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==Manors== The [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 omits Hellidon.<ref name=RCHME/> In the 12th century a [[Lord of the manor|manor]] of four [[Hide (unit)|hides]] (about 49 ha) at "Eliden" was recorded in the [[Fief|fee]] of [[Berkhamsted]].{{sfn |Adkins |Serjeantson |1906 |p=270}} From the 13th century Hellidon had two manors: Baskervilles and Giffords.<ref name=RCHME/> The present [[manor house]] at the north-west end occupies the site of the Baskervilles.<ref name=RCHME/> Giffords Manor was on the north-east side β there are substantial rectilinear earthworks where the house is said to have stood.<ref name=RCHME/> It had been abandoned by the time of Hellidon's 18th-century land surveys.<ref name=RCHME/>
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