Domesday Book
From Dittopedia
The Norman Conquest led to a comprehensive stock-take of the land, people and assets of the country. The survey for Domesday Book was conducted in 1086. There are several entries for the Dittons area[2]:
- In Kingston Hundred, Wadard holds (Thames) Ditton from the Bishop (of Bayeux). Leofgar held it from Harold ... When he died, he divided this land between his three sons, before 1066. Then it answered for six hides, now for 2.5 hides. Land for two ploughs. 1.5 ploughs there; four small-holders and four slaves. Part of a mill at 15d; meadow, four acres; woodland, 20 pigs ... Whoever holds it from Wadard pays him 50 shillings, and the service of one man-at-arms.
- In Kingston Hundred, Picot holds (Long) Ditton from Richard. Aelmer held it from King Edward. Then it answered for five hides; now this land and that above answers for four hides. Land for four ploughs ... two villagers and nine small-holders with 2.5 ploughs. A church. A mill at 9 shillings; woodland for 15 pigs ...
- In Kingston Hundred, Picot holds from Richard a land called Immerworth. Edwin and another man held it before 1066; they could go where they would. Then it answered for 0.5 hide, now for nothing. Six oxen ploughing with two small-holders. Value always 5 shillings.
- Land of Barking Church: In Emley Bridge Hundred, the Abbey of Barking had seven hides at Westone. Now it answers for three hides and one virgate. Land for three ploughs, nine villagers with three ploughs. The value is and was 40 shillings.
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Notes
- A hide was about 120 acres.
- A Hundred was a district within a shire. Notable citizens and village representatives attended the Hundreds to discuss business affairs about once a month. The Ditton and Imber representatives would have attended at Kingston Hundred. But the Weston people would have attended elsewhere since they were in Elmbridge Hundred.
- Elmbridge derived its name from Emley Bridge, the river crossing over the River Mole (or Emlyn) on today's road from Esher to Walton.
- Wadard was holding from Odo, the Bishop of Bayeux.
- Picot was holding from Richard of Tonbridge. [2]
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References
- 1. Wikipedia
- 2. Burchett, P. 1984. A Historical Sketch of THAMES DITTON. Surrey: Thames Ditton and Weston Green Residents' Association. ISBN 0-904-81120-4.
