Monument record 0854600000 - Bledlow village
Summary
Medieval and post-medieval settlement of Bledlow, recorded in Domesday Book.
Protected Status/Designation
- Conservation Area: Bledlow Conservation Area (DBC7255)
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Type and Period (2)
- VILL (Recorded 1086, 11th Century - 1000 AD to 1099 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
The Count [of Mortain] holds Bledlow himself. It answers for 30 hides. Land for 18 ploughs; in lordship 16 hides; 4 ploughs there. 32 villagers with 3 smallholders have 14 ploughs. 8 slaves; 1 mill pays 24 loads of malt; woodland, 1000 pigs; from the returns of the woodland, enough ploughshares; meadow for 18 ploughs. Total value £22; when acquired £12; before 1066 £20. Edmer Ator, a thane of King Edward's, held this manor; he could sell (B1).
NGR to centre of Bledlow village.
Conservation Area designated in 1971 (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire. Entry 12:3.
- <2>SBC23238 Bibliographic reference: Wycombe District Council. 1996. Bledlow Conservation Area Character Survey.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 778 021 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Apr 13 2025 2:55PM
