Birley in the Domesday Book

A village in Stretford hundred, in the county of Herefordshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Edric the wild; Leofgeat; Ruillic
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph of Mortimer
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard of Brampton (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 1 smallholder; 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Grimkel
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph of Mortimer
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard of Brampton (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1066; 3 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Harold
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Saeric father of Guthmund
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Lacy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Guthmund son of Saeric (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 8 smallholders; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 men's plough