Cootham in the Domesday Book

A village in Easwrithe hundred, in the county of Sussex.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Roger of Shrewsbury
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Aubrey of Le Pin (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 4 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £3 in 1070; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 5 cottagers
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (3 plough lands)

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Roger of Shrewsbury
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert son of Theobald (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 1 cottager
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs (2 plough lands)