Aller in the Domesday Book

A village in Silverton hundred, in the county of Devon.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Merleswein the sheriff
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ralph Paynel
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph Paynel
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1070; £5 in 1086
  • Households: 14 villagers; 9 smallholders; 5 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 7 men's ploughs (10 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 20 acres
  • Woodland: 20 acres
  • Pasture: 50 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 1 animals

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Baldwin the sheriff
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William Black (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 5 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Woodland: 10 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 3 pigs