Boundaries- a real or [[imagined]] line that marks the [[limit]] of something. Many field boundaries in the central region of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England England] originated with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclosure enclosure] of the previous open fields in the 18th or 19th centuries. In a few instances, current field boundaries (particularly in the west country) have been shown to have originated in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Age Bronze Age] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Age Iron Age]. With a few exceptions, however, the attempt to [[establish]] pre-Saxon boundaries has been "largely fruitless". | Boundaries- a real or [[imagined]] line that marks the [[limit]] of something. Many field boundaries in the central region of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England England] originated with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclosure enclosure] of the previous open fields in the 18th or 19th centuries. In a few instances, current field boundaries (particularly in the west country) have been shown to have originated in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Age Bronze Age] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Age Iron Age]. With a few exceptions, however, the attempt to [[establish]] pre-Saxon boundaries has been "largely fruitless". |