Ponsford in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Baldwin the sheriff
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William Black (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1070; 15 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 4 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 8 acres
  • Pasture: 60 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 4 cattle

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Sidwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Baldwin the sheriff
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William Black (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1070; 5 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 smallholders
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Pasture: 60 acres