. ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁farm st ead s ▁being ▁split ▁into ▁two , ▁three ▁or ▁four , ▁and ▁additional ▁w edge - sh aped ▁land ▁being ▁made ▁available ▁at ▁the ▁open ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁village , ▁in ▁effect ▁closing ▁the ▁village ▁in ▁and ▁allowing ▁only ▁one ▁track ▁in ▁from ▁outside . ▁This ▁development ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁ord ained ▁from ▁above , ▁rather ▁than ▁being ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁son ▁taking ▁over ▁a ▁farm st ead . ▁This ▁gives ▁us ▁the ▁tight ly ▁pack ed ▁Rund ling ▁of ▁today ▁with ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁farm st ead s . ▁The ▁greater ▁prosper ity , ▁and ▁therefore ▁greater ▁population ▁density ▁of ▁the ▁Rund ling e ▁of ▁those ▁times ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁increasing ▁addition ▁of ▁fla x - we aving ▁to ▁the ▁in comes ▁of ▁the ▁far mers . ▁In ▁any ▁event ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁originally ▁semi - circ ular ▁villages ▁became ▁more ▁nearly ▁circular , ▁although ▁there ▁were ▁in ▁fact ▁many ▁slightly ▁differently ▁sh aped ▁solutions . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁Rund ling e ▁today ▁are ▁more ▁o val ▁in ▁shape , ▁others ▁more ▁irregular ly ▁sh aped . ▁The ▁original ▁" one ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁village ▁green " ▁model ▁was ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁alter ed ▁to ▁take ▁account , ▁say , ▁of ▁a ▁path ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁church ▁or ▁one ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁mill , ▁and ▁in ▁later ▁years ▁these ▁paths ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁w iden ed ▁to ▁take ▁vehicles , ▁and ▁may ▁today ▁form ▁a