Writtle in the Domesday Book

A village in Chelmsford hundred, in the county of Essex.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Earl Harold; Earl Harold's reeve; Priest, one; Freeman, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Robert Bishop of Hereford (subinfeudated); Count Eustace (subinfeudated); King William
  • Taxable Value: 16 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £22 in 1066; £119 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 76 villagers; 68 smallholders; 2 freemen; 18 slaves; 1 priest; 1 priest
  • Plough Teams: 10 lord's ploughs; 47 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 92 acres
  • Woodland: 1300 pigs
  • Mills: 2
  • Animals in 1066: 40 cattle; 172 pigs; 9 cobs
  • Animals in 1086: 40 cattle; 172 pigs; 9 cobs; 5 foals

• 2nd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Earl Harold; Bishop of Hereford St Mary
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Hereford
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bishop of Hereford
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 8 smallholders; 1 priest
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 8 acres
  • Woodland: 100 pigs