Addington in the Domesday Book

A village in Mow hundred, in the county of Buckinghamshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Leofwin
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godwin, Earl Leofwin's man
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Romney (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 6 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £3 in 1070; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers; 2 smallholders; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 6 ploughs

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Esger the constable; Alwin Varus
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Ulf, Esger the constable's man; Alwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Geoffrey de Mandeville
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Keynes (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 3 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 1 smallholder; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (3 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 3 ploughs

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edwin
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Miles Crispin
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Edwulf of Addington (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086