Monument, lie approximately 120 m east of Abinger Hall stables. Abinger is recorded in Domesday Book as Abinceborne held by William son of Ansculf. It was assessed for tax at 6 hides in 1066 and 4 hides by 1086. There was land for 9 plough teams with 2 plough teams working the lord's land. There were 10 villagers and 7 smallholders with a further 5 plough teams. There was a church and 5 slaves, 1 mill worth 6 s, 3 acres of meadow; and from woodland and pasture the manor rendered 40 pigs. The total value in 1066 was £8, and when acquired by William son of Ansculf and in 1086 was £7. The church of the Abingers is the C of E church of St James at Abinger Common, which is a II* class listed building whose nave is 11th century, chancel and north chapel built 1220 CE, reconstructed in 1857, damaged by a V1 flying bomb in 1944, and restored 1950 by Frederick Etchells. The headquarters of the Lutyens Trust is based in the village at Goddards (designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens). Lutyens also designed Abinger Common War Memorial. Opposite the church is the 19th century Evelyn Hall which has recently been completely refurbished and can be hired for events. To the west of the village is Oxmoor Copse which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The church of St John the Baptist in Walliswood also has class II* listed building status. Sutton Abinger has a pub called The Volunteer and east in Abinger Common is the Scheduled Ancient Monument Motte "Castle" at Abinger Manor, the grade II listed manor itself and opposite St James Church are three-person stocks and a public house, the Abinger Hatch, which dates from the 17th century, timber framed, clad in whitewashed brick with whitewashed render and with a green picnic area. Abinger Hammer contains two grade II* listed buildings, Paddington farmhouse, which is 15th century, listed as possibly earlier, extended in the 16th century, which is also whitewashed; and Crossways farmhouse built 1610, clad in sandstone blocks with brick dressings with a panelled 17th century door. Crossways is the setting for George Meredith's 1885 novel, Diana of the Crossways. Fulvens House, which also lies between the Abingers, is actually over the western border and it may date back to 1628. Demographics, economy and housing In 2001, Abinger had a population of