The economic condition of the regions

Where was the wealthiest part of the country?

South-east

What was this followed closely by?

Norfolk and Suffolk, the ‘inner West Country’ of Somerset, and Gloucestershire and Wiltshire

Where the poorest counties?

Those in the north and West Midlands

What was this tended to be reflected in?

Income levels among different social groups

What did the evidence of inventories of goods left by labourers in Hertfordshire suggest?

They left goods worth almost 3 times as much as their counterparts in N England