Whaddon in the Domesday Book

A village in Arringford hundred, in the county of Cambridgeshire.

Nine manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, twelve; Thorbiorn
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Ely
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hardwin of Scales (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Households: 6 villagers; 15 cottagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 2 ploughs

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, twelve; Thorbiorn
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hardwin of Scales
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hardwin of Scales
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £3 10/- in 1070; £3 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 15 cottagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 2 ploughs

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edeva the fair
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Freeman, one; Edeva the fair
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: 1 Freeman (subinfeudated); Odo the chamberlain (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £6 1/12 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1070; £5 1/12 in 1086
  • Households: 2.5 villagers; 4 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (3 ¹⁄₄ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 1 plough

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Esger the constable
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofwy, Esger the constable's man
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph the priest (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1066; £6 in 1070; £6 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 1 smallholder; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 1 plough
  • Mills: 1, value 1 shillings

• 5th Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Earl Algar; Archbishop Stigand
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Freeman, one; Thorbert the priest
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hardwin of Scales
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hardwin of Scales
  • Taxable Value: 1 ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 15/- in 1066; £3 in 1070; £4 15/- in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 5 cottagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 1 plough

• 6th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edeva the fair
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Kolsveinn
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Kolsveinn (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)

• 7th Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Abbey of Ely St Etheldreda; Kolsveinn
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Freeman, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: 2 men (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 6 shillings in 1066; 4 shillings in 1070; 4 shillings in 1086

• 8th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edeva the fair
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Saieva
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hardwin of Scales (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1070; 5 shillings in 1086

• 9th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Esger the constable
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Danemund, Esger the constable's man
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hardwin of Scales
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hardwin of Scales
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1066; 2 shillings in 1070; 2 shillings in 1086