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  • Hundred: Thatcham
  • County: Berkshire
  • Total population: 26 households (quite large).
  • Total tax assessed: 10 exemption units (very large).
  • Taxable units: Taxable value 10 exemption units. Taxed on 5.0.
  • Value: Value to lord in 1066 £8. Value to lord in 1086 £10.
  • Households: 9 villagers. 10 smallholders. 7 slaves.
  • Ploughland: 9 ploughlands (land for). 3 lord's plough teams. 6 men's plough teams.
  • Other resources: Meadow 60 acres. Woodland 3 swine render. 1 mill, value 1.1. 1 church. 0.5 church lands.
  • Lord in 1066: Karli <of Norton>.
  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward.
  • Lord in 1086: Humphrey Visdeloup.
  • Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Humphrey Visdeloup.
  • Phillimore reference: 54,1

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