Clothall in the Domesday Book

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

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Archbishop Stigand
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Alnoth Grutt; Freemen, three; Freemen, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Osbern (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 7 ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £10 in 1066; £5 in 1070; £7 in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers; 12 smallholders; 3 cottagers; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 7 men's ploughs (10 plough lands)

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edeva the fair
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Asgot, Edeva's man
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Leofgeat (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £1 in 1086

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Archbishop Stigand
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thorbert the priest
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hardwin of Scales
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Theobald of Barley (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1070; 5 shillings in 1086

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alstan of Boscombe
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Eu
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1066; 2/4¾ in 1070; 2/4¾ in 1086