Eyton in the Domesday Book

A village in Reweset hundred, in the county of Shropshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Almer
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger son of Corbet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger son of Corbet
  • Taxable Value: 1 ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ⁵⁄₈ men's plough (2 plough lands)

• 2nd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Siward the fat; Wulfric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Roger of Shrewsbury
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alric (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld