Arkesden in the Domesday Book

A village in Uttlesford hundred, in the county of Essex.

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric Kemp
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Eudo the steward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Eudo the steward
  • Taxable Value: 1 ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 7 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Woodland: 20 pigs

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Esger the constable
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Godwin Sech; Wulfmer
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Geoffrey de Mandeville
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Geoffrey de Mandeville
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Auberville
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Auberville
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough
  • Meadow: 7 acres
  • Woodland: 10 pigs
  • Animals in 1066: 1 cattle
  • Animals in 1086: 14 pigs; 1 foals

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfa
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Auberville
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Auberville
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough
  • Meadow: 7 acres
  • Woodland: 10 pigs

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Grimkel
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Gernon
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Picot the sheriff (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1086
  • Households: 4 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Meadow: 6 acres
  • Animals in 1066: 12 pigs
  • Animals in 1086: 2 cattle; 12 pigs; 2 beehives