Rodmell in the Domesday Book

A village in Holmestrow hundred, in the county of Sussex.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Harold
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Warenne
  • Lords of the Manor in 1086: William of Warenne; Norman the hunter (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 64 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £60 in 1066; £20 in 1070; £37 in 1086
  • Households: 107 villagers; 27 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 7 lord's ploughs; 34 men's ploughs (36 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 140 acres
  • Woodland: 23 swine render
  • Churches: 1
  • Other resources: 11 salthouses

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Harold
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Braose
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Braose
  • Taxable Value: 5 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1066; £8 in 1070; £8 in 1086
  • Households: 10 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 5 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 4 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Godwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count of Mortain
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers; 1 smallholder
  • Plough Teams: 5 men's ploughs (6 plough lands)
  • Woodland: 40 swine render