'The formation of the landscape archaeological record is primarily a product of the post-medieval period' (Tom Williamson). This book reflects some of the most recent work in landscape studies of the period since 1500.

Introduction (Marilyn Palmer). Part I: Rural Landscapes: Hidden boundaries/hidden landscapes: lead mining landscapes in the Yorkshire Dales (Martin Roe); The importance of place: placing vernacular buildings into a landscape context (Adam Longcroft); The estate: recognising people and place in the modern landscape (Jonathan Finch); Landscapes of the poor: encroachment in Wales in the post-medieval centuries(Robert Silvester); The grouse moors of the Peak District (David Hey); Hoskins and historical ecology (John Sheail). Part II: Urban Landscapes: New markets and fairs in the Yorkshire Dales, 1550-1750 (R W Hoyle); Rus et urbe? The hinterland and landscape of Georgian Chester (Jon Stobart); The suburbanisation of the English landscape: environmental conflict in Victorian Croydon (Nicholas Goddard). Part III: Landscapes Perceived: Wilderness and Waste: 'The weird and wonderful'. Views of the Midland region (Della Hooke); Tally-ho! The making and representation of the hunting landscape of the shires (Nicholas Watkins);'An angel-satyr walks these hills': landscape and identity in Kilvert's diary (Philip Dunham); 'Ways of seeing: Hoskins and the Oxfordshire landscape revisited (Kate Tiller); Discovering the Post-medieval landscapes: after W G Hoskins (P S Barnwell).