Chevithorne in the Domesday Book

A village in Tiverton hundred, in the county of Devon.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Almer; Alwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph of Pomeroy
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Beatrix sister of Ralph of Pomeroy and William the goat (subinfeudated); Alwin (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1070; £2 5/- in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 2 smallholders; 8 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 8 acres
  • Woodland: 3 acres
  • Pasture: 15 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 10 cattle

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Almer
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Baldwin the sheriff
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Rogo son of Nigel (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 3 smallholders; 3 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (5 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 11 acres
  • Woodland: 100 acres
  • Pasture: 12 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 5 cattle; 16 pigs; 6 goats