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Place: Alswick

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  • Hundred: Edwinstree
  • County: Hertfordshire
  • Total population: 22 households (quite large).
  • Total tax assessed: 6 geld units (quite large).
  • Taxable units: Taxable value 6 geld units.
  • Value: Value to lord in 1066 £8. Value to lord in 1086 £7. Value to lord c. 1070 £5.
  • Households: 4 villagers. 7 slaves. 11 cottagers.
  • Ploughland: 7 ploughlands (land for). 2 lord's plough teams. 1 lord's plough teams possible.
    • 3 men's plough teams.
  • Other resources: Meadow 1 ploughs. Woodland 10 pigs.
  • Lord in 1066: Almer (of Bennington).
  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Gyrth.
  • Lord in 1086: William.
  • Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Ralph Baynard.
  • Phillimore reference: 24,1

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