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A hedge r hedgerow a l n f l l d shrubs nd m t m tr , l nt d nd trained to f rm a b rr r or t m rk th b und r f an r , u h b tw n n ghb ur ng r rt . Hedges u d to r t a r d fr m dj n ng f ld r n f ld fr m n th r, nd f sufficient age t incorporate l rg r trees, are kn wn h dg r w . Often th serve as windbreaks to improve nd t n for th dj nt r , n bocage untr . Wh n l d nd m nt n d, h dg are l a simple f rm f t r . Th d v l m nt f hedges v r th ntur r rv d in th r tru tur . The f r t h dg n l d land f r r l crops dur ng the N l th Age (4000-6000 r g ). The farms w r of about 5 t 10 hectares (12 t 25 acres), with fields b ut 0.1 h t r (0.25 acres) for hand ult v t n. S m hedges d t fr m th Bronze nd Iron Ag , 2000-4000 years g , wh n traditional patterns f landscape became t bl h d. Oth r were bu lt dur ng th M d v l field r t n l t n ; m r originated n th ndu tr l b m f th 18th nd 19th ntur , wh n h th and u l nd w r n l d. M n h dg r w r t ng f ld fr m lanes n the Un t d K ngd m, Ireland nd the Low Countries r estimated to h v been in x t n f r more than v n hundr d r , originating in th medieval r d.

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