Moredon in the Domesday Book

A village in Scipa hundred, in the county of Wiltshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Karli of Norton
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Alfred of Marlborough
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Albert of Lorraine (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 6 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1070; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 5 smallholders; 3 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 30 acres
  • Pasture: ¹⁄₂ mixed measure

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfgar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gilbert of Bretteville
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Turstin (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 4 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 20 acres
  • Pasture: 80 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfgar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert son of Rolf
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert son of Rolf
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Pasture: 40 acres