Exford in the Domesday Book

A village in Carhampton hundred, in the county of Somerset.

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aiulf of Exford
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Courseulles
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Courseulles
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Woodland: 12 acres
  • Pasture: 10 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Sharp
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Mohun
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Mohun
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1070; 1 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Courseulles
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ednoth of Exford (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1070; 2/4¾ in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 3 acres
  • Woodland: 2 acres
  • Pasture: 10 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 4 cattle; 3 pigs; 10 goats

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfwin of Tolland
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Roger of Courseulles
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2/4¾ in 1070; 2/4¾ in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 3 acres
  • Pasture: 10 acres

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Dunn
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Mohun
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Mohun
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/2½ in 1070; 1/2½ in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager
  • Pasture: 15 acres