Handbridge in the Domesday Book

A village in Chester hundred, in the county of Cheshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Arni of Neston
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William son of Nigel
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William son of Nigel
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 4 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh Delamere
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh Delamere
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1066; 3 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ men's plough

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfnoth
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh son of Osbern
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh son of Osbern
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 3 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ³⁄₈ men's plough