badlands

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One would have to suppose that most fields were divided into two parts, as the majority of the tenements are yardlands with half a team.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

These villein tenants were in two classes, the geburs, or villeins proper, who held the yardlands, and the cottiers, who had smaller holdings.

From English Villages by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)

The common system of husbandry manifests itself in many ways: the small holders club together for ploughing; four virgates or yardlands have to co-operate in order to start an eight-oxen plough.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

The hides and yardlands held by the conquerors—how much was in demesne, how many acres were wood and how many meadow—the number of servi, and what the mill paid were duly translated and recorded.

From Round About a Great Estate by Jefferies, Richard