ages ). ▁This ▁was ▁far ▁more ▁than ▁Ban bury ▁( £ 3 8 ▁ 1 5 s ), ▁Ad der bury ▁( £ 2 5 ▁ 1 s ) ▁or ▁Blo x ham ▁( £ 2 3 ▁ 1 9 s ▁ 1 0 d ). ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁Sax on ▁era ▁on wards ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁far med ▁under ▁an ▁open - field ▁system . ▁The ▁earliest ▁and ▁simplest ▁such ▁system ▁had ▁two ▁a rable ▁common ▁fields ▁and ▁left ▁one ▁fall ow ▁each ▁year . ▁This ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁D ed d ington ' s ▁system ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century , ▁from ▁which ▁time ▁there ▁are ▁several ▁references ▁to ▁North ▁and ▁South ▁fields . ▁But ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁occas ional ▁Med ieval ▁references ▁to ▁East ▁and ▁West ▁fields , ▁and ▁no ▁plan ▁of ▁the ▁fields ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁surv ive . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁and ▁ 1 4 th ▁centuries ▁Cl if ton ▁and ▁H empt on ▁each ▁had ▁a ▁two - field ▁system ▁separate ▁from ▁D ed d ington ' s . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁H undred ▁Roll s ▁from ▁ 1 2 7 9 – 8 0 ▁records ▁that ▁Il bury ▁did ▁too . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁D ed d ington ' s ▁land ▁management ▁was ▁evol ving . ▁A ▁record ▁from ▁ 1 5 7 4 ▁states ▁that ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁last ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁a ▁field ▁called ▁the ▁Cro