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Somerley

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  • Hundred: Wittering
  • Area: Chichester
  • County: Sussex
  • Total population: 6 households (quite small).
  • Total tax assessed: 1 geld units (very small).
  • Taxable units: Taxable value 1 geld units. Taxed on 1.0.
  • Value: Value to lord in 1066 £1. Value to lord in 1086 £1. Value to lord c. 1070 £0.8.
  • Households: 2 villagers. 3 smallholders. 1 slave.
  • Ploughland: 1 ploughland (land for). 1 lord's plough teams. 1 men's plough teams.
  • Lord in 1066: Helghi <of Worth>.
  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward.
  • Lord in 1086: Reginald (the sheriff).
  • Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Earl Roger (of Shrewsbury).
  • Phillimore reference: 11,46

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