Littlehempston in the Domesday Book

A village in Kerswell hundred, in the county of Devon.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Harold
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers; 7 smallholders; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 5 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Woodland: 24 acres
  • Pasture: 24 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 40 goats

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Algar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Iudhael of Totnes
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Pomeroy (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2/4¾ in 1070; 5 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (1 plough land)