| 词条 | Alton, Leicestershire |
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Alton is a deserted medieval village between Coalville and Ashby-de-la-Zouch, in North West Leicestershire, England. The earliest documentation of the village is found in the Domesday Book where it appears as Heletone.[1] The land was rented out to someone by Hugh de Grandmesnil, and had a total value of 60 shillings. There were 25 villagers, 1 being a man at arms and 4 smallholders. There were 8 ploughs, 1 mill, 4 acres of meadow, woodland 1 league long. The name is probably derived from ald, and the suffix tūn, meaning "old settlement".[2] It is one of only four villages in Leicestershire that seems to have been deserted as a result of grange formation, the others being Dishley, Ringlethorp and Weston.[3] The most important possessor of granges in Leicestershire was the Cistercian Garendon Abbey whose economy was largely based on sheep farming. Nothing remains of the village other than a few vague topographical features.[4] References1. ^G. Martin & A. Williams (2003) Domesday Book: A Complete Translation, Penguin Books Ltd., United Kingdom. {{ISBN|0-14-143994-7}} 2. ^Watts, Victor et al., (2004) The Cambridge Dictionary of Place Names, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. {{ISBN|0-521-36209-1}} 3. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.le.ac.uk/lahs/downloads/grangesPagesfromvolumeLVI-5.pdf | title= The Monastic Granges of Leicestershire | accessdate = 2010-08-07 | publisher=University of Leicester}} 4. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.le.ac.uk/lahs/downloads/PagesfromVillagesSmBreedonSmPagesfromsmvolumeXXXIX-3.pdf | title= Provisional List of Deserted Medieval Villages in Leicestershire | accessdate = 2010-08-09 | publisher=University of Leicester}} External links
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