Less than 1 acre ....... 33672 4289 974133 1 acre and under 10 4062 14164 252714 10 acres " 50 1891 44351 224505 50 " " 100 544 39015 124731 100 " " 500 557 111891 881083 500 " " 1000 90 62131 177372 1000 " " 2000 79 70637 278562 2000 " " 5000 28 90907 219792 5000 " " 10000 13 82560 136668 10000 " " 20000 7 96700 212526 20000 " " 50000 1 21433 41560 No areas given ......... 2456 -- 606552 No rentals returned .... 1 2 -- ----------------------- Total .... 43371 638084 3630254 WORCESTERSHIRE. Less than 1 acre .......160[**]8 4733 444945 1 acre and under 10 2790 10136 151922 10 acres " 50 1305 31391 138517 50 " " 100 457 32605 92257 100 " " 500 589 118187 258049 500 " " 1000 66 46420 122817 1000 " " 2000 34 46794 89267 2000 " " 5000 25 78993 131886 5000 " " 10000 5 33353 54611 10000 " " 20000 3 38343 88703 No areas given ......... 522 -- 112107 ----------------------- Total .... 21804 441061 1685735 ~Duddeston Hall,~ and the Holte Family.--The first record of this family we have is towards the close of the thirteenth century when we find mention of Sir Henry Holte, whose son, Hugh del Holte, died in 1322. In 1331 Simon del Holte, styled of Birmingham, purchased the manor of Nechells "in consideration of xl _li_ of silver." In 1365 John atte Holte purchased for "forty marks" the manor of Duddeston, and two years later he became possessed by gift of the manor of Aston. For many generations the family residence was at Duddeston, though their burial place was at Aston, in which church are many of their monuments, the oldest being that of Wm. Holte, who died September 28, 1514. That the Holtes, though untitled, were men of mark, may be seen by the brass in the North Aisle of Aston Church to the memory of Thomas Holte, "Justice of North Wales, and Lord of this town of Aston," who died March 23, 1545. His goods and chattels at his death were valued at £270 6s. 2d.--a very large sum in those days, and from the inventory we find that the Hall contained thirteen sleeping apartments, viz., "the chambur over the buttrie, the chappel chambur, the maydes' chambur, the great chambur, the inner chambur, to the great chambur, the yatehouse chambur, the inner chambur to the same, the geston chambur, the crosse chambur, the inner chambur to the same, the clark's chambur the yoemen's chambur, and the hyne's chambur." The other apartments were "the hawle, the plece, the storehouse, the galarye, the butterye, the ketchyn, the larderhowse,