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Place: Abberton
- Hundred: Pershore
- County: Worcestershire
- Total population: 4.3 households (very small).
- Total tax assessed: 2.3 geld units (quite small).
- Head of manor: Pershore.
- Taxable units: Taxable value 21 geld units.
- Value: Value to lord in 1066 £13. Value to lord in 1086 £12.
- Households: 24 villagers. 8 smallholders. 7 slaves.
- Ploughland: 5 lord's plough teams. 22 men's plough teams.
- Other resources: Meadow 60 acres. Woodland 1 * 0.5 leagues. 1.5 mill, value 0.7. 1 salthouse.
- Lord in 1066: Pershore St Mary, abbey of.
- Lord in 1086: Pershore St Mary, abbey of.
- Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Pershore St Mary, abbey of.
- Places mentioned in this entry: Droitwich; [Wyre] Piddle; Abberton; Chivington; [Drakes] Broughton; [Great and Little] Comberton; Pershore; Wadborough; Wick.
- Phillimore reference: 9,1a