Ashcott in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Glastonbury St Mary
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Glastonbury St Mary
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Glastonbury
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Glastonbury; Walter of Douai (subinfeudated); Roger of Courseulles (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 30 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1070; £23 in 1086
  • Households: 42 villagers; 24 smallholders; 10 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 7 lord's ploughs; 26 men's ploughs (40 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 82 acres
  • Woodland: 9 mixed measures
  • Pasture: 7 furlongs
  • Animals in 1086: 10 cattle; 18 pigs; 30 goats; 2 cobs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Glastonbury St Mary
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Glastonbury
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Courseulles (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 3 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₄ lord's plough; 1 men's plough (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 2 cows; 7 pigs; 8 goats; 1 cob