
2. The possessions of Crowland Abbey
3. The manor and the vill
4. The manorial executive
5. The manor and the national system
6. Local government
7. The conditions of tenure before 1348
8. The law of transfer
9. The products of the land
10. The Black Death
11. The conditions of tenure after 1348
12. Social life
13. The dissolution of the manor
Appendix I. Charters and extracts
Appendix II. Account-rolls
Appendix III. Court-rolls
Index.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]