Whichford Medieval Settlement

1 The possible extent of the medieval settlement, based on the first edition 6″ maps of 1885, 57 NE and 57 SE.
2 Domesday lists Whichford in Barcheston Hundred. The Phillimore edition has a grid reference of 31,34.
Ref EN 7 (Land of Gilbert of Ghent) Robert holds Whichford from Gilbert. 15 hides. Land for 19 ploughs. In lordship 4; 10 slaves. 33 villagers and 21 smallholders have 15 ploughs. 2 mills at 15s; meadow 3 furlongs in length and as much in width; woodland 1 furlong long and as wide. The value was £10; now £20. Ulf held it freely before 1066.
3 The first edition maps show a dispersed village with fairly thin settlement built along the arms of a road intersection. A lot of small fields have been planted with orchards. Domesday indictes a populous and valuable village, so some of the orchard plots may represent shrunken settlement. The parish has not been plotted for ridge and furrow, but the mapdata shows some survival abutting the settlement on the eastern side. The church [WA2341] dates from the C12th.
4 Portable Antiquities Scheme find provenance information:
Date found: 1999-07-10T23:00:00Z
Methods of discovery: Metal detector