Cannington in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Dunn; Saeric; Alwin; King Edward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 1 ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £100 in 1066; £108 2/4¾ in 1086
  • Households: 44 villagers; 54 smallholders; 11 slaves; 30 other households
  • Plough Teams: 11 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs; 40 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (106 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 108 acres
  • Woodland: 4 mixed measures
  • Pasture: 5 leagues
  • Mills: 2, value 5 shillings
  • Animals in 1086: 11 pigs; 2 cobs

• 2nd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Erchenger the priest
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Erchenger the priest
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1070; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 6 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 30 acres
  • Woodland: 4 acres
  • Pasture: 7 acres
  • Churches: 1
  • Animals in 1086: 3 cows; 9 pigs; 10 wethers

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Saemer
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: John the usher
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 4 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₄ men's plough (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 23 acres
  • Pasture: 6 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 5 shillings
  • Animals in 1086: 4 cattle; 1 pig; 24 goats