▁terms , ▁such ▁as ▁h ides ▁and ▁pl ough lands . ▁In ▁different ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁these ▁were ▁terms ▁for ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁land ▁that ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁eight ▁ox en ▁could ▁pl ough ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁season ▁and ▁are ▁equivalent ▁to ▁; ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁land ▁that ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁sufficient ▁to ▁support ▁a ▁single ▁family . ▁By ▁ 1 0 8 6 , ▁the ▁hide ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁unit ▁of ▁tax ▁assess ment ▁rather ▁than ▁an ▁actual ▁land ▁area ; ▁a ▁hide ▁was ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁land ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁ass essed ▁as ▁£ 1 ▁for ▁tax ▁purposes . ▁The ▁survey ▁records ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁four teen ▁pl ough lands ▁at ▁Win wick ▁in ▁ 1 0 8 6 . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁a rable ▁land , ▁there ▁was ▁ ▁of ▁me adows ▁at ▁Win wick . ▁ ▁The ▁tax ▁assess ment ▁in ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁geld ▁or ▁dan eg eld ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁land - tax ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁hide ▁or ▁pl ough land . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁collect ing ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁pay ▁off ▁the ▁Dan es ▁when ▁they ▁attacked ▁England , ▁and ▁was ▁only ▁lev ied ▁when ▁necessary . ▁Following ▁the ▁Norman ▁Con quest , ▁the ▁geld ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁raise ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁King ▁and ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁contin ental ▁wars ; ▁by ▁ 1 1 3 0 , ▁the ▁geld ▁was ▁being ▁collected ▁ann ually . ▁Having ▁determined ▁the