Laughton in the Domesday Book

A village in Edivestone hundred, in the county of Sussex.

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Godwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Taxable Value: 6 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £15 in 1066; £10 5/- in 1086
  • Households: 14 villagers; 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 10 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (16 plough lands)
  • Other resources: 16 salthouses

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Goda
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Osbern son of Geoffrey (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 5 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 15 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 15 men's ploughs (10 plough lands)

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Goda
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Wibert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 13 shillings in 1066; 13 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 3 men's ploughs

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Goda
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count of Eu
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1066; 8 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Goda
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter son of Lambert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1086