This volume tells the story of agriculture in Shropshire from earliest times to the present day. Besides discussing a fundamental aspect of Shropshire's history, the book provides many new insights into the agricultural and economic evolution of English rural society.

This book tells the story of agriculture in Shropshire from earliest times to the present day. The comprehensive survey is divided into six chronological chapters, each dealing systematically with the ownership and division of the land and the various methods of exploiting it; agricultural technology and practice; livestock breeds; the changing prosperity of landowners, farmers and laborers; and the marketing of produce.