Source:British document TNA, E 31/2/2/313

TNA, E 31/2/2/313
Place name: Biddenham, Bedfordshire. Folio: 214v Great Domesday Book. Domesday place name: Bideham/Bidenham.
Originally written 1086

Document

The National Archives (UK) catalogue
Held by	The National Archives, Kew
Collection	Exchequer: Treasury of the Receipt: Domesday Book etc. (E 31/2/2)
Collection notes	Great Domesday: Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Cheshire, [Lancashire], Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Yorkshire,...
Reference	E 31/2/2/313 (link to catalog entry)
Title	Place name: Biddenham, Bedfordshire. Folio: 214v Great Domesday Book. Domesday place name: Bideham/Bidenham.
Description	People mentioned within entire folio: Aelfric, man of Aelfric the Little, thegn of King Edward; Almaer, man of Aelfric of Flitwick; Alweard Belrap, man of Alric; Alweard, man of Wulfwig, Bishop of Dorchester-on-Thames; Abbey of Saint-Nicholas of Angers; Bernard; Fulcher of Paris; Goldrun, man of Leofnoth; Herfast, man of Nigel d'Aubigny; Hugh; Ketil; Leofwine Cild, thegn of King Edward; Nigel d'Aubigny; Nigel de le Vast; Pirot; Ralph Passwater; Ralph Taillebois, the sheriff; Saemaer, man of Leofwine; Serlo de Rots; Sokemen of Man of Aelfric of Flitwick Almaer; Thegns of King Edward; Turgis; Walter; Wife of Pirot; William Speke; William de Cairon; William fitzReginald; Wulfnoth, man of Wulfsige son of Burgraed.
Period	1086
Closure status	Open Document, Open Description
Closure type	Normal Closure before FOI Act:
Subjects	C10106 Taxation; C10053 Landed estates
Digitised	Yes

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• 1086 - In Bidenham, Flitton Hundred, Bedford, Ralph and Serlo de Ros hold of William 4 hides, less 1½ virgates. There is land for 4 ploughs. In demesne are 2 ploughs; and 6 villans have 2 ploughs. There are 2 bordars and 2 serfs, and 1 mill rending 10s, and meadow for 4 ploughs. It is worth 40s ; when received, 20s ; TRE 40s. 11 sokemen held this manor and they could give and sell their land to whom they wished. William states he has this land in exchange for Toddington.
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