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At the time of the Norman Conquest, Puddletown belonged to King Harold. Its entry in the Domesday Book reads;
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The King holds Puddletown. In King Edward's time it paid geld on half a hide. There is land for 15 ploughs. On the demesne are 4 ploughs and 12 serfs, and there are 14 villeins and 29 cottars with 10 ploughs. Here are 2 mills producing 32 shillings, and 126 acres of meadow. The grazing is 1 1/2 leagues long by 1 broad. There is a wood 2 furlongs square.
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. . . the village paid paid geld on only half a hide, despite having land for 15 ploughs (about 120 acres).
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