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	~~The~~ generic term used after the Norman ~~Conquest~~ to		'''Waste''' was a generic term used after the [[Norman conquest]] to
	refer to land which had formerly been cultivated		refer to land which had formerly been cultivated
	and settled but had fallen into neglect. Depopulated		and settled but had fallen into neglect. Depopulated
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	-- first overgrown with grass, then with scrub and finally with trees. In some		-- first overgrown with grass, then with scrub and finally with trees. In some
	cases the waste was a deliberate policy, either		cases the waste was a deliberate policy, either
	of the overlord of the land, or of the ~~tenants~~ who		of the overlord of the land, or of the [[tenant]]s who
	simply moved away. In others settlements simply failed, and no-one bothered to		simply moved away. In others settlements simply failed, and no-one bothered to
	keep them up. Some, of course, became waste when [[William I]]'s army was engaged		keep them up. Some, of course, became waste when [[William I]]'s army was engaged
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	a generic term in the [[Domesday Book]],		a generic term in the [[Domesday Book]],
	when it served as a rationale for reduced or lost		when it served as a rationale for reduced or lost
	income, ~~eiother~~ at the time of [[King Edward]] or subsequently.		income, either at the time of [[Edward the Confessor\|King Edward]] or subsequently.

Simoncursitor at 07:04, 12 October 2004

2004-10-12T07:04:08Z

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The generic term used after the Norman Conquest to
refer to land which had formerly been cultivated
and settled but had fallen into neglect. Depopulated
and discarded, the land reverted to wilderness
-- first overgrown with grass, then with scrub and finally with trees. In some
cases the waste was a deliberate policy, either
of the overlord of the land, or of the tenants who
simply moved away. In others settlements simply failed, and no-one bothered to
keep them up. Some, of course, became waste when [[William I]]'s army was engaged
in suppressing [[rebellion]]s.

The phrase became more commonplace when it was used as
a generic term in the [[Domesday Book]],
when it served as a rationale for reduced or lost
income, eiother at the time of [[King Edward]] or subsequently.

Waste - Revision history

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Simoncursitor at 07:04, 12 October 2004