Kingsclere in the Domesday Book

A village in Kingsclere hundred, in the county of Hampshire.

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Queen Edith
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Winchester
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Winchester
  • Taxable Value: 4 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £7 in 1066; £6 in 1070; £6 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 14 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 3 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Churches: 1
  • Mills: 1, value 5 shillings

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ravelin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ravelin
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ravelin
  • Taxable Value: 3 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 5/- in 1066; £3 5/- in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 18 smallholders; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 3 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 4 shillings

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Saewulf; Godwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh of Port
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Fatherling father of Roald (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 4 smallholders; 3 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 12 shillings

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Leofwin
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Leofwin
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Households: 21 villagers; 31 smallholders; 7 slaves; 2 freedmen
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 13 men's ploughs (16 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 6 acres
  • Woodland: 15 swine render
  • Mills: 2, value 8/2½