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Bedale
- Hundred: Land of Count Alan
- Area: North Riding
- County: Yorkshire
- 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 £1. Value to lord in 1086 £1.5.
- Households: 17 villagers. 5 smallholders.
- Ploughland: 4 ploughlands (ploughs possible). 2 lord's plough teams. 5 men's plough teams.
- Other resources: Meadow 6 acres. 1 mill, value 0.25. 1 church.
- Lord in 1066: Thori.
- Lord in 1086: Bodin (brother of Bardulf).
- Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Count Alan (of Brittany).
- Phillimore reference: 6N122