Luffenhall in the Domesday Book

A village in Odsey hundred, in the county of Hertfordshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlords in 1066: Archbishop Stigand; Almer of Bennington
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, two; Freeman, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop Odo of Bayeux
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Osbern (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 3 smallholders; 4 cottagers; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 2 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Canons of London St Paul
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Canons of London St Paul
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Canons of London St Paul
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 2 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (2 plough lands)

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Algar
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alward the noble
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hardwin of Scales
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Theobald of Barley (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1070; 5 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders