Wadborough in the Domesday Book

A village in Pershore hundred, in the county of Worcestershire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Pershore St Mary
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Pershore
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert the bursar (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 3 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1086
  • Households: 9 smallholders; 4 slaves; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Pershore St Mary
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godric, a royal thane
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Pershore
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Urso of Abetot (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld