Bucklebury in the Domesday Book

A village in Bucklebury hundred, in the county of Berkshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Evreux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count of Evreux
  • Taxable Value: 4 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 4 smallholders; 8 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
  • Mills: 1, value 4 shillings

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £11 in 1066; £11 in 1086
  • Households: 18 villagers; 16 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 20 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 11 acres
  • Woodland: 100 swine render
  • Churches: 1

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alfhild Dese
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter son of Other
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: 1 man (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 7/4¾ in 1066; 7/4¾ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugolin the steersman
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugolin the steersman
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1086