Rorrington in the Domesday Book

A village in Wittery hundred, in the county of Shropshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alward son of Almund
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger son of Corbet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Oswulf (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 7 shillings in 1066; 1/2½ in 1070; 6 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 6 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough
  • Woodland: 15 pigs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert son of Corbet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Leofric (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1066; 6 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders; 7 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough