Fritwell in the Domesday Book

A village in Kirtlington hundred, in the county of Oxfordshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Reginald Cnut (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 10 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £7 in 1066; £6 in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers; 6 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 20 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Reginald Wadard (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 6 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 1 smallholder; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 12 acres