Overs in the Domesday Book

A village in Condover hundred, in the county of Shropshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Siward the fat
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Roger of Shrewsbury
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Earl Roger of Shrewsbury
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1086

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Siward the fat
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Roger of Shrewsbury
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Siward the fat (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1066; 3 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough