Sveinn Worth marker
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Sveinn Worth marker by Dave Pickersgill as part of the Geograph project.
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Sveinn Worth marker
Image: © Dave Pickersgill Taken: 19 Jul 2012
'Worth, Sveinn had 2 carucates of land taxable; 2 ploughs possible there Value before 1066, 20s. Woodland Pasture. 6 furlongs long and 3 wide.' This marker is on an off-cut from the Trans-Pennine Trail and reproduces text from the Domesday Book. The carucate was a unit of assessment for tax used in most Danelaw counties of England. The carucate was based on the area a plough team of eight oxen could till in a single annual season. It is nominally regarded as 120 acres (490,000 m2). Hence 2 carucates are about 0.375 square miles (240 acres). In addition, the woodland pasture is about 0.319 square miles (200 acres).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.532054
Longitude
-1.593229