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Carucate

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Car´u`cate
n.1.A plowland; as much land as one team can plow in a year and a day; - by some said to be about 100 acres.


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Not a great deal is known about Bradley historically; it is, however, mentioned in Domesday Book, which records; "In Bradeleia Godwin and Welfin held two carucates of land to be taxed, and two ploughs might be used there.
``It goes on to describe the Manor of Spec as consisting of two carucates of land (estimated at between 120 and 200 acres) worth 64p.
There was a priest having half a carucate of land in frank almoign.
 
 
 
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