Also survivals of medieval manor farming practice, these are the zones of grassland reserved for the commoners of the township – those who held the copyholds (or later freeholds) of the dozen or more farms within the parish.
The text describes areas of land set aside for commoners in a township as being remnants of medieval manor farming practices. These lands were allocated to those who owned copyholds or later freeholds of a dozen or more farms within the parish.