Monksilver in the Domesday Book

A village in Williton hundred, in the county of Somerset.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwy son of Banna
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Alfred of 'Spain'
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1070; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 11 villagers; 5 smallholders; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 7 men's ploughs (9 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Woodland: 3 furlongs
  • Pasture: 160 acres
  • Mills: 1, value £1 10/-
  • Animals in 1086: 1 cow; 12 pigs; 1 cob

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aldred brother of Odo
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Courseulles
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Aldred brother of Odo (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 2 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 3 acres
  • Pasture: 62 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Brictmer
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Courseulles
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alric (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₄ lord's plough; 1 men's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 6 acres
  • Woodland: 16 acres
  • Pasture: 16 acres