Essington in the Domesday Book

A village in Cuttlestone hundred, in the county of Staffordshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Godiva
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William son of Ansculf
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 15 villagers; 2 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 3 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
  • Woodland: 1 league

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Godiva
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William son of Ansculf
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 15 villagers; 2 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 3 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
  • Woodland: 1 league