Churchover in the Domesday Book

A village in Bumbelowe hundred, in the county of Northamptonshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Vagn of Wootton
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Stafford
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Stafford
  • Taxable Value: 7 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £5 in 1086
  • Households: 14 villagers; 5 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 4 lord's ploughs; 5 men's ploughs (12 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 2 shillings

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Aubrey of Coucy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Geoffrey of la Guerche (farmed royal manor)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; 5/2½ in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 2 smallholders

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William son of Ansculf
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William son of Mauger (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Woodland: 1 furlong

• 4th Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Thorkil of Warwick
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1066; 3 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager
  • Meadow: ¹⁄₂ acre