Chells in the Domesday Book

A village in Broadwater hundred, in the county of Hertfordshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Peter of Valognes
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godfrey (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders; 1 slave

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Almer of Bennington
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric, Almer of Bennington's man
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Gernon
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Letchworth (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 cottager

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Swein
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric Bush, Swein's man
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Geoffrey of Bec
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Aelfric Bush, Swein's man (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1070; 5 shillings in 1086