Ashley in the Domesday Book

A village in Rowditch hundred, in the county of Hampshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Saewulf
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Roger of Shrewsbury
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Nigel the doctor (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 10/- in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 10 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 5 ¹⁄₂ acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godric Malf
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godric Malf's sons (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1070; 15 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 2 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 4 acres