Buckland in the Domesday Book

A village in Bewsbury hundred, in the county of Kent.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Canons of Dover St Martin
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Canons of Dover
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alwin (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 10 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Canons of Dover St Martin
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Oswy Wild the priest
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Canons of Dover
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godric the interpreter (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1066; £6 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 4 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 men's plough
  • Churches: 1