Monument record 0858700000 - Ellesborough village
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Conservation Area: Ellesborough Conservation Area (DBC7261)
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Type and Period (3)
- VILL (Recorded 1086, 11th Century - 1000 AD to 1099 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 1999 AD)
- VILLAGE (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Ralph holds 13 1/2 hides from William [son of Ansculf] in Ellesborough. Land for 11 ploughs; in lordship 2. 17 villagers with 3 smallholders have 9 ploughs. 2 slaves; meadow for 2 ploughs; woodland, 105 pigs. The total value is and was £8; before 1066 £9. Earl Harold held this manor; Ansculf of Picquigny exchanged this manor with Ralph Tallboys for half of (Princes) Risborough by order of King William.
In the same village Odbert holds 1 1/2 hides from William [son of Ansculf]. Land for 2 ploughs; 2 oxen there, with 1 villager. The value is and was 5s; before 1066, 20s. Baldwin, Archbishop Stigand's man, held this land; he could sell.
Mainou the Breton holds 14 1/2 hides in Ellesborough. Land for 11 ploughs; in lordship 5 hides; 3 ploughs there. 8 villagers with 10 smallholders have 8 ploughs. 4 slaves; meadow for 3 ploughs; woodland, 100 pigs. Total value £6; when acquired £4; before 1066 £10. Leofnoth, King Edward's man, held this manor. (B1).
NGR to centre of village.
Conservation Area designated in 1996 (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire. 17:2-3, 43:1.
- <2>SBC23244 Bibliographic reference: Wycombe District Council. 1996. Ellesborough Conservation Area Character Survey.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 836 068 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ELLESBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Apr 13 2025 3:07PM
