Domesday Book

Domesday Book

On the Open Domesday Book website there are several recorded entries for areas in the East Worlington parish. 

The Domeday extracts are shown below and you can view the originals for each settlement:

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

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