Whitestone in the Domesday Book

A village in Wonford hundred, in the county of Devon.

Three manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Cniht
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Baldwin the sheriff
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bernard Napeless (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 2 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; 1 men's plough (4 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Woodland: 3 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 4 cattle

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Baldwin the sheriff
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Beaumont (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 1 smallholder; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Woodland: 8 acres
  • Animals in 1086: 2 cattle; 10 goats

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Tholf the Dane
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Eu
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ranulf (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 6 shillings in 1070; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Woodland: 4 acres