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 |  |  Domesday Book | Below is Church Lawford's entry in the Domesday Book of 1086 A.D., or rather, Abraham Farley's 1783 Edition of it and a translation.
 | Abraham Farley's 1783 Edition :
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"hide" - a unit of land measure, reckoned as 120 acres (thus Church Lawford's 5 hides was equal to 600 acres).
"the Earl" - Earl Roger of Arundel and Shrewsbury.
"He" - Reginald, or Rainald de Bailleul.
"Ketelburn" - Chetelbert, holder of Church Lawford before the Conquest.
"Frenchmen" - literally men of France? |
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