Fetcham in the Domesday Book

A village in Copthorne hundred, in the county of Surrey.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Oswald brother of Abbot Wulfwold
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Oswald brother of Abbot Wulfwold
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Oswald brother of Abbot Wulfwold
  • Taxable Value: 11 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £5 in 1086
  • Households: 12 villagers; 6 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 5 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Woodland: 4 swine render
  • Mills: 1, value 6/4¾

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Esbiorn Bicga
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard of Tonbridge (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 8 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £2 10/- in 1070; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers; 3 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (5 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Woodland: 6 ¹⁄₂ swine render
  • Pasture: 6 ¹⁄₂ grazing for pigs
  • Mills: 0.5, value 6/4¾

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Queen Edith
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 7 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £3 in 1070; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 10 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ³⁄₄ lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Woodland: 3 swine render
  • Pasture: 3 grazing for pigs
  • Mills: 4, value 4 shillings