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Place: Ambaston

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  • Hundred: Litchurch
  • County: Derbyshire
  • Total population: 8.8 households (quite small).
  • Total tax assessed: 2.5 geld units (quite small).
  • Taxable units: Taxable value 10 geld units.
  • Value: Value to lord in 1066 £12. Value to lord in 1086 £10.
  • Households: 32 villagers. 1 priest. 2 other.
  • Ploughland: 14 ploughlands (land for). 2 lord's plough teams. 16 men's plough teams.
  • Other resources: Meadow 52 acres. 1 mill, value 0.6. 1 church.
  • Lord in 1066: Toki son of Auti.
  • Lord in 1086: Geoffrey Alselin.
  • Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Geoffrey Alselin.
  • Places mentioned in this entry: Alvaston; Ambaston; Elvaston; Thulston.
  • Phillimore reference: 9,1

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