Normans impact on towns, monasteries and church reform

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The Normans' impact on towns
- Towns became much more populated and grew. This was due to...
  - Markets and increase of trade
    - Some castles were used for trading in
  - If towns were safe, more people would move there = a place of economical buzz
- Salt trade - salt was very popular and sought after. Many Norman markets began to trade it, making money.
- Metalwork (iron and lead production) produced popular products for housing and weapons.
- Wool trade, Guilds (associations), new Norman castles triggered further growth
- Building churches made jobs for builders and clergy.
Number of monasteries, monks and religious houses increased.
- Success of Cluniac Reform