Hampreston in the Domesday Book

A village in Cranborne hundred, in the county of Dorset.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thanes, five
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Aiulf the chamberlain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Aiulf the chamberlain
  • Taxable Value: 6 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 6 smallholders; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 20 acres
  • Woodland: 4 furlongs
  • Pasture: 8 furlongs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Saewulf
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 4 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 40 acres
  • Woodland: 2 acres
  • Pasture: 1 mixed measure
  • Animals in 1086: 15 cattle; 11 pigs; 1 cob

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aethelward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh son of Grip's wife Hawise
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Chernet (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 12 shillings in 1070; 12 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 2 smallholders
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Woodland: 1 furlong

• 4th Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Thorkil
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Thorkil
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 6 acres
  • Woodland: 2 furlongs
  • Pasture: 2 furlongs