The Hearth Tax of 1671

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The return for the Hearth tax in 1671 lists 228 hearths in Cranfield and an estimated population of 761. [PROE 179/72/301]

There are 3 forges listed each with a separate hearth in the ownership of Stephen Barratt, John Millward and Thomas Cox Jr. [British Historical Records Society vol XVI]