Cawston in the Domesday Book

A village in Marton hundred, in the county of Warwickshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edwin the sheriff
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Thorkil of Warwick
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Almer uncle of Thorkil (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 16 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 2 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (3 plough lands)

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edwin the sheriff
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Thorkil of Warwick
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ulf (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 12 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 1 smallholder; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (1 plough land)