In England and Scotland, a toft village is a settlement comprising small and relatively closely packed farms (tofts) with the surrounding land owned and farmed by those who live in the village's buildings. Strips of land behind the tofts are called crofts,[1] by analogy with Croft (land), with the resulting landscape pattern being labelled toft and croft.[2][3]
- ^ Historic England (2018). Medieval Settlements: Introductions to Heritage Assets. Swindon: Historic England. p. 3.
- ^ "Glossary". Landscape Research Centre. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "Crofts and tofts". Buckinghamshire's Heritage Portal. Buckinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
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