Stretcholt in the Domesday Book

A village in North Petherton hundred, in the county of Somerset.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofgar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter of Douai
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Rainward (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 10/- in 1070; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 8 cattle; 14 pigs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edwold
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter of Douai
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Rainward (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1070; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 2 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 8 cattle; 43 pigs