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The payment of one tenth of local produce to the church had been established in [[Anglo Saxon England]] before the [[Norman Conquest]]. This was originally in kind - every tenth stook of corn, etc. It originally supported the local priest, but in some cases, the right to receive the tithe was acquired by an organisation such as a monastery or college who paid a [[curate]]. With the [[dissolution of the monasteries]], the right to receive tithes werewas also acquired by individualsa number of private landlords. In some instances, a [[tithe barn]] was built to hold the tithes. Tithes themselves were controversial, particularly among [[non conformist]]s who resented supporting the established church<ref>Kain and Prince, p.1</ref>, and payment in kind was not convenient for either the farmer or the tithe owner.

==Conversion to cash payments==