Brushford in the Domesday Book

A village in North Tawton hundred, in the county of Devon.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Baldwin the sheriff
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godfrey the chamberlain (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 7/4¾ in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Woodland: 8 acres
  • Pasture: 12 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 2 cattle; 4 pigs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Baldwin the sheriff
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godfrey the chamberlain (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 7/4¾ in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 4 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 3 acres
  • Woodland: 8 acres
  • Pasture: 6 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 1 animals

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alweis
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gotshelm brother of Walter of Claville
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godfrey (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 2 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 1 acre
  • Woodland: 2 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 7 cattle; 8 goats

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Godebold the bowman
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godebold the bowman
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Meadow: 6 acres
  • Woodland: 6 acres