Willington in the Domesday Book

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

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Leofric; Doda
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Stafford
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ewein (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 1 smallholder; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (2 plough lands)

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gilbert of Ghent
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Fulbric (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 2 smallholders; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 15 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 5 shillings