Handley in the Domesday Book

A village in Scarsdale hundred, in the county of Derbyshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Leofwin of Aston
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Leofwin of Aston
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 2 smallholders; 2 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 3 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Raven of Winster
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Sedret
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Sedret
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld