▁man or ▁of ▁E bb ish am ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁King ▁ Æ th el stan ▁in ▁ 9 3 3 , ▁assert ed ▁during ▁its ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁existence ▁that ▁Fr ith wald ▁and ▁Bishop ▁Er ken wald ▁granted ▁it ▁ 2 0 ▁m ansas ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁E ps om ▁in ▁ 7 2 7 . ▁E ps om ▁appears ▁in ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁of ▁ 1 0 8 6 ▁as ▁E ves ham , ▁held ▁by ▁Ch ert sey ▁Ab bey . ▁Its ▁dom es day ▁assets ▁were : ▁ 1 1 ▁h ides ; ▁ 2 ▁churches , ▁ 2 ▁mill s ▁worth ▁ 1 0 ▁sh ill ings , ▁ 1 8 ▁pl ough s , ▁ ▁of ▁me adow , ▁wood land ▁worth ▁ 2 0 ▁h ogs ; ▁altogether ▁it ▁rendered ▁£ 1 7 ▁per ▁year ▁to ▁its ▁over l ords . ▁The ▁town ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁had ▁ 3 8 ▁households ▁( and ▁ 6 ▁ser fs ▁not ew orth y ▁enough ▁to ▁be ▁recorded ▁as ▁assets ), ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁in ▁a ▁nucle ated ▁village ▁near ▁the ▁parish ▁church ▁of ▁which ▁there ▁were ▁two . ▁At ▁various ▁dates ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁man ors ▁were ▁founded ▁by ▁sub in fe ud ation ▁at ▁E ps om ▁Court , ▁H orton , ▁Wood c ote , ▁Bre tt gra ve ▁and ▁Lang ley ▁V ale . ▁ ▁Under ▁Henry ▁VIII ▁and ▁Queen ▁Mary ▁the ▁man or ▁passed