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Move the village until you think it is in the correct location on the settlement maps

Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

Example: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire and A38Ge ography

Valley SiteRaised river terrace

River floodplain

Some settlements are located in a valley to obtain water from the river. The flat land (deposited silt) also provided fertile farmland. The flat land above the floodplain might provide an excellent transport route way. Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

Gap Town

Example: Corfe, Isle of Purbeck

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In places which provide an easy route through a ridge or highland villages were set up to take advantage of the trade and travellers. Highland can provide good defensive sites. Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

Defence Site

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City of Durham

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River meander (incised)

Defences on the neck of meander

Early settlers needed to find places which were easily defended from attack. A good site was one which was surrounded by a river meander. The villagers would only have to build defences on one side at the neck of the meander. Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

Dry Point Site

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Example: Isle Ely (Fens), Cambridgeshire

In areas of the country where the landscape flooded regularly people sought locations which were normally drier. This might be on the edge of the wetland area or on islands of higher land. Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

Bridging PointExample: City of Oxford

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Villages were sometimes built at places where it was easier to cross a valley floodplain. These places acted as nodal points, an attraction for travellers and traders. Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

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Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools

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Tom Abbott, Biddulph High School and made available through www.sln.org.uk/geography and only for non commercial use in schools