Adber in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alsi of Castle Cary
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter of Douai
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph of Conteville (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1070; 15 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Woodland: 20 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Siward Guntram
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Siward Guntram
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Siward Guntram
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 6 acres
  • Woodland: 1 furlong
  • Animals in 1086: 7 cattle; 13 pigs

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwy
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Drogo of Montacute (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)
  • Meadow: 6 acres
  • Woodland: 10 acres