Leightonestone Hundred

Manor in Great GIDDING (Redinges)

1 hide taxable. Land for 1 plough. This land was in lordship. Now Lunen holds from the Abbot. He has 1 plough;
2 villagers and 1 smallholder with 1 plough.
Meadow, 6 acres.
Value before 1066 and now 30s.

Manor in BYTHORN (Bierne)

4 hides taxable. Land for 4 ploughs.
Now in lordship 1 plough on 1 hide of this land;
11 villagers and 4 smallholders with 7 ploughs.
Meadow, 30 acres.
Value before 1066, 100s; now £4.
2 men-at-arms hold 3½ virgates of their own land from the Abbot.
They have 1 villager and 3 smallholders with 2 ploughs. Value 30s.

Manor in BRINGTON (Breninctvne)

4 hides taxable. Land for 7 ploughs. Now in lordship 1 plough on 1 hide of this land.
11 villagers and 3 smallholders have 6 ploughs.
Meadow, 40 acres.
Value before 1066 and now £4.

Manor in (OLD) WESTON (Westvne)

10 hides taxable. Land for 13 ploughs. Now in lordship 2 ploughs on 2 hides of this land.
20 villagers and 1 smallholder have 7 ploughs.
A priest and a church.
Meadow, 60 acres.
Value before 1066 and now £10.

Manor in Steeple GIDDING (Redinges)

7 hides taxable. Land for 8 ploughs. Now in lordship 1 plough on 1 hide of this land.
18 villagers have 7 ploughs.
Meadow, 20 acres; underwood, 2 furlongs.
Value before 1066 and now 100s.

Manor in ELLINGTON (Elintvne)

10 hides taxable. Land for 16 ploughs. Of these 10 hides one is not cultivated, on account of the King’s woodland.
Now in lordship 2 ploughs on 2 hides of this land.
26 villagers and 4 smallholders have 12 ploughs.
Meadow, 60 acres.
A church and a priest.
Value before 1066 £10; now £9.
2 men-at-arms hold 1 hide of this land; they have 2 ploughs.
Value 20s.

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