Barley in the Domesday Book

A village in Edwinstree hundred, in the county of Hertfordshire.

Six manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: King Edward; Leofwin of Caddington
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Leofwin the noble of Caddington; Man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Auberville
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Auberville
  • Taxable Value: 4 ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £2 10/- in 1070; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 9 villagers; 3 smallholders; 1 cottager; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Earl Gyrth; Earl Algar; Earl Harold
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Freeman, one; Freemen, three
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hardwin of Scales
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Theobald of Barley (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 4 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; 15 shillings in 1070; £2 5/- in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 8 smallholders; 4 cottagers; 2 slaves; 1 priest
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (3 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Chatteris St Mary
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Chatteris
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Chatteris
  • Taxable Value: 3 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £3 10/- in 1070; £3 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 6 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
  • Woodland: 20 pigs

• 4th Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: King Edward; Toki
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Brother, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Eudo the steward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Eudo the steward
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)

• 5th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Archbishop Stigand
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Adam son of Hubert (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; 12 shillings in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 2 slaves

• 6th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Wigar of Orwell
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Algar, Wigar of Orwell's man
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Geoffrey of Bec
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ansfrid (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1066; 3 shillings in 1070; 3 shillings in 1086