Orcheston in the Domesday Book

A village in Dolesfield hundred, in the county of Wiltshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thrasemund of Manston
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Osbern Giffard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Osbern Giffard
  • Taxable Value: 5 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1070; £5 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 5 cottagers; 3 slaves; 3 other households
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Pasture: 3 furlongs

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Edward of Salisbury
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 4 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1070; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 4 smallholders; 4 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Pasture: 8 furlongs

• 3rd Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Wulfmer; Alwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Osbern Giffard
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Osbern Giffard
  • Taxable Value: 3 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1070; £2 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 3 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs (2 plough lands)
  • Pasture: ¹⁄₂ mixed measure

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Edward of Salisbury
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1070; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder; 3 slaves
  • Pasture: 80 acres