According to the locality , they built stone or timber - framed houses with wattle and daub or clay infill .
By about 1400 , in lowland Britain , with changes in settlement patterns and agriculture , people were thinking of houses as permanent structures rather than temporary shelter .
According to the locality , people built stone or timber - framed houses with wattle and daub or clay infill .
By about 1400 , in lowland Britain , with changes in settlement patterns and agriculture , people were thinking of houses as permanent structures rather than temporary shelter .