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Place: Aylsham

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  • Hundred: South Erpingham
  • County: Norfolk
  • Total population: 48.7 households (very large).
  • Total tax assessed: 6.3 geld units (quite large).

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  • Head of manor: Aylsham.
  • Taxable units: Taxable value 18.8 geld units. 20.0 villtax.
  • Value: Value to lord in 1066 £12. Value to lord in 1086 £29.1. Value to lord c. 1070 £25.
  • Households: 15 villagers. 81 smallholders. 3 slaves. 46 freemen. 1 free men.
  • Ploughland: 2 lord's plough teams. 6 lord's plough teams possible.
    • 25 men's plough teams.
  • Other resources: Meadow 24 acres. Woodland 320 pigs. 4 mills.
  • Livestock in 1066: 7 pigs. 7 goats.
  • Livestock in 1086: 7 pigs. 6 sheep. 7 goats.
  • Lord in 1066: Earl Gyrth.
  • Lord in 1086: King William.
  • Tenant-in-chief in 1086: King William.
  • Places mentioned in this entry: Brundall; Shipdham; Aylsham.
  • Phillimore reference: 1,192

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