People make houses from whatever is the most common material around them. In some places, this is wood, while in others, it would be stone or even dried mud.
In England, peasant farms were commonly referred to as "cottages" or "cottages and smallholdings." These small agricultural units were typically worked by peasant families who cultivated their own land and sometimes shared communal areas. The term "yeoman" also applied to some independent farmers who owned small plots of land, distinguishing them from laborers and serfs.
They lived in really small houses made out of cruck,
Cottages can be made of brick, stucco, wood, or any other material. What designates a home as a cottage is usually the size. Cottages are usually small homes with small rooms consisting of one floor.
wood and sometimes cotton
Cottages IS plural ! The singular form of the word is cottage.
they were cottages made with wattle and daub.
Country cottages can be rented from National Trust Cottages which specialises in unusual buildings. They can also be found at Sykes Cottages, Polruan Cottages and Cattages Direct.
One can find information for Welsh cottages from the following sources: Welsh Country Cottages, Sykes Cottages, West Welsh Holiday Cottages, Owners Direct, National Trust.
Peasant houses are made of humbugs
Kew Cottages ended in 2008.
Kew Cottages was created in 1887.
Bohnsen Cottages was created in 1926.