St Marychurch in the Domesday Book

A village in Kerswell hundred, in the county of Devon.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ordwulf of Tehidy
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard son of Turolf (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 8 smallholders; 3 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 1 acre
  • Animals in 1086: 4 cattle; 5 pigs; 1 cob

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bishop of Exeter St Peter
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Exeter
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bishop of Exeter
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 4 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)