Brundon in the Domesday Book

A village in Hinckford hundred, in the county of Essex.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph of Limésy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Limésy
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £6 in 1070; £6 in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers; 8 smallholders; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 32 acres
  • Woodland: 16 pigs
  • Mills: 1

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph of Limésy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Limésy
  • Animals in 1066: 3 cattle; 15 pigs; 1 cob
  • Animals in 1086: 6 cattle; 18 pigs; 1 cob