Cosham in the Domesday Book

A village in Portsdown hundred, in the county of Hampshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 4 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 10/7¼ in 1066
  • Households: 8 villagers; 8 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 5 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
  • Other resources: 1 salthouse

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Brictmer
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Geoffrey (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 4 smallholders; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (2 plough lands)

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Brictmer
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ansketil son of Osmund
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Ansketil son of Osmund; 1 man (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1070; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 6 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Other resources: 1 salthouse