Yarsop in the Domesday Book

A village in Stepleset hundred, in the county of Herefordshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Leofwin the interpreter; Edwy the noble; Saemer
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Lacy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Baskerville (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 4 shillings in 1066; £1 10/- in 1070; 15 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 slave; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Almer
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Ecouis
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Ecouis
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; 15 shillings in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; ¹⁄₂ men's plough

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfnoth
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph the chaplain's wife
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph the chaplain's wife
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1066; 12 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Ecouis
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Ecouis
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1066; 3 shillings in 1086