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Place: Alton [Priors]
- Hundred: Swanborough
- County: Wiltshire
- Total population: 50 households (very large).
- Total tax assessed: 20 geld units (very large).
- Head of manor: Alton Priors.
- Taxable units: Taxable value 20 geld units.
- Value: Value to lord in 1086 £29.
- Households: 27 villagers. 8 slaves. 15 other population.
- Ploughland: 14 ploughlands (land for). 6 lord's plough teams. 8 men's plough teams.
- Other resources: 6.25 lord's lands. Meadow 100 acres. Pasture 6 * 4 furlongs. Woodland 7 * 2 furlongs. 2 mills, value 0.62.
- Lord in 1066: Winchester St Peter & St Swithun, bishop of.
- Lords in 1086: William Shield; Winchester St Peter & St Swithun, bishop of.
- Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Winchester St Peter & St Swithun, bishop of.
- Phillimore reference: 2,4