Translating money

[archhippy]

Hi guys right if you were reading a doomesday document about one of the villages Baglie to be precise how much is 40d in todays money?it a great help ta.

[darth vader]

the earliest i could go back to was 1264 but it's a good start! �124.79 http://eh.net/hmit/ppowerbp/pound_result.php?actio
n=before70£s=&shillings=&pence=40&year=1264

[Kit]

Here is a conversion table that tells you how much �1 was worth in the past: Unfortunately target=_blank>http://www.johnowensmith.co.uk/histdate/moneyval.h
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Unfortunately as "inflation" hasn't been linear, it may be difficult to calculate back another 200 years.

[Kit]

Aargh! Whatever happened to that URL? Here's another try: http://www.johnowensmith.co.uk/histdate/moneyval.h
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[Kit]

Another useful link (possibly) - you may find more than one valuation for a place. http://www.domesdaybook.net/hs2370.htm
The entire country was valued at �72,000.