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Place: Steppingley
- Hundred: Redbornstoke
- County: Bedfordshire
- Total population: 16 households (medium).
- Total tax assessed: 5 geld units (quite large).
- Taxable units: Taxable value 5 geld units.
- Value: Value to lord in 1066 £8. Value to lord in 1086 £4. Value to lord c. 1070 £2.
- Households: 14 villagers. 2 slaves.
- Ploughland: 7 ploughlands (land for). 1.5 lord's plough teams. 5.5 men's plough teams.
- Other resources: Meadow 7 ploughs. Woodland 100 pigs.
- Lord in 1066: Almer.
- Overlord in 1066: Aelfric of Flitwick.
- Lord in 1086: William son of (Rainward).
- Tenant-in-chief in 1086: William Speke.
- Phillimore reference: 25,2