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Place: Acton
- Hundred: Warmundestrou
- County: Cheshire
- Total population: 48 households (very large).
- Total tax assessed: 8 geld units (very large).
- Taxable units: Taxable value 8 geld units.
- Value: Value to lord in 1066 £10. Value to lord in 1086 £6.
- Households: 19 villagers. 22 smallholders. 3 slaves. 2 priests. 2 Frenchmen.
- Ploughland: 30 ploughlands (land for). 3 lord's plough teams. 13.5 men's plough teams.
- Other resources: Meadow 10 acres. Woodland 6 * 1 leagues. 1 mill. 1 salthouse. 1.0 church lands.
- Lord in 1066: Earl Morcar.
- Lord in 1086: William Malbank.
- Tenant-in-chief in 1086: William Malbank.
- Phillimore reference: 8,16