HISTORY OF THE WOODS
There has been a wood at Hopwas for at least a thousand years. Doomsday - 6 furlongs by 3; (similar shape to current); Held by the king. Doomsday: 3 Hides. Land for 6 ploughs. In Lordship, a mill at 13s 4d; 11 villagers and 2 smallholders with 5 ploughs. Meadow, 30 acres; woodland 6 furlongs (long) and 3 furlongs wide. The value is and was 40s. Hide - 120 acres Furlong - 220 yards/ eighth of a mile
