Post-medieval and possibly earlier settlement at Hill
Description of this historic site
A manor at Hill is recorded in Domesday although the oldest property in the current Hamlet dates to 1725. Old maps and lidar show likely tofts and crofts of earlier settlement.
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Notes about this historic site
1 Medieval manor of Hill recorded in Domesday and was held by Abingdon Abbey. Probably inhabited by the 14th century if not earlier.
2 Lidar shows earthworks consistent with medieval tofts and crofts.
3 Boundaries on 1st Edition appear to be medieval.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
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