Hinxworth in the Domesday Book

A village in Odsey hundred, in the county of Hertfordshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Alstan of Boscombe; King Edward
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Freeman, one; Freemen, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: 2 men-at-arms (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £2 2/4¾ in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 3 cottagers; 2 slaves
  • Meadow: 1 plough

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Almer of Bennington; Archbishop Stigand
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, four; Freeman, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hardwin of Scales
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Theobald of Barley (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 3 cottagers; 1 cottager
  • Meadow: 1 plough

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Almer of Bennington
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Peter of Valognes
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Peter of Valognes
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 4 smallholders; 2 cottagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: ¹⁄₂ plough