Elston in the Domesday Book

A village in Dolesfield hundred, in the county of Wiltshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Dunn of Brimpsfield
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Osbern Giffard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Osbern Giffard
  • Taxable Value: 11 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £7 in 1070; £9 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 5 smallholders; 5 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 4 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 6 acres
  • Pasture: 9 furlongs

• 2nd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Osbern Giffard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Osbern Giffard
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Pasture: 3 acres