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Helstone
Hundred: Stratton
County: Cornwall
Total population: 53 households (very large).
Total tax assessed: 2 exemption units (quite small).
Taxable units: Taxable value 2 exemption units. Taxed on 1.0.
Value: Value to lord in 1086 £15.9. Value to lord c. 1070 £15.9.
Households: 20 villagers. 15 smallholders. 18 slaves.
Ploughland: 15 ploughlands (land for). 4 lord's plough teams. 8 men's plough teams.
Other resources: 1.0 lord's lands. Pasture 3 * 2 leagues. Woodland 10 acres.
Livestock in 1086: 10 cattle. 5 pigs. 150 sheep. 12 goats. 18 .
Lord in 1066: Algar.
Lord in 1086: Count Robert of Mortain.
Tenant-in-chief in 1086 Count Robert of Mortain.
Taken from http://opendomesday.org/search/?geo=helstone
The Count of Mortain was the title of Robert half brother of William the Conqueror.
Before he came into the ownership of Helston, Algar son of Leofric held it.
TERMS USED
HIDE - a land measure of 120 acres
LEAGUE - about 1 1/2 miles
It is interesting to note that the church of St Julitta and Lanteglos are not listed in the Domesday Book, Helstone is the nearest and biggest settlement
1400 Map showing Lanteglos as part of Helston Manor
It includes Michaelstow in the south and Goosehill in the north east
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