Charlton in the Domesday Book

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

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Almer
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 8 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1066; £4 in 1070; £8 in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 7 cottagers; 3 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (4 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 24 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 7/4¾

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, three
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph of Tosny
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Drogo son of Poyntz (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 7 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £6 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 13 cottagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (7 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 21 acres
  • Mills: 0.5, value 5 shillings

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Tovi
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Henry of Ferrers
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 10/- in 1066; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 7 cottagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 8 acres
  • Mills: 0.5, value 5 shillings

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Tovi
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William son of Corbucion
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Geoffrey (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 5 cottagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (1 plough land)