The management of working horses on the Battle Abbey manor of Barnhorn, 1325-1494

Jordan Claridge

Economic History Working Papers from London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History

Abstract: This aim of this paper is to examine how a single English demesne (the personal farm of a seigniorial lord, as opposed to the land of their peasant tenants) managed its stock of working horses over a period of almost 170 years. It leverages the exceptionally rich body of surviving manorial accounts from the Battle Abbey manor of Barnhorn to look very closely, not only at how the demesne managed its horses, but how it operated within the context of the larger Battle Abbey estate.

Keywords: medieval; agriculture; horses; horse trade; farm animals; pastoral agriculture; manor; manorial accounts; monastic records (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N00 N53 N73 N83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2023-02-01
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