Hargrave in the Domesday Book

A village in Leightonstone hundred, in the county of Huntingdonshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwin the noble
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Eustace the sheriff
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Herbert of Hargrave (subinfeudated); Edmer (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 7 acres
  • Woodland: 2 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelric of Greasley
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Peverel
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Eustace the sheriff (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5/7¼ in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Saemer
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Coutances
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Saemer (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₄ lord's plough ( ¹⁄₄ plough land)
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Langfer of Hargrave
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Eustace the sheriff
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Herbert of Hargrave (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough ( ¹⁄₄ plough land)
  • Meadow: 6 acres