▁most ▁of ▁Bour ne ▁wood ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁Jur ass ic ▁K ella ways ▁cl ay ▁and ▁sand . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁r idge ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁margin ▁of ▁the ▁parish , ▁the ▁wood ▁was ▁convenient ly ▁placed ▁so ▁that ▁heavy ▁loads ▁of ▁tim ber ▁were ▁brought ▁down ▁the ▁gentle ▁slope ▁to ▁supply ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁parish . ▁ ▁Also , ▁it ▁lay ▁beyond ▁the ▁fields ▁where ▁the ▁daily ▁labour ▁of ▁pl ough ing , ▁we eding ▁and ▁har vest ▁required ▁frequent ▁attend ance ▁from ▁the ▁houses ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁Go ing ▁for ▁wood ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁job ; ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁initial ▁end ow ment ▁of ▁Bour ne ▁Ab bey ▁was ▁" two ▁big ▁f agg ots , ▁such ▁as ▁might ▁be ▁carried ▁on ▁the ▁back , ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁branches , ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁every ▁day ▁out ▁of ▁Bour ne ▁Wood ▁without ▁inter ference ". ▁▁▁ ▁F etch ing ▁tim ber ▁was ▁important ▁but ▁done ▁less ▁frequently ▁than ▁sod - bre aking , ▁crow ▁sc aring , ▁we eding , ▁pl ough ing , ▁h arrow ing , ▁sow ing , ▁re aping , ▁st ook ing , ▁st raw - cart ing ▁and ▁past uring ▁in ▁the ▁stub ble ▁of ▁the ▁a rable ▁fields . ▁ ▁Bour ne ▁Wood ▁lies ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁cr est ▁of ▁the ▁r idge ▁while ▁the ▁ad jo ining ▁wood , ▁P ill ar ▁Wood , ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁parish ▁of ▁E den ham ▁which ▁it ▁served ▁in