Village-based farmsteads in the Leicestershire Vales

Gaskell, Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8830-5252 and Lake, Jeremy (2023) Village-based farmsteads in the Leicestershire Vales. Other. Natural England.

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Abstract

From its inception over 30 years ago Agri-Environment Scheme (AES) policy has consistently recognised the importance of protecting and managing the historic environment, including traditional farm buildings, to secure a range of public goods for society. In 2021 Natural England commissioned research to review the uptake and values of AES options designed to support the maintenance of traditional farm buildings. This case study is one of a suite designed to illustrate the range of public benefits provided by this investment. Actual site locations are anonymised but are described with reference to the National Character Areas (NCA) in which they are located. Understanding the success and value of such funding is crucial in supporting future conservation decision making, especially for AES development. The farmstead is sited in the Leicestershire Vales NCA, in the heartland of ‘village England’ where from the medieval period village-based farms worked large open fields around them. Some farms remained in villages, but relatively few as here survive.

Item Type:	Monograph (Other)
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NA Architecture S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > Countryside and Community Research Institute
Depositing User:	Peter Gaskell
Date Deposited:	15 May 2025 11:43
Last Modified:	30 May 2025 11:17
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/15030

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