Pusey in the Domesday Book

A village in Gainfield hundred, in the county of Berkshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Ivry
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Ivry
  • Taxable Value: 6 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 4 cottagers; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 men's plough (5 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 5 acres
  • Churches: 1

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Dunnic
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Henry of Ferrers
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: A second Henry of Fyfield (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 4 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (1 plough land)

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Freeholders, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 12/- in 1066; £1 12/- in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Abingdon St Mary
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alfred
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Abingdon
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 1 cottager; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs (3 plough lands)