Wallington in the Domesday Book

A village in Odsey hundred, in the county of Hertfordshire.

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Edeva the fair; Earl Algar
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Freeman, one; Edric, Earl Algar's man
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gosbert of Beauvais
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Fulco (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 3 ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1070; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 3 smallholders; 1 cottager; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Godwin of Benfield
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric, Godwin son of Wulfstan's man
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert Gernon
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Letchworth (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £3 in 1070; £1 14/7¼ in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 6 cottagers

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edeva the fair
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Wimund of Tessel (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 2 cottagers; 2 slaves

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Eskil of Ware
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfmer, Eskil of Ware's man
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hardwin of Scales
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Siward (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 in 1070; £1 5/- in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders

• 5th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Esger the constable
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edred, Esger the constable's man
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Geoffrey de Mandeville
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Siward (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 3 shillings in 1070; 5 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 cottager