▁poss essions , ▁which ▁affected ▁their ▁families ▁and , ▁at ▁times , ▁the ▁economy ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁was ▁consider ably ▁affected . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁England ▁had ▁a ▁diverse ▁ge ography ▁in ▁the ▁medieval ▁period , ▁from ▁the ▁Fen lands ▁of ▁East ▁Ang lia ▁or ▁the ▁heavily ▁wood ed ▁We ald , ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁u pl and ▁mo ors ▁of ▁York shire . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁medieval ▁England ▁broad ly ▁formed ▁two ▁zones , ▁roughly ▁divided ▁by ▁the ▁rivers ▁Ex e ▁and ▁T es : ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁east ▁of ▁England ▁had ▁l ighter , ▁rich er ▁so ils , ▁able ▁to ▁support ▁both ▁a rable ▁and ▁past oral ▁agricult ure , ▁while ▁the ▁poor er ▁so ils ▁and ▁col der ▁climate ▁[ s ic ] ▁of ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁west ▁produced ▁a ▁pre domin antly ▁past oral ▁economy . ▁S light ly ▁more ▁land ▁was ▁covered ▁by ▁trees ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century , ▁and ▁be ars , ▁be a vers ▁and ▁wol ves ▁lived ▁wild ▁in ▁England , ▁be ars ▁being ▁h unted ▁to ▁ext inction ▁by ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁century ▁and ▁be a vers ▁by ▁the ▁tw elf th . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁miles ▁of ▁roads ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁Rom ans , ▁many ▁remained ▁in ▁use ▁and ▁four ▁were ▁of ▁particular ▁strateg ic ▁importance — the ▁I ck n ield ▁Way , ▁the ▁F os se ▁Way , ▁Er mine ▁Street ▁and ▁Wat ling ▁Street —