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Extract from Great Domesday Book, Folio 7r

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There is 1 slave, and woodland for 6 pigs. TRE it was worth 4l ; and afterwards 3l ; now 4l. Godwine Fot

held it of King Edward.

Ansketil holds CROFTON of the bishop. It is assessed at 1 sulung and 1 yoke. There is land [...]. In

demesne is nothing, but there are 3 villans and 4 bordars.

TRE, and afterwards, it was worth 100s ; and now 6l. Alwine held this land of King Edward as 2 manors.

Gilbert Maminot holds CUDHAM of the bishop. It is assessed at 4 sulungs. There is land for 10 ploughs. In

demesne are 4 [ploughs]; and 15 villans with 6 bordars have 6 ploughs. There is a church, and 11 slaves,

and 2 mills rendering 14s2d , [and] woodland for 40 pigs. TRE it was worth 20l ; and afterwards 16l ; now

24l.

The same Gilbert holds KESTON of the bishop. It is assessed at half a sulung. There is land [...]. In

demesne is 1 plough; and 4 villans with 1 plough. There is woodland for 5 pigs. TRE, and afterwards, it

was worth 60s ; now 40s. Esbiorn Bigga held it of King Edward.

Hugh nephew of Herbert holds 'SANDLINGS' [in St Mary Cary] of the bishop. It is assessed at 1 ½

sulungs. There is land [...]. In demesne are 2 ploughs; and 20 villans with 2 ploughs. There is a church,

and 9 slaves, and 6 acres of meadow and 20 acres of pasture, [and] woodland for 8 pigs. TRE it was

worth 8l ; and afterwards 6l ; now 8l. Bondi held it of the archbishop.

IN BROMLEY HUNDRED

Ansgot of Rochester holds BECKENHAM of the bishop. It is assessed at 2 sulungs. There is land for 8

ploughs. In demesne are 2 [ploughs]; and 22 villans with 8 bordars have 8 ½ ploughs. There are 12 acres

of meadow, and 4 slaves, and 1 mill, and woodland for 60 pigs. TRE, and afterwards, it was worth 9l ; now

13l. Eskil held it of King Edward.

IN THE LATHE OF AYLESFORD

IN LARKFIELD HUNDRED

Adam holds LEYBOURNE of the bishop. It is assessed at 2 sulungs. There is land [...]. In demesne are 3

ploughs; and 16 villans with 2 bordars have 7 ploughs. There is a church, and 10 slaves, and 1 mill

rendering 7s , and 12 acres of meadow, [and] woodland for 50 pigs. TRE it was worth 8l ; when received,

7l ; now 8l. Richard of Tonbridge holds in his lowy what is worth 24s. The king holds as a recent gift from

the bishop what is worth 24s2d. Thorgisl held this manor of Earl Godwine.

Ansketil holds ALLINGTON [near Maidstone] of the bishop.

l It is assessed at 1 sulung. There is land for 3 ploughs. In demesne are 2 [ploughs]; and 15 villans with 2

bordars have 1 ½ ploughs. There is a church, and 2 slaves, and half a mill, and 1 dene rendering 15s ,

woodland for 8 pigs, and 1 acre of meadow. TRE it was worth 100s ; when received, 60s ; now 100s.

Wulfric held it of Æthelnoth Cild.

Hamo the sheriff holds DITTON of the bishop. It is assessed at 1 sulung. There is land for 4 ploughs. In

demesne are 2 [ploughs]; and 20 villans with 5 bordars have 3 ploughs. There is a church, and 6 slaves,

and 1 mill rendering 10s , and 8 acres of meadow and 35 acres of pasture, [and] woodland for 6 pigs. TRE

it was worth 8l ; when received, 100s ; now 8l. Esbiorn held it of King Edward.

Vitalis holds 'SIFFLETON' [in Ditton] of the bishop. It is assessed at 3 yokes. There is land for 1 plough. In

demesne [are] 1 ½ ploughs; and 6 villans with 1 bordar have half a plough. There are 6 slaves, and 1 mill

rendering 10s. There are 10 acres of meadow and 30 acres of pasture. TRE it was worth 40s ; when

received, 4l ; now 100s. TRE 2 men, Leofwine and Wulfwine, held this land in parage, and they could turn

where they wished with their land.

Ralph fitzTurold holds ECCLES of the bishop. It is assessed at 3 yokes. There is land [...]. In demesne is 1

plough; and 7 villans with 14 bordars have 1 plough. There is 1 slave, and 11 acres of meadow, [and]

woodland for 10 pigs. TRE, and afterwards, it was worth 3l ; now 4l ; what Richard holds in his lowy, 15d.

The king [has] as a recent gift from the bishop 8s5d , and in Rochester the bishop had 3 houses rendering

31d , which he took from this manor into his own hand. Æthelnoth Cild held this manor.

Hugh de Port holds PADDLESWORTH of the bishop. It is assessed at half a sulung. There is land [...]. In

demesne is 1 plough; and 1 villan with 4 bordars have 3 oxen. There is a church, and 2 slaves, and 5

acres of meadow and 1 acre of pasture. TRE it was worth 20s ; when received, 30s ; now 40s. Godric held

it of King Edward.

The same Hugh holds RYARSH of the bishop. It is assessed at 2 ½ sulungs. There is land for 5 ploughs.

In demesne are 2 [ploughs]; and 10 villans with 2 bordars have 3 ploughs. There is a church, and 10

slaves, and 1 mill rendering 10s , and 9 acres of meadow, [and] woodland for 5 pigs. TRE it was worth 8l ;

when received, 100s ; now 6l. Ælfric held it of King Edward.

The same Hugh holds OFFHAM of the bishop. It is assessed at 1 sulung. There is land for 3 ploughs. In

demesne, nothing. There 6 villans with 1 bordar have 2 ploughs. There is a mill rendering 50d , and 3

slaves, and 4 acres of meadow, [and] woodland for 10 pigs. TRE it was worth 40s ; when received, 20s ;

now 30s. Godric held it of King Edward.

Ranulph de Colombieres holds NASHENDEN of the bishop. It is assessed at 1 sulung. There is land [...].

In demesne is 1 plough; and 19 villans with 3 bordars have 3 ploughs. There are 3 slaves, and 8 acres of

meadow. TRE it was worth 3l ; when received, 4l ; now 5l. Earl Leofwine held it.

Robert Latimer holds TOTTINGTON of the king at farm by a recent gift from the Bishop of Bayeux. It is

assessed at half a sulung. There is land for 1 ½ ploughs. In demesne is 1 [plough]; and 3 villans with 9

bordars have half a plough. There are 4 slaves, and 5 acres of meadow, [and] woodland for 2 pigs. TRE it

was worth 30s ; when received, 20s ; now 40s. Wulfnoth held it of King Edward.

The same Robert holds in TOTTINGTON of the king at farm 1 yoke, and this is by a recent gift from the

Bishop of Bayeux, and there is nothing there except 2 acres of meadow. It is and was always worth 10s.

Godwine held it of King Edward.

Ralph fitzTurold holds ADDINGTON of the bishop. It is assessed at 2 ½ sulungs. There is land for 5

ploughs. In demesne are 2 [ploughs]; and 6 villans with 9 bordars have 1 plough. There is a church, and

10 slaves, and 2 mills rendering 11s2d , and 12 acres of meadow, [and] woodland for 10 pigs. TRE it was

worth 8l ; when received, 100s ; now 6l. Æthelræd held it of King Edward.

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Extract from Great Domesday Book, Folio 7r

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