Tarlton in the Domesday Book

A village in Cirencester hundred, in the county of Gloucestershire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Merleswein the sheriff
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph Paynel
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Reuilly (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 4 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £10 in 1066; £5 in 1086
  • Households: 10 villagers; 1 smallholder; 10 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Herbert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough