. ▁ 3 ▁h ides ▁which ▁pay ▁tax . ▁Land ▁for ▁ 5 ▁pl ough s . ▁In ▁lord ship ▁ 3 ; ▁ 3 ▁slaves ; ▁ 3 ▁pl ough men ; ▁ 1 ▁village ; ▁ 3 ▁small hold ers , ▁a ▁sm ith ▁and ▁r ider ▁with ▁ 2 ▁pl ough s . ▁Wood land ▁for ▁f atten ing ▁ 1 0 0 ▁p igs . ▁Value ▁before ▁ 1 0 6 6 , ▁ 8 s ▁later ▁ 1 6 s ; ▁now ▁ 4 0 s .” ▁Records ▁suggest ▁a ▁medieval ▁man or ▁house ▁existed ▁somewhere ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁from ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 2 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 4 3 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 4 0 - room ▁m ansion ▁as ▁it ▁exists ▁today ▁however ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁between ▁ 1 5 6 0 ▁and ▁ 1 5 7 0 ▁for ▁Adam ▁Ott ley , ▁a ▁w ool ▁merchant ▁from ▁Sh rew s bury . ▁The ▁half - tim ber ed ▁m ansion ▁stands ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁St ▁Michael ▁and ▁All ▁Ang els , ▁and ▁is ▁widely ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁T ud or ▁houses ▁in ▁Britain . ▁The ▁P itch ford ▁estate ▁would ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁Ott ley ▁family ▁until ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Adam ▁Ott ley ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 7 , ▁when ▁it ▁passed ▁to ▁Hon . ▁Charles ▁C . ▁C . ▁J enk inson , ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st