Shelwick in the Domesday Book

A village in Cutestornes hundred, in the county of Herefordshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Canons of Hereford St Peter
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Canons of Hereford
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Canons of Hereford; 1 Frenchman (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 3 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 10/- in 1070; £1 15/- in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 8 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Canons of Hereford St Peter
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Canons of Hereford
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Canons of Hereford
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £3 in 1070; £5 in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 6 smallholders; 1 female slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 4 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 18 acres
  • Mills: 1, value £1 10/-