Awliscombe in the Domesday Book

A village in Hemyock hundred, in the county of Devon.

Six manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Viking of Whipton
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William the goat
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Haimo (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 5/- in 1070; £1 5/- in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 4 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (5 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 7 acres
  • Pasture: 15 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 6 cattle

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Kenias
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gotshelm brother of Walter of Claville
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gotshelm brother of Walter of Claville
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 1 smallholder; 5 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 18 acres
  • Woodland: 14 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 11 cattle; 80 goats; 1 cob

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph of Pomeroy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Helgot of Awliscombe (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 2 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 8 acres
  • Woodland: 17 acres
  • Pasture: 4 furlongs
  • Animals in 1086: 16 cattle; 1 pig; 17 goats

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alward son of Toki
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William the goat
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Pomeroy (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1070; 15 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 1 smallholder; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Woodland: 10 acres
  • Pasture: 12 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 2 cattle

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edmer
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph of Pomeroy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Pomeroy
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 5 smallholders; 3 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (4 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 5 acres
  • Woodland: 2 furlongs
  • Mills: 0.5, value 5 shillings
  • Animals in 1086: 4 cattle; 5 pigs; 1 cob

• 6th Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William the goat
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William the goat
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough