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| HER Number | MWB3635 |
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| Record Type | Place |
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| Name | BRADFIELD |
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Summary
MENTIONED IN DOMESDAY, SPELT BRADEFELT, MEANING 'AT THE BROAD PIECE OF OPEN LAND'. NOT CERTAIN IF IT IS A VILLAGE AT THIS DATE.
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Bradfield
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01613.00.100
Monument Type(s):
- VILLAGE (To 1068 AD and From 1086 AD)
Full Description
Bradfield is recorded in the Domesday Book as Bradefelt <1><2>, when it had 20 villagers, 31 smallholders and 9 slaves. There was land for 30 ploughs with two lord's plough teams and 18 men's plough teams. Meadow and woodland is mentioned and there were three mills.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Morgan, P (ed). 1979. Domesday Book - Berkshire. DB5. 60d. [Monograph / SWB14587]
https://opendomesday.org/ (Accessed 11/01/2023) |
| <02> | Gelling, M. 1973. The Place Names of Berkshire - Part One. English Place-Name Society Vol XLIX. P200. [Monograph / SWB10003] |
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