Lupridge in the Domesday Book

A village in Diptford hundred, in the county of Devon.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Snotta
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Gotshelm brother of Walter of Claville
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Baldwin of Buckland (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 7 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Woodland: 2 furlongs
  • Pasture: 2 furlongs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Cola
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Walter of Claville
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter of Claville
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager; 1 villager
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 1 acre
  • Woodland: 1 furlong
  • Pasture: 1 furlong

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Reginald of Vautortes (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 19 shillings in 1070; 15 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 2 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Animals in 1086: 4 cattle; 6 pigs