Chastleton in the Domesday Book

A village in Shipton hundred, in the county of Oxfordshire.

Eight manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Azur; Coleman
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Aelfric
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Aelfric
  • Taxable Value: 5 ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 1 smallholder; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 26 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ilbert of Lacy (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld

• 3rd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 10 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Urso of Abetot (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 6 shillings in 1066; 6 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Winchcombe St Mary
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Winchcombe
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Abbey of Winchcombe
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld

• 6th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Abbey of Winchcombe St Mary
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Henry of Ferrers
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Henry of Ferrers
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld

• 7th Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ilbert of Lacy (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough ( ¹⁄₂ plough land)
  • Meadow: 7 acres

• 8th Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ansketil of Graye (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £6 in 1066; £6 in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers; 4 smallholders; 3 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 3 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (7 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 38 acres
  • Pasture: 2 furlongs
  • Mills: 1, value 4 shillings