Shrewton in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Edward of Salisbury
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Edward of Salisbury
  • Taxable Value: 13 ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £6 in 1070; £10 in 1086
  • Households: 12 villagers; 5 smallholders; 7 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 4 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs (7 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Pasture: 1 league

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Edward of Salisbury
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Theobald the doctor (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 3 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1070; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 6 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Pasture: 13 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfeva Beteslau
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Edward of Salisbury
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godfrey (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 3 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1070; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 4 smallholders; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 men's plough (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 6 acres
  • Woodland: 30 acres
  • Pasture: 6 furlongs
  • Mills: 1, value 5 shillings