Nursling in the Domesday Book of 1086
Nursling has also been called Nutshalling
Nursling was mentioned it the Domesday Book of 1086
Nursling was a settlement in Domesday Book, in the hundred of Buddlesgate and the county of Hampshire.
It had a recorded population of 30 households in 1086, putting it in the largest 40% of settlements recorded in Domesday.
Land of Bishop of Winchester (St Peter & St Swithin)
Households
Households: 21 villagers. 8 smallholders. 1 slave.
Land and resources
Ploughland: 6 ploughlands. 1 lord's plough teams. 10 men's plough teams.
Other resources: Meadow 140 acres. Woodland 5 swine render. 1 mill, value 1 pound 2 shillings and 7 pence. 1 church.
Valuation
Annual value to lord: 9 pounds in 1086; 5 pounds when acquired by the 1086 owner; 8 pounds in 1066.
Owners
Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Winchester (St Peter & St Swithin), bishop of.
Lord in 1086: Winchester (St Peter & St Swithin), bishop of.
Lord in 1066: Winchester (St Peter & St Swithin), bishop of.
Other information
Phillimore reference: Hampshire 3,2
Comparison to other nearby settlements.
By comparison, nearby settlements of Millbrook and Shirley. Which later became parishes, which subsequently merged, and then again separated.
Millbrook was a settlement in Domesday Book, in the hundred of Mansbridge and the county of Hampshire.
It had a recorded population of 28 households in 1086, putting it in the largest 40% of settlements recorded in Domesday.
Land of Bishop of Winchester (St Peter & St Swithin)
Interestingly, for Millbrook, the lord in both 1066 and 1086 is stated as being 'villagers'
Shirley was a settlement in Domesday Book, in the hundred of Mansbridge and the county of Hampshire.
It had a recorded population of 12 households in 1086.
Land of Ralph of Mortimer
Mortimer is a surname in my Family Tree. I wonder if there is a connection?
Nearby towns were Southampton, Romsey and Eling, 4.2 miles / 1hr 25 mins walk, 3.7 miles / 1hr 14 mins walk, and 3.6 miles / 1hr 13 mins walk respectively, according to Google Maps
Southampton was a settlement in Domesday Book, in the hundred of Mansbridge and the county of Hampshire.
It had a recorded population of 185.5 households in 1086, putting it in the largest 20% of settlements recorded in Domesday, and is listed under 4 owners in Domesday Book.
Land of Bishop of Winchester (St Peter & St Swithin)
Romsey was a settlement in Domesday Book, in the hundred of Somborne and the county of Hampshire.
It had a recorded population of 127 households in 1086, putting it in the largest 20% of settlements recorded in Domesday.
Land of Romsey (St Mary & St Elfleda), abbey of
Eling was a settlement in Domesday Book, in the hundred of Redbridge and the county of Hampshire.
It had a recorded population of 69 households in 1086, putting it in the largest 20% of settlements recorded in Domesday.
Land of King William
Between Nursling and Eling is Totton.
Totton was a settlement in Domesday Book, in the hundred of Redbridge and the county of Hampshire.
It had a recorded population of 20 households in 1086, and is listed under 2 owners in Domesday Book.
Land of Romsey (St Mary & St Elfleda), abbey of
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Land of Aghmund, of Wellow
