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Place: Helmdon

• Hundred: Alboldstow
• County: Northamptonshire
• Total population: 11 households (quite small).
• Total tax assessed: 4 geld units (medium).

• Taxable units: Taxable value 4 geld units.
• Value: Value to lord in 1066 £6. Value to lord in 1086 £6.
• Households: 7 villagers. 2 smallholders. 2 slaves.
• Ploughland: 10 ploughlands (land for). 5 lord's plough teams. 2 men's plough teams.
• Other resources: 2.0 lord's lands. 1 mill, value 0.05.
• Lords in 1066: Alwin; Godwin.
• Lord in 1086: Count Robert of Mortain.
• Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Count Robert of Mortain.
• Phillimore reference: 18,10

Editor's note:

A  slave was a man or woman who was the property of his or her lord and had no lands.