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The following table lists the smallholders in Sherington between 1220 and 1240. The information is taken from Table 5 of A C Chibnall‘s book “Sherington: Fiefs and Fields of a Buckinghamshire Village “.
| Name of freeholder | Minimum freehold land |
| William le Franceis (Frenchman) | 1 1⁄4 acres |
| Ralph le Franceis (Frenchman) | 2 selions |
| Richard, son of Gervase | 11 acres |
| Simon, son of Gervase | 25 acres + 1⁄2 acre meadow |
| Henry le Poure (the poor or from Picardy) | 3 1⁄2 acres |
| Wybert | 2 acres |
| Michael, son of Wybert | 3 selions |
| Simon, son of Michael | 1 selion |
| Robert, son of Simon son of Michael | 7 1⁄2 acres |
| Adam le Smith | 1 selion |
| William, son of Adam | 5 acres |
| Gilbert, son of Adam le Smith | 1 selion |
| Simon, son of Adam le Smith | 5 acres |
| Bartholomew le Blund (fair-haired) | 3 selions |
| Richer (dweller by the stream) | 1 selion |
| Bollus (round) | 1 selion |
| Eustace le Carpenter | 2 acres |
| Adam le Blungere | 1 selion |
| Simon, son of Rose | 1 selion |
| Simon le Grey (grey-haired) | 1 selion |
| William de Clopeham (Clapham, Beds) | 1 selion |
| Clement Largus (broad) | 1 selion |
| Simon Godemanne (good man) | 1 selion |
| Simon Daniel (young squire or page) | 3 selions |
| Reginald Damisel | 1 selion |
| Batholomew Thoromod (son of Thoromod) | 1 selion |
| Hugh le Russ (the red) | 1 1⁄4 acres |
| Gilbert le Russ | 8 1⁄4 acres |
| Simon, son of Richard | 1 acre |
| William, son of Martin | 1 acre |
| Adam, son of Stephen | 1⁄4 acre |
| Henry Sweyn (servant) | 1⁄2 acre |
A selion is a medieval open strip of land or a small field used for growing crops, usually owned by or rented to peasants. A selion of land was typically one furlong (660 ft) long and one chain (66 ft) wide, so one acre in area. However exact measurements could vary depending on the geography of the land.