Ansfrid holds 2 hides of this manor. He has 1/2 plough in lordship, with 4
smallholders. Value before 1066 £7; later 100s; now £7; value of what Ansfrid
holds, 20s.
In EASWRITHE Hundred
The Bishop holds AMBERLEY himself. Before 1066 and now it answered for 24 hides.
Land for *** ploughs. In lordship 2 ploughs. 20 villagers with 13 smallholders
have 12 ploughs. Meadow, 30 acres; woodland, 7 pigs from pasturage. William the
cleric holds 2 hides of this manor; Aldred the priest 3 hides; Baldwin 2 1/2
hides; Ralph 2 hides less 1 virgate; Theodric 3 hides; Huscarl 2 hides. Between
them they have 5 ploughs in lordship and 17 villagers and 25 smallholders who
have 5 ploughs. Value of the whole manor before 1066 £20; later £15; now, what
the Bishop holds £14; value of what the others hold from the Bishop £7.
In SOMERLEY Hundred
The Bishop holds SIDLESHAM himself, in lordship. Before 1066 and now it answered
for 12 hides. Land for 12 ploughs. In lordship 2 ploughs. 16 villagers with 14
smallholders have 7 ploughs. Meadow, 1 acre; woodland for fencing. Gilbert holds
3 hides of this manor; Roscelin 1 hide; Ulf 1 hide. In lordship they have 3
ploughs, with 12 smallholders. Value of the whole manor before 1066 £10; later
£8; now, what the Bishop holds £10; what the men hold 65s.
The Bishop holds SELSEY himself, in lordship. Before 1066 and now it answered
for 10 hides. Land for 7 ploughs. In lordship 2 ploughs. 16 villagers with 11
smallholders have 5 ploughs. 2 slaves; 6 sites in Chichester at 38d. Geoffrey
holds 1 hide of this manor; William 1/2 hide and 1/2 virgate. They have 1 1/2
ploughs, with 1 smallholder. Value of the whole manor before 1066 £12; later
£10; now, the Bishop's lordship £12; his men's 40s.
The Bishop holds East? WITTERING himself, in lordship. Before 1066 and now it
answered for 14 hides. Land for 8 ploughs. In lordship 2. 15 villagers with 12
smallholders have 5 ploughs. 1 mill at 30d; 13 sites at 26d in Chichester;
grazing, 1 pig in 7. Ralph holds 1 hide of this manor; Herbert 3 hides. In
lordship they have 2 1/2 ploughs and 2 villagers with 12 smallholders and 1/2
plough. Value of the whole manor before 1066 and later £8; now, value of what
the Bishop has as much; what the men have 50s.
In PRESTON Hundred
The Bishop holds PRESTON himself. It was always in the monastery's lands. Before
1066 and now it answered for 20 hides. Land for 12 ploughs. In lordship 1 1/2.
30 villagers with 20 smallholders have 12 ploughs; in Lewes 3 sites at 18d. A
church; meadow, 15 acres; woodland at 2 pigs from pasturage. Lovell holds 2
hides of this manor. He has 2 ploughs and 9 villagers with 3 smallholders who
have 2 ploughs. A mill. Value 40s. Value of the whole manor before 1066 £18;
later £10; now £18; formerly it was at £25 revenue, but it could not pay it.
The Canons of Chichester hold 16 hides in common which have never paid tax, as
they state. They have 4 ploughs in lordship. Value of this £8.
The Land of St Peter's of Westminster
In EASWRITHE Hundred
The Abbot of St Peter's of Westminster holds PARHAM and held it from King
Edward. Then it answered for 7 hides; now for 3. Land for 4 ploughs. In lordship
1. 8 villagers with 5 cottagers have 2 ploughs. Meadow, 9 acres. The value is
and was £4.
The Land of Fécamp Church
In GUESTLING Hundred
The Abbot of Fécamp holds RYE from the King, and held it from King Edward. Then
it answered for 20 hides; now for 17 1/2 hides. Land for 35 ploughs. In lordship
1 plough. 100 villagers, less 1, have 43 ploughs. 5 churches which pay 64s; 100
salt-houses at £8 15s; meadow, 7 acres; woodland, 2 pigs from pasturage. In this
manor is a new Borough Rye; 64 burgesses pay £8 less 2s; in Hastings 4 burgesses
and 14 smallholders pay 63s. Robert of Hastings holds 2 1/2 hides of this manor
from the Abbot; Heoruwulf 1/2 hide. They have 4 villagers, 4 cottagers and 2
ploughs. Value of the whole manor before 1066 £34; now, the Abbot's lordship
£50; the men's 44s.
In STEYNING Hundred
The Abbot holds STEYNING himself. Earl Harold held it at the end of King
Edward's life. Then it answered for 81 hides; in addition a further 18 hides and
7 acres outside the Rape which have never paid tax; now 67 hides. 33 1/2 hides
are in the Rape of Arundel; the others are in the Rape of William of Braose
Bramber, but the Abbot holds them all now. Land in the whole manor for 41
ploughs. In lordship 7 ploughs. 178 villagers with 63 smallholders have 48
ploughs. 2 churches; 9 slaves; 4 mills at 47s; in addition 68 pigs. Meadow, 113
acres; woodland, 45 pigs from pasturage. In the Borough Steyning there were 118
messuages; they paid £4 2s. Now there are 123 messuages; they pay 100s and 100d.
Their holders have 1 1/2 ploughs. Before 1066 they worked at the court like
villagers. Value before 1066 £86; later £50; now £100; however, it is at a
revenue for £122 less 2s.
In BURY Hundred
The Abbot holds BURY himself from the King. Countess Goda held it from King
Edward. Then it answered for 16 hides; now for 12 hides. Land for 16 ploughs. In
lordship 2 ploughs. 48 villagers with 22 cottagers have 18 ploughs. A church;
meadow, 30 acres; woodland, 40 pigs; a fishery. Value before 1066 and later £12;
now £24.
The Land of Bishop Osbern of Exeter
In BOSHAM Hundred
Bishop Osbern holds the church of BOSHAM from the King; he held it from King
Edward. 112 hides belonged to this church. Now 47 are outside it; Hugh son of
Ranulf holds 30 hides; Ralph of Quesnay, 17 hides. When Bishop Osbern acquired
it, the church answered for 65 hides, now the same. Land for *** ploughs. In
lordship 2 ploughs. 21 villagers with 18 smallholders have 8 ploughs. 3 mills at
14s; meadow, 12 acres; a salt-house at 2s; 1 site at 8d in Chichester. Mauger
holds 12 hides of the land of this church as one manor, called West Thorney. He
pays tax for 8 hides. He has 32 villagers with 8 ploughs. Ralph has 1 hide of
this church land; a cleric 1 hide, and 4 clerics 1 hide in common.
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