▁determine ▁the ▁exact ▁boundaries ▁between ▁the ▁man or ▁and ▁the ▁Ab bey ▁lands ▁at ▁H ound ▁and ▁Net ley ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 2 4 6 . ▁This ▁boundary ▁remained ▁in ▁place ▁until ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁part ▁as ▁the ▁subsequent ▁boundary ▁between ▁the ▁It chen ▁Urban ▁District ▁Council ▁and ▁B itter ne ▁Par ish ▁Council . ▁ ▁Robert ▁Kil ward by , ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Can ter bury , ▁visited ▁B itter ne ▁Man or ▁in ▁ 1 2 7 4 ▁and ▁spent ▁Christmas ▁there . ▁ ▁The ▁scarc ity ▁of ▁farm ▁labour ers ▁resulting ▁from ▁the ▁Black ▁Death ▁of ▁ 1 3 4 8 ▁led ▁to ▁higher ▁running ▁costs ▁in ▁man ors ▁across ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁it ▁became ▁more ▁prof itable ▁to ▁let ▁the ▁house ▁to ▁ten ants ▁and ▁sub let ▁the ▁far ml and ▁to ▁ten ant ▁far mers . ▁B itter ne ▁Man or ▁was ▁ten ant - occup ied ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 5 th ▁Century ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁Century . ▁ ▁William ▁Cam den ▁visited ▁the ▁man or ▁in ▁around ▁ 1 5 8 6 , ▁describing ▁it ▁as ▁" an ▁ancient ▁castle ▁... ▁at ▁every ▁t ide ▁[ it ] ▁is ▁en comp ass ed ▁for ▁three ▁parts ▁of ▁it ▁by ▁water ▁a ▁great ▁bread th ." ▁ ▁The ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Win chester ▁sold ▁the ▁le ase ▁to ▁the ▁man or ▁to ▁a ▁Mr . ▁Sim pson ▁in ▁ 1 8