Myton in the Domesday Book

A village in Stoneleigh hundred, in the county of Warwickshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Algar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Meulan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count of Meulan
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £6 in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 11 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 3 men's ploughs (8 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 12 acres
  • Mills: 2, value £3 10/-

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Edwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Thorkil of Warwick
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count of Meulan (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £6 in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers; 7 smallholders; 2 slaves; 8 men
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 3 men's ploughs (2 plough lands)
  • Mills: 2, value £3 10/-

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Edwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Thorkil of Warwick
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Canons of Warwick (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders; 1 female slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (1 plough land)
  • Meadow: 4 acres