Hardmead in the Domesday Book

A village in Moulsoe hundred, in the county of Buckinghamshire.

Seven manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Alric son of Goding
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Oswy, Alric son of Goding's man
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter son of Other
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 4 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £5 in 1070; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 9 villagers; 7 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 2 ploughs
  • Woodland: 100 pigs

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Alric son of Goding
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter Giffard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh of Bolbec (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 2 smallholders
  • Meadow: 1 plough
  • Woodland: 50 pigs

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Morcar of Clifton
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Morcar of Clifton (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 1 smallholder
  • Meadow: 1 plough
  • Woodland: 50 pigs

• 4th Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Toki; Baldwin son of Herlewin
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Brother, one; Brothers, two; Church of Crawley St Firmin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William son of Ansculf
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Baldwin son of Herlewin (subinfeudated); Church of Crawley (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 13/2½ in 1066; 13/2½ in 1070; 13/2½ in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers
  • Churches: 1

• 5th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Ulf Fenman
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godwin, Ulf's man
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William son of Ansculf
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hervey of Hardmead (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; 12 shillings in 1070; 12 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 2 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Woodland: 24 pigs

• 6th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Oswy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William son of Ansculf
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Payne of Hoggeston (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1066; 2 shillings in 1070; 2 shillings in 1086
  • Meadow: ¹⁄₄ plough
  • Woodland: 5 pigs

• 7th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Leofwin
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ulfgrim of Hardmead
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh of Bolbec
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh of Bolbec
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1066; 2 shillings in 1086
  • Meadow: ¹⁄₄ plough
  • Woodland: 5 pigs