Henry French is Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Exeter. Richard Hoyle is Professor of Rural History at the University of Reading and a British Academy Research Reader in 2004–6

• MapsTablesAbbreviationsA note on references to the Earls Colne sourcesA note on measurementsGlossaryPreface1. The character of rural change2. Earls Colne3. The lords of Earls Colne4. The Harlakenden estate5. The lord and his copyholders6. The land market quantified7. The land market anatomised8. Subtenancy: the character of Earls Colne, 1722-509. Conclusion

Henry French is Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Exeter. Richard Hoyle is Professor of Rural History at the University of Reading and a British Academy Research Reader in 2004–6

• MapsTablesAbbreviationsA note on references to the Earls Colne sourcesA note on measurementsGlossaryPreface1. The character of rural change2. Earls Colne3. The lords of Earls Colne4. The Harlakenden estate5. The lord and his copyholders6. The land market quantified7. The land market anatomised8. Subtenancy: the character of Earls Colne, 1722-509. Conclusion

Henry French is Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Exeter. Richard Hoyle is Professor of Rural History at the University of Reading and a British Academy Research Reader in 2004–6

• MapsTablesAbbreviationsA note on references to the Earls Colne sourcesA note on measurementsGlossaryPreface1. The character of rural change2. Earls Colne3. The lords of Earls Colne4. The Harlakenden estate5. The lord and his copyholders6. The land market quantified7. The land market anatomised8. Subtenancy: the character of Earls Colne, 1722-509. Conclusion