Soberton in the Domesday Book

A village in Meonstoke hundred, in the county of Hampshire.

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Godwin
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Leofman of Soberton
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 4 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £3 in 1070; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 6 villagers; 3 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 1 acre
  • Mills: 2, value 15 shillings

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 3 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 3 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 5 shillings

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfnoth
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Herbert the chamberlain
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Herbert the chamberlain
  • Taxable Value: 3 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers; 8 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 2 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 10 shillings

• 4th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: King Edward
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Andrac
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Henry the treasurer
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Henry the treasurer
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 in 1070; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 4 villagers; 5 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 2 acres