a faire field ful’ of folk

I thought I would post some thoughts regarding what you guys have communicated in how you’d like to enhance the church yard, and how similar it is to a longstanding traditional use of space in England (in rural areas, anyway).  According to Ye Ol’ Wikipedia:

A village green is a common open area which is a part of a settlement. Traditionally, such an area was often common grass land at the centre of a small agricultural settlement, used for grazing and sometimes for community events.  Some may also have a pond, originally for watering stock.  The green is traditionally at a central location and provides an open-air meeting place for the people of a village, for example at times of celebration, or for public ceremonies.

The common use of the term village green reflects a perception of a rural, agricultural idyllic past. However the actuality of such locations always has been very wide, and can encompass woodland, moorland, sports grounds, and even — in part — buildings and roads.

Greens are increasingly rare and are mainly to be found in the older villages of mainland Europe, the United Kingdom, and in areas of New England and Ohio in the United States.