Appley in the Domesday Book

A village in Milverton hundred, in the county of Somerset.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Brictmer
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bretel de Sancto Claro (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Woodland: 3 acres
  • Pasture: 3 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Northmann
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Baldwin the sheriff
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Drogo son of Nigel (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1070; 15 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 5 acres
  • Pasture: 10 acres