Question

What is bunched village?

Answer 1

A bunched or clustered village is a type of settlement pattern used by landscape historians and geographers to categories settlements.

A clustered village or a nucleated village denotes an erratic layout and distribution of homes, including farmhouses and parish, centered around a common church which is located in the vicinity of the village green.

The church as the foci can be substituted with commercial squares, parks, sports stadium and others, depending upon the customs and cultures of the area in question.