Rockley in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Karli of Norton
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Alfred of Marlborough
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alfred of Marlborough
  • Taxable Value: 10 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers; 12 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 3 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 3 acres
  • Pasture: ¹⁄₂ mixed measure

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Azur of Slindon
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Edward of Salisbury
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Edward of Salisbury
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Pasture: 20 acres