Humberhead Levels
The Humberhead Levels is a
glacial moraine, and to the south merge into the Trent
Vale.
[1]
Glacial Lake Humber
During the
Early settlement
The Humberhead Levels have been settled for several thousand years. The drier northern area was settled before the Roman era. The lighter soils there were easier to drain with hand tools, and the area was extensively cleared for small-scale pastoral farming.[2] The system of easily navigable rivers was used by invading late fifth- and sixth-century Angles and eighth- and ninth-century Vikings who were able to penetrate deep into the countryside.
References
- ^ ISBN 0-11-884121-1.
- ^ a b "Humberhead Levels National Character Area". Natural England. Retrieved 6 June 2012.