Foddington in the Domesday Book

A village in Blachethorna hundred, in the county of Somerset.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh of Vautortes
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh of Vautortes
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 1 cottager; 6 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 men's plough (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 14 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 20 cattle; 15 pigs; 2 cobs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ceolred of Foddington
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh of Vautortes (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 4 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Brictward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ascelin
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ascelin
  • Taxable Value: 1 ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 6 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 1 cob