Austrey in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thanes, eight
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Nigel of Aubigny
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Nigel of Aubigny
  • Taxable Value: 5 ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £6 in 1066; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 12 villagers; 8 smallholders; 1 priest
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 5 men's ploughs (10 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 1 furlong

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Burton St Mary & St Modwen
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Burton
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Burton
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 4 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Siward Barn
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Henry of Ferrers
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Nigel of Aubigny (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers; 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (2 plough lands)