Butleigh in the Domesday Book

A village in Whitley hundred, in the county of Somerset.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Glastonbury St Mary
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Thanes, two; Abbey of Glastonbury St Mary
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Glastonbury
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Alstan (subinfeudated); Abbey of Glastonbury; Turstin son of Rolf (subinfeudated); Roger of Courseulles (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 20 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £10 5/- in 1070; £17 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 22 villagers; 13 smallholders; 13 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 10 lord's ploughs; 9 men's ploughs (20 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 64 acres
  • Woodland: 112 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 12 cattle; 25 pigs; 3 cobs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Winegot the priest
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Glastonbury
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Courseulles (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 6 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 7 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 6 acres
  • Woodland: 2 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 4 cattle; 2 pigs