Graveley in the Domesday Book

A village in Broadwater hundred, in the county of Hertfordshire.

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Almer of Bennington
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leodmer of Bygrave
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Peter of Valognes
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godfrey (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 4 smallholders; 2 cottagers; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 men's plough (3 plough lands)

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Harold
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Swein, Earl Harold's man
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gosbert of Beauvais
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gosbert of Beauvais
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 1 cottager; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (3 plough lands)

• 3rd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Alnoth Grutt; Bruning
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Adam son of Hubert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 10/- in 1066; £2 10/- in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 3 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (3 plough lands)

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Godwin of Benfield
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Men, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Gernon
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Letchworth (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1070; 4 shillings in 1086

• 5th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Leofsi; Alstan of Boscombe
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Peter of Valognes (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1066; 4 shillings in 1070; 3 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers