Sezincote in the Domesday Book

A village in Celfledetorn hundred, in the county of Gloucestershire.

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter the deacon
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter the deacon
  • Taxable Value: 4 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers; 10 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 6 men's ploughs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Leofwin; Leofwy
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Durand of Gloucester
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter Cockerell (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 4 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwin the sheriff of Gloucestershire
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Urso of Abetot
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Urso of Abetot
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hascoit Musard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hascoit Musard
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwin the sheriff of Gloucestershire
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Humphrey of Maidenhill
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Humphrey of Maidenhill
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 10/- in 1066; 1 shillings in 1086