Domesday Survey: Appendix II

A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 1, Physique, Archaeology, Domesday, Ecclesiastical Organization, the Jews, Religious Houses, Education of Working Classes To 1870, Private Education From Sixteenth Century. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1969.

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'Domesday Survey: Appendix II', in A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 1, Physique, Archaeology, Domesday, Ecclesiastical Organization, the Jews, Religious Houses, Education of Working Classes To 1870, Private Education From Sixteenth Century, ed. J S Cockburn, H P F King, K G T McDonnell( London, 1969), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol1/pp132-135 [accessed 16 November 2024].

'Domesday Survey: Appendix II', in A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 1, Physique, Archaeology, Domesday, Ecclesiastical Organization, the Jews, Religious Houses, Education of Working Classes To 1870, Private Education From Sixteenth Century. Edited by J S Cockburn, H P F King, K G T McDonnell( London, 1969), British History Online, accessed November 16, 2024, https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol1/pp132-135.

"Domesday Survey: Appendix II". A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 1, Physique, Archaeology, Domesday, Ecclesiastical Organization, the Jews, Religious Houses, Education of Working Classes To 1870, Private Education From Sixteenth Century. Ed. J S Cockburn, H P F King, K G T McDonnell(London, 1969), , British History Online. Web. 16 November 2024. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol1/pp132-135.

