Fauld in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Canons of Chester St Werburgh
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Henry of Ferrers
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hubert of Courson (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 6 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (1 plough land)

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Canons of Chester St Werburgh
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Henry of Ferrers
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Livet (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders; 1 priest
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)
  • Meadow: 50 acres
  • Woodland: 3 leagues