Beddingham in the Domesday Book

A village in Totnore hundred, in the county of Sussex.

Five manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert (subinfeudated); Count of Mortain; Godfrey (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 52 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £100 in 1066; £20 in 1070; £36 in 1086
  • Households: 68 villagers; 21 smallholders; 5 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 7 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs; 34 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (33 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 50 acres
  • Woodland: 30 swine render
  • Mills: 1, value 8 shillings
  • Other resources: 4 salthouses

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Goda
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count of Eu
  • Taxable Value: 3 ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £3 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 18 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 13 men's ploughs (10 plough lands)

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfnoth the priest
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Grestain (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Queen Edith
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count of Eu
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; 10 shillings in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count of Eu
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 3 men's ploughs