Population, Coinage, Agriculture and Forestation in the North

If we compare maps of Roman and Norman coin finds with maps of population density, we find that coin density mirrors known population density in the North of England for Norman England. If we overlain Roman coin finds in the North with Norman, we see a near exact fit, which implies similar land use and perhaps population levels.

Anglo-Norman Coin Finds

Roman Coin Finds

Roman & Norman Coin Finds Compared

Domesday Population 1086 Mapped



So if we look at 2009 land use we can see the pastoral zone is the area with lower population