Chalvington in the Domesday Book

A village in Edivestone hundred, in the county of Sussex.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Queen Edith
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Taxable Value: 5 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)

• 2nd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Toti of Chalvington; Osward of Norton
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Humphrey of Wigginton (subinfeudated); Ansfrid (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 4 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Goda
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Reinbert the sheriff (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1066; 4 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 1 cottager
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough

• 4th Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Edward; Leofwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count of Eu
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3/2½ in 1066; 3/2½ in 1070; 3/2½ in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough