Town and Country: The Production and Distribution of Laverstock Wares

During the medieval period a widespread pottery industry existed across south-east Wiltshire and east Dorset. Its origins may lie as early as the mid-late Saxon period, and by the 13th century it was supplying urban and rural sites across the region, with one known production centre at Laverstock, near Salisbury, and almost certainly others. The evidence for differential consumption of the industry’s products by urban and rural populations is discussed.