Harkstead in the Domesday Book

A village in Samford hundred, in the county of Essex.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Harold
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 10 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £20 in 1066; £25 in 1070; £22 in 1086
  • Households: 24 villagers; 26 smallholders; 5 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 11 men's ploughs
  • Woodland: 100 pigs
  • Pasture: 600 sheep
  • Mills: 1
  • Animals in 1066: 16 cattle; 62 pigs; 5 cobs
  • Animals in 1086: 20 cattle; 67 pigs; 5 cobs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edeva the fair
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess of Aumâle
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Countess of Aumâle
  • Taxable Value: 7 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £10 in 1066; £14 in 1086
  • Households: 17 villagers; 8 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 5 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 8 acres
  • Woodland: 30 pigs
  • Churches: 1
  • Mills: 1
  • Animals in 1086: 4 cattle; 24 pigs; 27 goats

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Harold
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 5 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £6 in 1066; £6 in 1070; £7 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers; 13 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Churches: 1
  • Animals in 1066: 3 cattle; 7 pigs; 1 cob
  • Animals in 1086: 3 cattle; 7 pigs; 1 cob

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Gernon
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Gernon
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; 3/4¾ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₄ men's plough