Hampton in the Domesday Book

A village in Highworth hundred, in the county of Wiltshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfgar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Humphrey de L'Isle
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ranulf (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 10 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1070; £5 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 6 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 12 acres
  • Pasture: 14 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfgar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert son of Rolf
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert son of Rolf
  • Taxable Value: 8 ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1070; £5 in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 6 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Meadow: 12 acres
  • Pasture: 1 furlong