Quote Originally Posted by Gumboot View Post
Medieval society existed in dense networks of villages, about 2-3 miles apart, in every direction. The villages only stopped when they encountered land that couldn't be cultivates. Villages were quite large, typically around 700-1,000 people.
This really surprised me I would've thought they'd be farther apart, but that is probably because being from North America I default to western frontier when thinking in these terms. Anyways I did a search due to my curiosity and found this site. It basically gives your answer only with more details which may help the OP should he choose the rabbit hole. (The rabbit hole is super tempting )