Urban Hierarchy and Functions in the East Midlands in the Late Middle Ages, 1300-1550

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>The aims of the project were to :<br>
1. establish the broad pattern of the urban hierarchy in the East Midlands in the late Middle Ages<br>
2. identify from a small sample of communities the principal economic, social and environmental markers for different levels within the urban hierarchy of late medieval towns; also where possible to identify demographic and economic fluctuations<br>
3. identify linkages between towns and between town and countryside in the late Middle Ages<br>
4. generate a new methodological framework to enable the productive application of archaeological evidence to the study of late medieval towns which will be of particular benefit to economic, social and urban historians<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>The dataset contains information about all towns, proto-towns and commercial centres in the East Midlands in the period 1300-1550, including information about primary sources. It also includes weekly market tolls for Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, 1408-1519.<br>
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Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.