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Place: Alveley
- Hundred: Seisdon
- County: Staffordshire / Shropshire
- Total population: 13 households (medium).
- Total tax assessed: 1 geld units (very small).
- Taxable units: Taxable value 1 geld units.
- Value: Value to lord in 1066 £6. Value to lord in 1086 £5.
- Households: 8 villagers. 4 smallholders. 1 priest.
- Ploughland: 9 ploughlands (land for). 2 lord's plough teams. 6 men's plough teams.
- Other resources: Meadow 6 acres. Woodland 2 * 0.5 leagues.
- Lord in 1066: Earl Algar.
- Lord in 1086: Earl Roger of Shrewsbury.
- Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Earl Roger of Shrewsbury.
- Phillimore reference: 8,3