This Tithe Barn is at Hodnet Hall Gardens. For those who do not know, a tithe (or tenth) was a tax introduced by the church. Farmers and food producers were expected to give 1/10 of their produce to the church in medieval times. This was where it would be collected and stored.
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muba, on April 24, 2007, said:
This Tithe Barn is at Hodnet Hall Gardens. For those who do not know, a tithe (or tenth) was a tax introduced by the church. Farmers and food producers were expected to give 1/10 of their produce to the church in medieval times. This was where it would be collected and stored.