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.
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.