Rushden in the Domesday Book

A village in Willey hundred, in the county of Bedfordshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Gytha of Hereford
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Peverel
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William Peverel
  • Taxable Value: 6 geld
  • Households: 19 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 12 men's ploughs (12 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 30 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 10 shillings

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Burgred father of Edwin
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelfric, Burgred father of Edwin's man
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Coutances
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alwold (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 5 shillings in 1070; 5 shillings in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough ( ³⁄₄ plough land)
  • Meadow: ³⁄₄ plough

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Countess Gytha of Hereford
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Saemer the priest
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Peverel
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Malet (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1066; 1/2½ in 1070; 1/2½ in 1086
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₄ lord's plough ( ¹⁄₄ plough land)

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Countess Gytha of Hereford
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William Peverel
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: William Peverel
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £10 in 1070; £18 in 1086