- Fifield, Oxfordshire
Fifield is a village and in the
West Oxfordshire district ofOxfordshire . Its name is probably a transliteration of its Ango-Saxon name of Fifhides"Domesday Book: A Complete Translation". London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.1345] .Fifield is a close neighbour to the other ancient Wychwood villages,
Ascott-under-Wychwood ,Shipton-under-Wychwood ,Milton-under-Wychwood ,Idbury andLeafield .History
Fifield is mentioned in the
Domesday book . In 1086 it says”
Henry de Ferrers holds Fifield [Henry de Ferrers held a considerable number of manors given to him by the King including several in Oxfordshire . These included obviously Fifield, but also Dean,Chastleton ,Badgemore andSibford ] . "There are five hides". Land for seven ploughs. Now in 2 ploughs and 4 slaves and 9 with 4 have 5 ploughs. There are 24 acres of meadow. Pasture one league in length and one breadth. It was and is worth 100 shillings"Domesday Book: A Complete Translation". London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.433] .Note: There are five hides and a hide is a field.
There is an irony in Henry de Ferrers taking over Fifield as he also took other lands from
Godric the Sheriff who died at theBattle of Hastings . Godric was born in Fifield.Fact|date=March 2008References
External links
* [http://www.thewychwood.co.uk The Wychwood Magazine Online]
* [http://www.wychwoodstudios.com/Flashsite.php Artists from around the wychwood area]
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