Mappowder in the Domesday Book

A village in Buckland [Newton] hundred, in the county of Dorset.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Bolla the priest; Thanes, seven
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bolla the priest
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bolla the priest
  • Taxable Value: 5 ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1086
  • Households: 8 villagers; 4 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 16 acres
  • Woodland: 4 furlongs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Brictric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Taxable Value: ⁷⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1070; 12 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 slave
  • Meadow: 12 acres
  • Woodland: 2 furlongs

• 3rd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Wulfward; Almer
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh Maltravers (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1070; 7 shillings in 1086
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Woodland: 5 acres