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If you were to be transported back to a town such as Canterbury (in Kent) during the medieval period, the first thing you would notice would be the smells.
Many of the crafts and trades being carried out produced awful smells, including salting fish, brewing, fullering, tanning, dyeing and butchering. In Canterbury the small square just outside the cathedral gate was used for slaughtering cattle (a nearby lane is still called "Butchery Lane" today). Many processes used stale urine as a free source of ammonia - this was an important part of "fullering" or cleaning woollen cloth for clothing.
Another major source of bad smells were the two huge dunghills just outside Canterbury's walls (every town had them). Cesspits behind the houses would be emptied periodically by men armed with spades and carts, who were known as "gongfermers". These men took away the human waste and piled it on the two dunghills, where it gradually rotted over a period of 18 months or 2 years. Then it was taken away for use as manure on the fields.
A road just outside Canterbury is today called "Oaten Hill", although there is no hill there. The road's course preserves the site of the old medieval dunghill, but today there are only houses and shops
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What made the towns of England stink during the black plague?
Dead bodies, as well as the usual refuse which made medieval European towns and cities stink.
Where did they had there medieval feast?
in medieval towns
In medieval daily life how were towns independent?
Medieval towns were independent by buying a royal charter.
Why were medieval towns so crowded?
Medieval towns were crowded because serfs wanted more freedom and moved out of the manor land to towns.
Why did medieval towns reappear?
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What were medieval towns vehicles?
Some medieval towns transportations were wagons or carriages. Some people just walked.
Who dominated the economic and political life of medieval towns?
Merchant guilds dominated the economic and political life of medieval towns.
Were medieval towns private?
nope
What has the author Abdul Rehman written?
Abdul Rehman has written: 'Historic towns of Punjab' -- subject(s): Ancient Cities and towns, Antiquities, Cities and towns, Ancient, Cities and towns, Medieval, History, Local, Local History, Medieval Cities and towns
Why did medieval towns developed?
because they just did
What are the names of the towns during the medieval times?
Colchester, Chichester, and Malmsbury were market towns.
Who organize trade in medieval town and cities?
Guilds organized trade in medieval cities and towns.
