How were new settlements established in medieval Europe?

by Unfathomably-Shallow

So I've been watching play-throughs on Manor Lords. Like most medieval city builders, you start by building a storehouse to shelter your supplies, then you go and gather wood, and finally build some houses, a church, and the farms. It got me wondering how historically accurate this framework was.

  1. How was land granted? To begin with, did monarchs grant unsettled lands to their subjects?
  2. In what order were buildings built?
  3. How was a priest assigned to the new settlement?
WelfOnTheShelf

I have a previous answer that might help with your first question at least. I wrote about how a new town was founded, or how new rights were granted to a pre-existing town, with examples from two towns in France (Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier and Lorris) and one from crusader Jerusalem (Bethgibelin).

Hopefully we will get more answers dealing with your two other questions!