"Virgate" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... being under obligations to the Abbot of Abingdon, persuaded his father to grant a strip of Kensington to the Abbot. This was done with the consent of the next heir. The strip thus granted became a subordinate manor; it is described as containing "2 hides and a virgate" of land, or about 270 acres. This estate was cut right out of the original manor, and formed a detached piece or island lying ...
— The Kensington District - The Fascination of London • Geraldine Edith Mitton |
