Ewelme in the Domesday Book

A village in Benson hundred, in the county of Berkshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ulf Fenman
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gilbert of Ghent
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Armentières (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 8 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £6 in 1066; £6 in 1086
  • Households: 10 villagers; 3 smallholders; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 6 men's ploughs (10 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 20 acres
  • Woodland: 3 furlongs

• 2nd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter Giffard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh of Bolbec (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 5 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £5 in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers; 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
  • Woodland: 5 furlongs

• 3rd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert son of Ralph
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert son of Ralph
  • Taxable Value: 4 ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £5 in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 6 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 8 acres
  • Pasture: 80 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ranulf Peverel
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ranulf Peverel
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 4 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Woodland: 3 furlongs