Pulley 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: Queen Edith
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph of Mortimer
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Mortimer
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £2 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 5 smallholders; 3 riders
  • Plough Teams: 7 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Queen Edith
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Earl Roger of Shrewsbury
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Theodulf the mason (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 6 shillings in 1066; 6 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders; 1 slave