Definitions
CROFT:
A small area of land connected to peasant cottages; it supplied grains and legume crops for the peasant family.
GLEBE:
Land held by the parson for the support of himself and his church.
NUCLEATE:
The formation of a compact layout of houses around a clear street pattern, often with evidence of regular planning and the emergence of long-lasting property boundaries.
TOFT:
The area immediately around a peasant house. It supplied garden foodstuffs to the family. A modern parallel would be a "back yard".
WOLD:
An elevated tract of open country or moorland; used in specific designations of certain hilly tracts in England, viz the hill country of the East and North Ridings -- Yorkshire wolds
APSE:
A semicircular or polygonal eastern end to a chancel.
AISLE:
The extension of the nave of a church made by piercing its sidewalls with a series of arches and building an extension with a separate and lower roof.
NAVE:
The part of the church, between the main front and the chancel, which is assigned to the laity.
CHAPEL:
Part of a large church with a separate alter, e.g., a "Lady Chapel".
BUTTRESS:
A structure of wood, stone or brick built against a wall to strengthen or support it.
CHALICE:
In ecclesiastical usage, the cup used to contain the wine consecrated in the Eucharist.
PATEN:
The dish on which the bread is placed at the celebration of the Eucharist.
CRUCK
Large bent, bow shaped timbers which, in pairs, were used in building construction.
CARUCATE
The amount of land which could be plowed by 8 oxen in 1 year. 1 carucate equals 120 customary acres.