Monument record 0852800000 - Amersham old town

[Entry for the Bishop of Bayeux] In Amersham Roger holds 1/2 hide from the Bishop. Land for 1 plough; it is there, with 3 smallholders. 1 mill at 4s; meadow for 1 plough. The value of this land is and always was 20s. Alwin, Queen Edith's man, held this land; he could sell.
[Entry for the Count of Mortain] In Amersham Aelmer holds 1/2 hide from the Count. Land for 2 ploughs; they are there, with 1 villager and 1 smallholder. Meadow for 2 ploughs; woodland, 20 pigs. The value is and always was 20s. Siward, Aldeva's man, held this land; he could sell.
[Entry for Geoffrey de Mandeville] Geoffrey de Mandeville holds Amersham. It answers for 7 1/2 hides. Land for 16 ploughs; in lordship 2 hides; 3 ploughs there. 14 villagers with 4 smallholders have 9 ploughs; a further 4 possible. 7 slaves; meadow for 16 ploughs; woodland 400 pigs. The total value is and was £9; before 1066 £16. Queen Edith held this manor.
[Entry for Hugh of Bolbec] In Amersham Wulfgeat holds 1/2 hide from Hugh. Land for 2 ploughs; they are there, with 2 villagers and 3 smallholders. 1 mill at 5s; woodland, 20 pigs. The value is and always was 20s. He also held it before 1066; he could sell.
[Entry for Thurstan Mantle] In Amersham Thurstan holds 1/2 hide. Land for 2 ploughs; 1 there; another possible. 2 villagers with 1 smallholder. Meadow for 2 ploughs; woodland, 30 pigs. The value is and was 13s 4d; before 1066, 20s. Thorkell, King Edward's man, held this land; he could sell.
[Geoffrey de Mandeville held 1/2 hide of Farnham (Royal) in Amersham, of which he dispossessed the said Bertram [of Verdun] while he was overseas on the King's service. The Hundred confirms this. Ralph Tallboys built a mill on Bertram's land which was not there before 1066, as the Hundred testifies.]
[Entry for Jocelyn the Breton] Jocelyn the Breton holds 1/2 hide in Amersham. Land for 1 plough; it is there, with 5 smallholders. 1 mill at 4s; meadow for 1 plough. The value is and always was 20s. Aelfric, Godric the Sheriff's man, held this land; he could sell (B1).
NGR to centre of Amersham old town.
Conservation Areas designated on 10th March 1969 (Amersham Old Town)(B2).
Historic towns characterisation project carried out in 2008. See report for detail (B3).