Hi again
I've been thinking and doing a bit of looking for other books for you
The main problem is that the 19th century references are mainly concerned with the transformation of England/UK from a mainly rural, agrarian society to an urban industrial one. Many of the Soc/Econ History refs of the period will have a chapter on 'Agriculture' but not too much on rurality as such. Your best bet is likely to be to select a locality and concentrate on its local history. My own books are mainly concerned with parts of rural Wales/Shropshire and Scotland.
Here are a few general ones that might be worth looking at:
E J T Collins The Agrarian History of England and Wales
Volume 7, 1850–1914 (Cambridge) - thorough but probably a bit intense
Richard Heath The English Peasant (1893 ?) - might be able to get a copy second hand
and the classic:
William Cobbett Rural Rides (1830 ?)
An expert contact has suggested the following:
Mark Freeman Social Investigation and Rural England, 1870-1914
http://www.boydell.co.uk/61932579.htmNicola Verdon Rural Women Workers in 19th Century England
http://www.history.ac.uk/ihr/Focus/Gender/sayer.htmlMark Freeman (ed) The English Rural Poor, 1850–1914 - 5 volumes
http://www.pickeringchatto.com/ruralpoor.htmGeoffrey Best Mid-Victorian Britain 1851-75 - for overview of movement to the cities from the countryside.
Also worth reading are the many classics - Gaskill (North and South , for e.g.) and Thomas Hardy amongst others.
Gadget
PS - you might try googling to find more