Horley in the Domesday Book

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

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Toki
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 10 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £5 in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 6 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 20 acres
  • Mills: 0.5, value 1/2½

• 2nd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Thorgot Lag; Queen Edith
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Berengar of Tosny
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ralph (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 10 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £5 in 1070; £7 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 3 smallholders; 5 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 20 acres
  • Mills: 0.5, value 1/2½

• 3rd Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Stafford
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 2 smallholders; 3 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 men's plough (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 1 mixed measure
  • Woodland: 3 furlongs
  • Mills: 1, value 5 shillings