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Where was Wharram Percy located?

Yorkshire

3 Anglo-Saxon landowners at Wharram Percy pre-1066

Lagmann, Carli, and Ketilbjorn

Heritage shown by landowner names at Wharram Percy

Viking/Danelaw heritage

Norman baron who received Wharram Percy estate in 1066

William de Percy

2 dominant buildings in Norman Wharram Percy design

Manor house and church

Purpose of church position beside main road

Spiritual guidance & to impress travellers

Languages spoken by Norman elites vs peasants

French (elites) vs English (peasants)

Harrying of the North dates

1069-70

Wharram Percy's fate in Harrying of North

Escaped major damage

Document providing evidence about pre-1066 Wharram Percy

Domesday Book

What did the mill's central position demonstrate?

Lord's economic control over grain milling

3 social classes shown in Wharram Percy housing

Free peasants, villeins, cottars

When did Percy family consolidate control?

1254

Types of archaeological evidence at Wharram Percy

Earthworks, building foundations, artifacts

Aspect of life showing continuity despite Norman Conquest

Agricultural practices & daily peasant life

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