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Brabourne

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  • Hundred: Bircholt
  • Area: Wye
  • County: Kent
  • Total population: 49 households (very large).
  • Total tax assessed: 7 exemption units (quite large).
  • Taxable units: Taxable value 7 exemption units. Taxed on 5.62.
  • Value: Value to lord in 1066 £20. Value to lord in 1086 £16. Value to lord c. 1070 £8.
  • Households: 31 villagers. 10 smallholders. 8 slaves.
  • Ploughland: 15 ploughlands (land for). 2 lord's plough teams. 10 men's plough teams.
  • Other resources: Meadow 20 acres. Woodland 25 swine render. 2 mills, value 0.35. 1 church.
  • Lord in 1066: Godric of Bishopsbourne.
  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward.
  • Lord in 1086: Hugh de Montfort.
  • Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Hugh de Montfort.
  • Phillimore reference: 9,42

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