New Towns on Promontory Sites | Anglo-Saxon Archaeology

New Towns on Promontory Sites
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Number	Name of the Burh	Assessment in Hides	Equivalent in Feet
3	Lewes	1300	5362
9	Wilton	1400	5775
11	Shaftesbury	700	2887
12	Christchurch	470	1939
14	Bridport	760	3135
17	Lydford	140	577
19	Watchet	513	2116
20	Axbridge	400	1650
21	Lyng	100	412
22	Langport	600	2475
24	Malmesbury	1200	4950

Total hides for Wessex New Towns on Promontory Sites = 7,583

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The Burghal System The Wessex Burhs The Burghal Hidage: Graph Burghal Towns Re-used Towns of Roman Origin New Towns on Promontory Sites New Towns on Open Sites Burghal Forts Re-used Iron Age and Roman Forts New Burghal Forts Creation of the Burhs Order of Citation of the Burhs