Meaford in the Domesday Book

A village in Pirehill hundred, in the county of Staffordshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Rheims Saint-Rémy
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Rheims
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Nawen (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 13 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 3 acres
  • Woodland: 3 furlongs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Swein
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Roger of Shrewsbury
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Helgot of Holdgate (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 2 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (4 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 2 acres