Aldington in the Domesday Book

A village in Bircholt hundred, in the county of Kent.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Archbishop of Canterbury Christ Church
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Archbishop of Canterbury
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Archbishop of Canterbury
  • Taxable Value: 21 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £62 in 1066; £62 in 1070; £101 in 1086
  • Households: 190 villagers; 50 smallholders; 13 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 13 lord's ploughs; 70 men's ploughs (100 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 170 acres
  • Woodland: 60 swine render
  • Churches: 1
  • Mills: 3, value 16 shillings
  • Other resources: 3 fisheries

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Archbishop of Canterbury Christ Church
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Archbishop of Canterbury Christ Church; Alfhere
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Archbishop of Canterbury
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Archbishop of Canterbury; Count of Eu (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £20 in 1066; £20 in 1070; £22 in 1086
  • Households: 28 villagers; 31 smallholders; 8 slaves; 7 priests; 85 burgesses
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 8 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (10 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 20 acres
  • Woodland: 10 swine render
  • Churches: 1
  • Mills: 1, value 2 shillings