CHARACTERISTIC #1

(above) An imaginary reconstruction of the Norman town of Pirton in 1139, in England. The Manor of Pirton which, before the Norman Conquest, was held by Stigand, Archbishop of Canterbury, and was awarded to a Norman knight, Ralph de Limesy. It was eventually divided into three manors: the manors of Pirton, Doddingselles and Rectory. Rectory Manor was created by Ralph de Limesy when he granted the church at Pirton to the Priory of St Mary at Hertford.

(below) Street-scene of a 14th Century English town