Bosham in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bishop of Exeter St Peter
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Exeter
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: 4 clerics (subinfeudated); 1 cleric (subinfeudated); Ralph (subinfeudated); Mauger (subinfeudated); Bishop of Exeter
  • Taxable Value: 65 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £300 in 1066; £50 in 1070; £29 5/- in 1086
  • Households: 56 villagers; 28 smallholders; 2 slaves; 1 priest
  • Plough Teams: 5 lord's ploughs; 17 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 12 acres
  • Churches: 1
  • Mills: 3, value 14 shillings
  • Other resources: 1 salthouse

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Godwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: King William; Engelhere (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 56 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £40 in 1066; £40 in 1070; £40 in 1086
  • Households: 39 villagers; 51 smallholders; 17 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 7 lord's ploughs; 19 men's ploughs
  • Woodland: 6 swine render
  • Churches: 1
  • Mills: 8, value £3 17/4¾
  • Other resources: 2 fisheries

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Canons of Bosham
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Exeter
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bishop of Exeter