Appendix II

DISTRIBUTION OF LAND AMONG THE PEASANTRY
Tenures precisely recorded (fn. 2) Tenures imprecisely recorded
Entry Manor Class (fn. 1) h ½h v ½v a villani bordars cottars No details (fn. 3)
2 Nanesmaneslande C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30
2 Holborn C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
3 Hayes V .. 12 20 40 .. 2 on 2h .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 on 2h .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12
4 Harrow (fn. 4) V .. 13 28 48 .. 13 on 4h .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. 2 on 13a ..
5 Unnamed V 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
6 Stepney V .. 7 44 9 .. .. .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 on 1h ..
7 Stepney V .. 1 .. .. .. 6 on 3v .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 on ½v .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 on 2½a ..
8 Stepney V .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 on 10a .. ..
9 Stepney B .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 on 1½h .. ..
11 Stepney V .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. 4:7a .. .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
12 Stepney B .. .. .. .. 2:5a .. .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 on 4a 1
13 Stepney V .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 on 5a .. ..
17 Fulham (fn. 5) V 5 .. 13 34 .. .. .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 on ½h 8 de suis hortis ..
18 Fulham V .. .. .. .. .. 6 on ½h .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 on 8a 3
19 Fulham V .. .. 8 7 .. .. .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. 7:5a .. .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16
20 Twyford V .. .. .. .. .. 3 on ½h ½v .. .. ..
21 Twyford V .. .. .. .. .. 2 on 1v .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. 1:6a .. .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
22 Willesden V .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25
B .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
23 Harlesden V .. .. 12 10 .. .. .. .. ..
25 Tottenham Court V .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
B .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
26 St. Pancras V .. .. .. .. .. 4 on 4h .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
27 Islington V .. .. .. .. .. 3 on 1v .. .. ..
28 Islington V .. .. .. .. .. 4 on 2h .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13
29 (Stoke) Newington (fn. 6) V .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 on 10a ..
30 Hoxton V .. .. .. .. .. 3 on 1h .. .. ..
31 Hoxton V .. .. .. .. .. 7 on 3h .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16
32 Bishopsgate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 on 9a ..
33 Stanestaple V .. .. .. .. .. 7 on 4h .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
34 Unnamed C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
35 (W.) Drayton V .. .. .. .. .. 8 on 2h .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. 1:5a .. 6 on 30a .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 on 4a ..
36 (Westminster) V 1 .. 9 9 .. .. .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. 1:5a .. .. 41 render 40s. p.a. for their gardens ..
37 (Westminster) C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
38 Hampstead V .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 on 1v .. ..
40 Staines V .. 3 1 8 .. 4 on 1h .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. 10:5a .. {36 on 3h 4 on 40a 8 on 1v} .. ..
C .. .. .. .. 5:4a .. .. 3 on 9a ..
41 Sunbury V .. .. 8 .. .. 2 on 1v .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 on 1v .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
42 Shepperton V .. .. 17 .. .. .. .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 on 9a 2
43 Greenford V 1 on 1h 1v 4 .. .. .. 4 on 1h .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 on 1h .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
44 Hanwell V 1 on 2h .. .. .. .. 4 on 1h .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 on 3v .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
45 Cowley V .. .. .. .. .. 2 on ½h .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
46 Kingsbury V .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
47 Hendon V .. 3 7 16 .. .. .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 have ½h .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
48 Harmondsworth V 2 .. 14 6 .. 2 on 1h .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. 6:5a .. .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
49 Unnamed V 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
50 Tyburn V .. .. .. 1 .. 2 on ½h .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 on 10a .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
51 Hatton V .. .. .. .. .. 2 on 1½h .. .. ..
52 Hanworth V 1 .. 5 .. .. 2 on 1v .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
53 Harmondsworth V .. .. .. .. .. 2 on 1h .. .. ..
54 Harlington V .. .. 12 4 .. .. .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 on 11a .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8
55 Colham V .. .. 6 .. .. 4 on 2v .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. 10:5a .. .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4
56 Hillingdon V .. .. .. .. .. 2 on ½h .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 on 10a .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
57 Dawley V .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 on 5a .. ..
58 'Ticheham' V .. .. .. .. .. 6 on 1h 2 on 1h, 1v 2 on 2v .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. 4 on 20a .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
59 Laleham V .. .. .. .. .. 6 on ½h .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
61 Bedfont V .. .. .. .. 1:8a .. .. .. ..
62 Feltham V .. .. 14 5 .. .. .. .. ..
63 Kempton V .. .. 6 8 .. .. .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 on 1v .. ..
64 Stanmore V .. .. 4 .. .. 2 on 1v .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 on 10a 3 on 1a ..
65 Ebury V .. 1 4 14 .. .. .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 on 1v .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
66 Unnamed B .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 on 14a .. ..
67 Islington V .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
B .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
68 Greenford V .. .. .. .. .. 2 on ½h .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
70 'Ticheham' V .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5
71 Northolt V 1 5 8 8 .. .. .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
72 Edmonton V 1 3 20 24 .. 4 on 1h, 1v .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. 4:5a 4:4a .. 9 on 3v .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 on 4a 10
73 Enfield V 1 3 17 36 .. .. .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 on 1h, 1v .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 on 23a 5 on 1a 18
74 Ruislip V .. .. 17 10 .. 2 on 1h .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. 7:4a .. .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8
75 Kingsbury V .. .. 8 3 .. .. .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. 5:5a .. .. ..
76 Stanwell V 1 8 10 8 .. .. .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 on 28a .. 6
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
77 Bedfont V .. .. .. 4 .. 4 on 1h .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. 3 on 13a .. .. ..
78 West Bedfont V .. .. .. .. .. 2 on 1h 2 on 2v 2 on 1v .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. 1:5a .. .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. 1:5a .. .. .. ..
79 Hatton V .. .. 1 .. .. 2 on 1v .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. 1:5a .. .. .. ..
80 Isleworth (fn. 7) V .. .. 51 42 .. 6 on 2h ½v .. .. 12
B .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6
81 Hampton V .. .. 30 .. .. 11 on 2½h .. .. ..
B .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. ..
82 Harefield V .. .. 5 5 .. .. .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. 7:5a .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. 1:3a .. .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
83 Haggerston (fn. 8) V .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
B .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7
84 Unnamed C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
85 Stepney V .. .. .. .. 1:14a 1:12a .. .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. .. n bordars on ½h ½v .. ..
87 Stepney V .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
B .. .. .. 8 .. .. .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. 4:19a .. .. .. ..
88 Laleham V .. 7 1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 on Iv .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
89 Charlton V .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. 1: 8a .. .. .. ..
90 Stanmore V .. .. 1 8 .. .. .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. 3:5a .. .. .. ..
91 Cranford V .. .. 8 .. .. .. .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 on 2a ..
92 Chelsea V .. .. .. 4 .. 2 on 2v .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. 3:5a .. .. .. ..
93 Kensington V .. .. 12 .. .. 6 on 3v .. .. ..
94 Tollington V .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 on 9a .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
95 Islington V .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
96 Tottenham V .. .. .. 24 .. 6 on 6v .. .. ..
B .. .. .. .. 12:5a .. .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17
97 Lisson V .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. ..
C .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 on 2a ..

Footnotes

  • 1. Villani, bordars, and cottars are entered as V, B, C.
  • 2. The figures below show the number of men who held single hides, half-hides, virgates, or half-virgates (except where otherwise stated) or a precise number of acres (thus 4:7a, where 4 men each held 7 acres).
  • 3. Many cottars entered in this column probably had no land.
  • 4. There were 7 'men' in Harrow (4), 24 at St. Pancras (34), 3 at Hillingdon (56), and a number at Westminster (36).
  • 5. Fulham (17): sub eis manent inter villanos et bordarios xxxi.
  • 6. Stoke Newington (29): Ibi iiii villani et xxxvii cotarii de x acris.
  • 7. Isleworth (80): Sub eis manent inter villanos et bordarios xii et vi villani domini qui tenent ii hidas et dimidiam virgatam.
  • 8. Haggerston (83): Ibi iii villani et vii bordarii qui tenent hanc terram.
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