The Land of St Augustine's Church
In the Half-Lathe of SUTTON In LITLELEE Hundred The Abbot of St Augustine's has
a manor named PLUMSTEAD, which answers for 2 sulungs and 1 yoke. Land for ***
ploughs. In lordship 1 plough. 17 villagers with 6 cottagers have 6 ploughs.
Woodland, 5 pigs from pasturage. Value before 1066 and later £10; now £12;
however, it pays £14 8s 3d.
In the Lathe of AYLESFORD In EYHORNE Hundred The Abbot holds LENHAM himself,
which answers for 5 1/2 sulungs. Land for 18 ploughs. In lordship 2 ploughs. 40
villagers with 7 smallholders have 16 ploughs. 1 slave; 2 mills at 6s 8d;
meadow, 8 acres; woodland, 40 pigs. Value before 1066 £28; later £16; now £28.
Robert the interpreter holds 1 yoke of this manor in Bromfeld, value 5s.
In THE BOROUGH Lathe In BRIDGE Hundred The Abbot holds BEKESBOURNE himself.
which answers for 1 sulung. Land for 2 ploughs. In lordship 1. 9 villagers with
1 smallholder have 1 plough. 2 mills at 9s 6d; meadow, 3 1/2 acres; woodland at
5 pigs. Value before 1066, 100s; later 40s; now 100s.
The Abbot holds the manor of LANGPORT himself. 1 sulung and 1 yoke. It was
always exempt and without customary dues. 1 yoke which belongs to this manor
lies in another Hundred. 70 burgesses who were in the City of Canterbury belong
to this manor. In this manor are 2 1/2 ploughs in lordship. 28 villagers with 63
smallholders have 6 ploughs. Meadow, 17 acres. Value before 1066 £20; later £18;
now £35 4s.
In DOWNHAMFORD Hundred The Abbot holds LITTLEBOURNE himself, which answers for 7
sulungs. Land for 12 ploughs. In lordship 3 ploughs. 35 villagers with 14
cottagers have 6 1/2 ploughs. A church; meadow, 38 acres; woodland, 4 pigs.
Value before 1066 £25; later £20; now £32. The Bishop of Bayeux has in his park
as much of this manor as is valued at 60s.
The Abbot holds GARRINGTON himself. The Bishop of Bayeux gave it to him in
exchange for his park. It answers for 1/2 sulung and 42 acres of land. Land for
1 plough. It is there, in lordship, with 3 cottagers. Meadow, 16 acres. Value
before 1066 £4; later 40s; now £4. Edric of Elham held this manor from Esbiorn
Bicga; now Ralph of St Wandrille holds it from the Abbot.
In STURRY Hundred The Abbot holds STURRY himself, which answers for 5 exempt
sulungs. Land for 12 ploughs. In lordship 2 ploughs. 39 villagers with 32
smallholders have 12 ploughs. A church; 10 mills at £8; 7 fisheries at 5s;
meadow, 28 acres; from pasturage, 30 pigs. Value before 1066, 50s; when the
Abbot acquired it £45; now £50; however, it pays £54.
In the THANET Hundred of ST MILDRED The Abbot holds the manor of MINSTER
himself, which answers for 48 sulungs. Land for 62 ploughs. In lordship 2. 150
villagers with 50 smallholders have 63 ploughs. A church and a priest who gives
20s a year.
A salt-house; 2 fisheries at 3d; a mill. Value before 1066
£80; when the Abbot acquired it £40; now £100. 3 men-at-arms hold as much of the
villagers land of this manor as is valued at £9 when there is peace in the
land; they have 3 ploughs there.
In CHISLET Hundred The Abbot holds CHISLET himself, which answers for 12
sulungs. Land for 30 ploughs. In lordship 5 ploughs. 72 villagers with 68
smallholders have 39 ploughs. A church at 12s; 14 slaves. Meadow, 50 acres. 47
salt-houses at 50 packloads of salt; from pasturage, 130 pigs. Value before 1066
£53; later £40; now £78. 3 arpents of vines there. Of this manor 4 French
men-at-arms hold what is valued at £12 a year.
In FORDWICH Hundred The Abbot holds a small Borough which is called FORDWICH
himself. King Edward gave two parts of this Borough to St Augustine's; but the
Bishop of Bayeux, with King William's assent, also assigned to St Augustine's
the third part, which had belonged to Earl Godwin. It answers for 1 yoke. There
were 100 measures of land less 4 there which paid 13s. Now there are 73
messuages, which pay as much. Value before 1066 and later 100s; now £11 2s.
There also are 24 acres of land which St Augustine's always had, where there
were and are 6 burgesses who pay 22s. In this Borough Archbishop Lanfranc holds
7 measures of land which served St Augustine's before 1066; now the Archbishop
takes their service from it.
Near the City of Canterbury St Augustine's has 1/2 sulung which was always
exempt. 1 plough there in lordship, with 15 smallholders. Meadow, 7 acres. There
are also 4 acres of land which 4 nuns hold in alms from the Abbot; they pay 2s
and 1 packload of flour. Value of all this before 1066, later and now £4.
In the Lathe of WYE In FAVERSHAM Hundred The Abbot holds WILDERTON himself,
which answers for 1 sulung. Land for 2 ploughs. In lordship 1; 9 villagers with
1 plough. Meadow, 2 acres; 5 pigs from woodland pasturage. Value before 1066,
60s; when acquired 40s; now £4.
In WYE Hundred The Abbot holds ASHENFIELD himself, and Ansketil of Rots from
him. It answers for 1 sulung. Land for 1 plough. It is there, in lordship, with
5 smallholders. Meadow, 6 acres; woodland, 10 pigs. Value before 1066, 40s;
later 20s; now 40s.
In DERNEDALE Adam son of Hubert holds 1/2 sulung from the Abbot. Land for 1/2
plough. 2 slaves. Meadow, 7 acres. The value is and always was 20s.
In BOUGHTON Hundred The Abbot holds SELLING manor himself without a hall, which
answers for 6 sulungs. Land for 11 ploughs. In lordship nothing. 30 villagers
have 10 ploughs. A church. Value before 1066 £15; when acquired £8; now £13 5s.
In CALEHILL Hundred The Abbot holds 1/2 yoke in ROOTING himself, which answered
for 1/2 sulung before 1066. There was and is 1 plough in lordship. The value is
and always was 15s.
In CHART Hundred The Abbot holds 1 yoke in RIPTON himself, and Ansered from him.
It answers for 1 yoke. Land for 2 ploughs. In lordship 1, with 4 smallholders.
Meadow, 11 acres. 1/4 mill at 15d; woodland, 10 pigs. Further, he has 2 yokes
which the Abbot gave him from his lordship and 2 villagers with 8 smallholders.
Value before 1066 and later £3; now £4.
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