ðə hˈæmlɪt ɪz θˈɔːt tə hɐvbɪn ɹˈɛlətˌɪvli ˌʌndɪvˈɛləpt ʌntˈɪl pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðə nˈoːɹmən ɪnvˈeɪʒən ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪksti sˈɪks; ðə lˈænd sˈɪts æt ðə bˈɑːɾəm əvə hˈɪl ænd ɪz pˈʊɹli dɹˈeɪnd, sˌoʊ wʌz nˌɑːt kˈʌltᵻvˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə sˈæksənz ɔːɹ dˈeɪnz: ðə sˈɛɾəlmənt ˈoʊnli bɪɡˈæn tə pɹˈɑːpɚli dɪvˈɛləp ˌʌndɚɹ ɪts nˈuː fɹˈɛntʃ lˈɔːɹd, pˈoʊst wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪksti sˈɪks.
The hamlet is thought to have been relatively undeveloped until prior to the Norman Invasion of 1066; the land sits at the bottom of a hill and is poorly drained, so was not cultivated by the Saxons or Danes: the settlement only began to properly develop under its new French Lord, post-1066.