Dunstone in the Domesday Book

A village in Plympton hundred, in the county of Devon.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwy
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Bastard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ranulf (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 3 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Woodland: 4 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Algar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Algar
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Algar
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 1 smallholder; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (3 plough lands)
  • Woodland: 4 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 12 goats