Hockley in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Barking St Mary
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Barking
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: William of Boursigny (subinfeudated); Abbey of Barking
  • Taxable Value: 7 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £10 in 1066; £10 in 1070; £10 in 1086
  • Households: 27 villagers; 12 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 15 men's ploughs
  • Pasture: 200 sheep
  • Mills: 1
  • Animals in 1086: 8 cattle; 26 pigs; 2 cobs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Swein of Essex
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Godebold father of Robert (subinfeudated); Odo (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £2 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 5 smallholders; 3 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs
  • Pasture: 100 sheep
  • Mills: 1
  • Animals in 1066: 5 cattle; 10 pigs; 7 goats
  • Animals in 1086: 13 cattle; 22 pigs; 1 cob; 4 beehives

• 3rd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Swein of Essex
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Payne (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 12 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough
  • Woodland: 30 pigs
  • Pasture: 200 sheep
  • Mills: 1
  • Animals in 1066: 2 cattle; 12 pigs; 30 goats; 2 cobs
  • Animals in 1086: 10 cattle; 24 pigs; 53 goats; 4 cobs; 6 beehives