Overton in the Domesday Book

A village in Bulford hundred, in the county of Yorkshire.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Canons of York St Peter; Thorbiorn; Earl Morcar
  • Tenants in Chief in 1086: King William; Canons of York; Count Alan
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: 1 tributary (subinfeudated); Canons of York; Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: 9 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 12 shillings in 1066; 8 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 1 villager
  • Plough Teams: 3 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Morcar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: 7 ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 6/- in 1066; £1 6/- in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs (4 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 30 acres
  • Woodland: 1 mixed measure

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Morcar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: 5 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 3 men's ploughs (2 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 30 acres
  • Woodland: 1 mixed measure