The Suffolk landscape

by Norman Scarfe

The first book with this title appeared 30 years ago, whose author, a much honoured historian, is a native of Suffolk and has been involved in research into its history since 1945. Now, he has made a fresh approach to his subject, with the benefit of three more decades of research to provide a new interpretation of the history and evolution of the Suffolk landscape. He scans the county's varied faces and explains its successive makers, from the earliest to the present inhabitants who have left their mark ...on coasts, estuaries, fields, hedgerows and vernacular buildings.

Hardcover

First published October 1, 2002

Reviews

[George · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think entirely the correct approach to the history of Suffolk. This book is that good that I nearly accidentally signed up for a masters in landscape history, but caught myself and realised that Scarfe himself had interested me in it, rather than it being my calling!

[Edward Chilvers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Intelligent and well written, this book gives a fascinating insight into a Suffolk landscape which it is easy to take for granted. Here you have a description of the geology and origins of the county and an explanation on the village layouts, landscapes and changes that have taken place over several millenia