Blackborough in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofwin Sock
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William the usher
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph Botin (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 9 villagers; 2 slaves
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Woodland: 2 acres
  • Pasture: 100 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 2 cattle; 12 pigs; 30 goats

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Baldwin the sheriff
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William Black (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 4 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 5 acres
  • Pasture: 20 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alnoth
  • 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: 10 shillings in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 3 acres
  • Pasture: 100 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 13 cattle; 4 pigs; 8 goats