The area of ground behind a house or dwelling, often including gardens, yards or small enclosed land.
A backside was the area of land lying behind a dwelling house.
In manorial records, a backside could include gardens, yards, workshops, outbuildings or small areas of enclosed ground associated with a house. It was usually considered part of the holding attached to the dwelling.
The term helps describe the physical arrangement of properties and settlements recorded in court rolls and other estate documents.
See also:
Messuage
Tenement
Appurtenances
