Monument record 0855600000 - East Burnham village
Summary
Medieval and post-medieval settlement of East Burnham, recorded in Domesday Book.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (2)
- (Former Type) VILL (Recorded 1086, 11th Century - 1000 AD to 1099 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
Description
The Abbot [of St Peter's of Westminster] holds 8 hides in East Burnham himself. Land for 6 ploughs; in lordship 4 hides; 1 plough there. 6 villagers with 1 smallholder have 5 ploughs. Meadow for 6 ploughs; woodland, 100 pigs. Total value 100s 28d; when acquired, the same; before 1066 £6. Three thanes held this manor before 1066; they could sell. However these three paid 5 ora a year as a customary due to the monastery of Staines. One of them, Wulfric, had 3 hides and 3 virgates; the second, Edric of Marlow's man, had 3 hides and 1 virgate; the third had 1 hide; he was Saewulf's man (B1).
Sources (1)
- <1>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire. 7:2.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 955 839 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Nov 22 2007 4:01PM
