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Place: Barnston

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  • Hundred: Dunmow
  • County: Essex
  • Total population: 16 households (medium).
  • Total tax assessed: 2.3 geld units (quite small).

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  • Taxable units: Taxable value 2.3 geld units. Taxed on 2.25.
  • Value: Value to lord in 1066 £4. Value to lord in 1086 £5. Value to lord c. 1070 £5.
  • Households: 7 villagers. 7 smallholders. 2 slaves.
  • Ploughland: 2 lord's plough teams. 3 men's plough teams.
  • Other resources: Meadow 20 acres. Woodland 200 pigs.
  • Lord in 1066: Wulfwin.
  • Lord in 1086: Hugh of BerniËres.
  • Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Geoffrey de Mandeville.
  • Phillimore reference: 30,29

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