Domesday Wateringbury (1086)

Post date: Feb 01, 2012 5:8:21 PM

Above is the original Latin text for the two manors of Wateringbury from the Domesday Book of 1086

It translates as follows:

Ralph son of Thorold holds Wateringbury from the Bishop. It answers for 2 sulungs. Land for 5 ploughs. In lordship 2. 6 villagers with 8 smallholders have 3ploughs. A church; 2 mills at 3s; meadow 2 acres; a fishery at 30 eels; woodland 2 pigs.

Value before 1066 and later 40s; now £6. Leofeva held it from King Edward. 4 sites in the city are attached to this manor; they pay 3s.

Hugh of Brebouef holds Wateringbury from the Bishop. It answers for 2 sulungs. Land for 4 ploughs. In lordship 1. 9 villagers with 4 smallholders have 2ploughs. 3 slaves; 1 mill at 16d; meadow, 3 acres; woodland, 2 pigs.

Value before 1066 and later £4; now 100s. Godil held it from King Edward.

The translation is from Philimore' s Domesday Book-Kent edited by Philip Morgan, 1983

For an explanation of the Domesday Book in relation to Wateringbury please see the Society's 2011 publication 'A History of Wateringbury to 1086'.

Also see Women own all of Wateringbury.