Worgret in the Domesday Book

A village in Hasler hundred, in the county of Dorset.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Brictwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Braose
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 7/12 in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 1 smallholder
  • Mills: 0.5, value 10 shillings

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Cerne St Peter
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Cerne
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Cerne
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 slaves
  • Meadow: 8 acres
  • Mills: 0.5

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Almer
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh Gosbert
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh Gosbert
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1070; 1 shillings in 1086