Walton in the Domesday Book

A village in Tremlowe hundred, in the county of Warwickshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Saegyth; Countess Gytha of Hereford
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Meulan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count of Meulan
  • Taxable Value: 10 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £4 in 1070; £10 in 1086
  • Households: 32 villagers; 3 smallholders; 9 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 10 men's ploughs (10 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 8 acres
  • Woodland: 4 furlongs
  • Mills: 2, value 12 shillings

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Saxi of Aylestone
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Meulan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count of Meulan
  • Taxable Value: 5 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £3 in 1070; £7 in 1086
  • Households: 9 villagers; 1 smallholder; 6 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
  • Mills: 1, value 6 shillings