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Colmworth

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  • Hundred: Barford
  • County: Bedfordshire
  • Total population: 26 households (quite large).
  • Total tax assessed: 5 geld units (quite large).
  • Taxable units: Taxable value 5 geld units.
  • Value: Value to lord in 1066 £4. Value to lord in 1086 £5. Value to lord c. 1070 £5.
  • Households: 12 villagers. 13 smallholders. 1 slave.
  • Ploughland: 10 ploughlands (land for). 2 lord's plough teams. 8 men's plough teams.
  • Other resources: Woodland 200 pigs.
  • Lord in 1066: Eskil (of Ware).
  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward.
  • Lord in 1086: Wimund of Tessel.
  • Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Hugh of Beauchamp.
  • Phillimore reference: 23,38

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