Weston in the Domesday Book

A village in Hemyock hundred, in the county of Devon.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Brictric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William the goat
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Warin (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 12 shillings in 1070; 12 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 3 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 5 acres
  • Pasture: 2 furlongs
  • Animals in 1086: 10 cattle; 20 pigs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph of Pomeroy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roscelin (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 3 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Meadow: 5 acres
  • Pasture: 2 furlongs
  • Animals in 1086: 8 cattle; 16 pigs