Marwood in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Baldwin the sheriff
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1070; 15 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 1 smallholder; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Woodland: 16 acres
  • Pasture: 20 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 4 cattle; 5 pigs; 8 goats

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Aumale
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: 2 men-at-arms (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1070; 15 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 2 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Woodland: ¹⁄₂ mixed measure
  • Animals in 1086: 8 cattle; 11 pigs; 9 goats

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Brictric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Theobald son of Berner
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Oliver (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1070; 15 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 2 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 6 acres
  • Woodland: 20 acres
  • Pasture: 60 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 4 cattle; 4 pigs