Sompting in the Domesday Book

A village in Brightford hundred, in the county of Sussex.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Leofwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Braose
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Ralph son of TheodricRalph son of Theodric (subinfeudated); 1 man-at-arms (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 11 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1066; £8 in 1070; £7 8/- in 1086
  • Households: 21 villagers; 20 smallholders; 5 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 9 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 32 acres
  • Churches: 1
  • Mills: 1, value 3 shillings
  • Other resources: 9 salthouses

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Leofwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Braose
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 10/- in 1066; £2 10/- in 1070; £3 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Leofwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Braose
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert Savage (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1066; 8 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 1 smallholder
  • Meadow: 4 acres