Monument record 0934500000 - Swanbourne village

Swanbourne was a village of Earl Harald. It answers for 4 1/2 hides. Land for 4 ploughs; in lordship 3 hides and 3 virgates; 1 plough there, another possible. 3 villagers have 1 1/2 ploughs; as many again possible. 1 slave; meadow for 5 ploughs. In total it pays 30s a year in white silver; before 1066, 30s at face value.
[Land of the Count of Mortain] In Swanbourne Ralph and Aelmer hold 5 hides. Land for 5 ploughs. 1there; [another] 4 possible. 2 villagers. Meadow for 5 ploughs. Value of this land, 40s; when acquired £6; before 1066, 100s. Brictwin, a thane of King Edward's, held 4 1/2 hides of this manor, and Aelmer, Earl Harold's man, 1 1/2 hides; they could sell.
William holds 7 hides and 3 virgates in Swanbourne from Walter [Giffard] as one manor. Land for 7 ploughs; in lordship 2. 7 villagers wirh 5 smallholders have 4 ploughs. 2 slaves; meadows for 6 ploughs. In total, the value is and was £4; before 1066, 100s. Two thanes held this manor; Alfward, 5 hides less 1 virgate, and Alwin, his man, 2 hides and 3 virgates; they had is as two manors; they could sell.
In Swanbourne Payne holds 1 virgate from William [son of Ansculf]. Land for 2 oxen. The value is and always was 2s. Oswy, Brictric'sman, held this land; he could sell.
Geoffrey [de Mandeville] holds 2 hides in Swanbourne himself. Land for 2 ploughs; in lordhsip 1 hide; 1 plough there. 3 villagers with 2 smallholders have 1 plough. Meadow for 2 ploughs. The value is and always was 30s. Swein, Asgar the Constable's man, held this manor; he could not sell except with his permission (B1).
NGR to centre of Swanbourne.Conservation Area designated on 19th July 1989. See summary (B2).
30 houses in Swanbourne were reported burnt in the Civil War (B3).