Harwell in the Domesday Book

A village in Blewbury hundred, in the county of Berkshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bishop of Winchester St Peter & St Swithun
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Winchester
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bishop of Winchester
  • Taxable Value: 15 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £12 in 1066; £12 in 1070; £16 in 1086
  • Households: 18 villagers; 5 cottagers; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 6 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 45 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 2/4¾

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Ivry
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Ivry
  • Taxable Value: 6 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £12 in 1066; £15 in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers; 7 cottagers; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)
  • Churches: 1

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aki the Dane
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Ivry
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Ivry
  • Taxable Value: 5 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £6 in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 5 cottagers; 3 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (4 plough lands)