Surviving Locations
Some of the best-preserved ridge and furrow survives in the England of:
- County Durham
- Derbyshire
- Gloucestershire
- Leicestershire
- Nottinghamshire
- Northamptonshire
- Oxfordshire
- Warwickshire
Ridge and furrow often survives on higher ground where the arable land was subsequently turned over to sheep walk in the 15th century and has never been ploughed out since by modern ploughing methods, today surviving still as pasture and grazing for sheep where the effect is clearly visible, especially when the sun is low or after a dusting of snow. It is often associated with deserted medieval villages.
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