Monument record 0855700000 - Chalfont St Giles village
Summary
Medieval and post-medieval settlement of Chalfont St Giles, recorded in Domesday Book
Protected Status/Designation
- Conservation Area: Chalfont St Giles Conservation Area (DBC7395)
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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
In Chalfont (St Giles) Mainou [the Breton] holds 4 hides and 3 virgates. Land for 15 ploughs; in lordship 1 hide; 3 ploughs there. 13 villagers and 8 smallholders have 12 ploughs. 4 slaves; 3 mills; one of them pays 5 ora and the other two pay nothing; meadow for 1 plough; woodland, 600 pigs; in this woodland, a hawk's eyrie. Total value £6 10s; when acquired 100s; before 1066 £6 10s. Tovi, a thane of King Edward's, held this manor; his man, Alfward, had 1/2 hide there; he could sell. (B1).
NGR to centre of village.
Conservation Area designated on 10th March 1969 and revised in May 2001 (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire. 43:2.
- <2>SBC23445 Unpublished document: Chiltern District Council. 2001. Chalfont St Giles Conservation Area.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 990 935 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHALFONT ST. GILES, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Apr 13 2025 2:58PM
