What was a medieval village like?

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If you lived in a medieval village, what would it be like?
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What was a medieval village like?
  1. Lifestyle
    1. They relied on a constant supply of water
    2. Work
      1. The carpenter helped to make houses, mills, ploughs and carts
        1. Most people earned money by working on land.
          1. An ironsmith would repair and make the metal parts to ploughs and carts.
          2. Types of Buildings
            1. church and cemetery
              1. a vicarage
                1. a manor house
                  1. a forge
                    1. a water mill
                      1. the houses of the: village carpenter, thatcher, potter, mason, official and unofficial beer brewers
                      2. Size and population
                        1. 50 - 500 residents in a village
                        2. Enviroment
                          1. Cottages were dark, smoky and un-healthy
                            1. Villages were nearly always built near a river.
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