Polsloe in the Domesday Book

A village in Wonford hundred, in the county of Devon.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Baldwin the sheriff
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Canons of Exeter (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder; 4 slaves
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 4 cattle

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Coutances
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ansger (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Pasture: 16 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 6 goats