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The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles

Note 524 — Chapter VII · THE CASTLES OF THE NORMANS IN ENGLAND (continued 2)

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“In illa terra de quâ Herold habebat socam sunt 15 burgenses et 17 mansuræ vastæ, quæ sunt in occupatione castelli; et in burgo 190 mansuræ vacuæ in hoc quod erat in soca regis et comitis, et 81 in occupatione castelli.” D. B., ii., 116. This shows that the castle and its ditches occupied ground partly within and partly without the ancient burh.

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