Otterhampton in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Estan of Otterhampton
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Alfred of 'Spain'
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Herbert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 3 smallholders; 3 cottagers; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 5 acres
  • Woodland: 3 acres
  • Pasture: 3 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 4 cattle; 11 pigs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Courseulles
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 18 shillings in 1070; 18 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 1 smallholder; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 2 ¹⁄₂ acres
  • Woodland: 7 acres
  • Pasture: 12 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 1 cattle

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Osmer's father
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Osmer of Bowood
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Osmer of Bowood
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld