Ashley in the Domesday Book

A village in Stoke hundred, in the county of Northamptonshire.

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Frani of Ashley; Algar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Tosny
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Walkelin of Harrowden (subinfeudated); Gunfrid of Chocques (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 3 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers; 9 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 9 acres
  • Woodland: 3 mixed measures
  • Mills: 1, value 2/7¼

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Northmann
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Bucy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Bucy
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10/7¼ in 1066; 10/7¼ in 1086
  • Households: 6 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (1 plough land)

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Algar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Tosny
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Wibert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/2½ in 1066; 5 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders; 1 slave

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Northmann
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Bucy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; 3 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Waltheof
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Countess Judith
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5/2½ in 1086
  • Households: 3 freemen