Domesday Book

On the Open Domesday Book there are three recorded entries for East and West Worlington.

Note that the three entries are identified as [East and West] Worlington: there is also a single entry for Worlington which is the first of those listed below (Geoffrey of Coutances).

Land of Bishop Geoffrey of Coutances

Households

Households: 7 villagers. 1 slave.

Land and resources

Ploughland: 3 ploughlands. 1 lord’s plough teams. 1.5 men’s plough teams.
Other resources: 0.12 lord’s lands. Meadow 4 acres. Pasture 10 acres. Woodland 6 acres.

Valuation

Annual value to lord: 7 shillings and 5 pence in 1086; 1 pound when acquired by the 1086 owner.

Owners

Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Bishop Geoffrey of Coutances.
Lord in 1086: Drogo {son of Mauger}.
Lord in 1066: Wulfeva <of Norton>.

Land of William of Falaise

Households

Households: 2 villagers.

Land and resources

Ploughland: 1 ploughland. 1 men’s plough teams.
Other resources: Meadow 2 acres. Woodland 0.5 acres.

Valuation

Annual value to lord: 10 shillings in 1086; 10 shillings when acquired by the 1086 owner.

Owners

Tenant-in-chief in 1086: William of Falaise.
Lord in 1086: Hugh {of Dol}.
Lord in 1066: thanes, two.

Land of Odo son of Gamalin

Households

Households: 12 villagers. 3 smallholders. 1 slave.

Land and resources

Ploughland: 9.5 ploughlands. 2 lord’s plough teams. 1.5 men’s plough teams.
Other resources: 0.28 lord’s lands. Meadow 12 acres. Pasture 30 acres. Woodland 5 acres.

Livestock

Livestock in 1086: 27 cattle. 3 pigs. 45 sheep.

Valuation

Annual value to lord: 2 pounds 2 shillings and 5 pence in 1086; 1 pound 10 shillings when acquired by the 1086 owner.

Owners

Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Odo son of Gamalin.
Lord in 1086: Alwy.
Lords in 1066: Aelfric; thanes, nine; thanes, two.

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