Crafton in the Domesday Book

A village in Cottesloe hundred, in the county of Buckinghamshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Tosti
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Blaecmann, Earl Tosti's man
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Lisieux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Noyers (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £3 in 1070; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 4 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edward the noble
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Angers (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £6 in 1066; £4 in 1070; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 5 ploughs