Chesterton in the Domesday Book

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

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thanes, four
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard the hunter
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard the hunter
  • Taxable Value: 3 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £5 in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 4 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 30 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Coventry St Mary
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Coventry
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Coventry
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 9 smallholders; 3 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 10 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwold
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Thorkil of Warwick
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Abingdon (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £5 in 1086
  • Households: 10 villagers; 8 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 6 men's ploughs (7 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 16 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Brictwin; Thori; Alnoth
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Thorkil of Warwick
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Abingdon (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 5 men-at-arms
  • Plough Teams: 4 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 8 acres

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Siward Barn
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Henry of Ferrers
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Wazelin of Harbury (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 men-at-arm
  • Meadow: 1 acre