Monument record 0706500000 - TURWESTON VILLAGE

Summary

Medieval to modern village of Turweston, recorded in Domesday Book.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Conservation Area: Turweston Conservation Area (DBC8074)

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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

William of Feugeres holds Turweston. It answers for 5 hides. Land for 8 ploughs besides these 5 hides; in lordship 3 carucates of land; 1 plough there; a further 2 possible. 6 villagers with 4 smallholders have 5 ploughs. 4 slaves; 1 mill at 7s 6d; meadow for 8 ploughs. The total value is and was £4; before 1066, 100s. Wynsi, King Edward's chamberlain, held this manor; he could sell (B6).
NGR to centre of village.
Conservation Area designated on 1st January 1971. See summary (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire. 31:1.
  • <2>SBC23757 Bibliographic reference: Aylesbury Vale District Council. 2008. Turweston Conservation Area Summary.

Location

Grid reference SP 60134 37742 (point)
Civil Parish TURWESTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Apr 28 2011 10:29AM

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