Cowley in the Domesday Book

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

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofwin of Nuneham
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Leofwin of Nuneham
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Leofwin of Nuneham
  • Taxable Value: 4 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £5 in 1086
  • Households: 20 villagers; 5 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 8 men's ploughs (10 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 10 acres
  • Woodland: 4 furlongs
  • Mills: 1, value £2
  • Other resources: 2 fisheries

• 2nd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Eustace
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Ivry (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 3 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 3 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 5 acres
  • Woodland: 2 acres
  • Mills: 1, value £1 15/-

• 3rd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Roger of Ivry (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 4 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Pasture: 2 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Toli
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Miles Crispin
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Toli (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 2 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 1 ¹⁄₂ acres
  • Woodland: 3 acres