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Hooton

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  • Hundred: Willaston
  • County: Cheshire
  • Total population: 9 households (quite small).
  • Total tax assessed: 1.7 geld units (quite small).
  • Taxable units: Taxable value 1.7 geld units.
  • Value: Value to lord in 1066 £1.5. Value to lord in 1086 £0.8. Value to lord c. 1070 £0.3.
  • Households: 1 villager. 4 smallholders. 4 riders.
  • Ploughland: 3 ploughlands (land for). 2 men's plough teams.
  • Lord in 1066: Toki <of Picton>.
  • Lord in 1086: Richard of Vernon.
  • Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Richard of Vernon.
  • Phillimore reference: 5,3

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