Willingdon in the Domesday Book

A village in Willingdon hundred, in the county of Sussex.

Eight manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Godwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Godfrey the priest (subinfeudated); Osbern (subinfeudated); Gilbert (subinfeudated); Jocelyn (subinfeudated); Alwin (subinfeudated); Ansgot (subinfeudated); Count of Mortain; William (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 36 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £60 in 1066; £30 in 1070; £47 in 1086
  • Households: 77 villagers; 28 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 9 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs; 27 men's ploughs (36 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 60 acres
  • Woodland: 3 swine render
  • Other resources: 11 salthouses

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Goda
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Osbern son of Geoffrey (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 1 cottager
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Goda
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Reinbert the sheriff (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 2 cottagers; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 5 acres
  • Woodland: 2 swine render

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ansfrid (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Goda
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count of Eu
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs

• 6th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Goda
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; 5 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough

• 7th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfmer the priest
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count of Eu
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1066; 3 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough

• 8th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Goda
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Reinbert the sheriff (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 0 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1 shillings in 1066; 1 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 cottager