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THE GREAT DOMESDAY BOOK - 1086

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EXTRACTS SHOWING MENTION OF EAST AND WEST GRIMSTEAD

1.

Domesday 1

COLA holds [East or West] GRIMSTEAD. His father held it TRE, and it paid geld for 1 hides. There is land for 1 plough. There are 4 villans. It is worth 15s.

2.

Domesday 2

Herbert holds [East or West] GRIMSTEAD of Waleran. Aghmund held it TRE, and it paid geld for 3 hides.

There is land for 3 ploughs. Of this 1 hides are in demesne, and there is 1 plough, and 2 slaves; and 5 villans and 7 cotsets with 3 ploughs. There are 10 acres of meadow, [and] woodland 5 furlongs long and 2 furlongs broad. It was and is worth 60s.

3.

Domesday 3

The son of thelwulf holds [East or West] GRIMSTEAD. His father held it TRE, and it paid geld for 1 hides. There is land for 2 ploughs. In demesne is 1 plough, with 1 villan and 2 cotsets and 2 cottars. There is a mill rendering 10s , and 14 acres of meadow, and 4 furlongs of pasture, [and] woodland 4 furlongslong and 4 furlongs broad. It is worth 40s.

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