Ratfyn in the Domesday Book

A village in Amesbury hundred, in the county of Wiltshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Harold
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hervey of Wilton
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hervey of Wilton
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 5 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 8 acres
  • Pasture: 2 furlongs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Edward of Salisbury
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hervey of Wilton (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Pasture: ¹⁄₂ furlong