Hemsworth in the Domesday Book

A village in Cranborne hundred, in the county of Dorset.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thane, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hubert of St Clair (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 5/- in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Woodland: 3 furlongs
  • Pasture: 3 furlongs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thane, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Humphrey the chamberlain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Humphrey the chamberlain
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1070; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Pasture: 2 furlongs