Stringston in the Domesday Book

A village in Cannington hundred, in the county of Somerset.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Bricteva of Stringston; Alwy son of Banna
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Alfred of 'Spain'
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ranulf of Stringston (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; £2 5/- in 1070; £2 15/- in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (3 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Pasture: 50 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 8 cattle; 15 pigs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Siward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Courseulles
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1070; 8 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)
  • Meadow: 1 acre
  • Pasture: 6 acres