1086 Domesday Book

Wellington Heath does not appear in the Domesday Book  because it did not exist as a community or hamlet at that time. It was not until the 1700’s that the area now forming the village became settled.

The extract from the Domesday Book shown here is the page that includes Ledbury, shown enlarged below. 

Ledbury is noted as having 12 households, 14 villagers, 7 smallholders and 3 other. The land is described as ploughland with 37 plough teams, 14 acres of meadow, 0.25 square leagues (2.25 sq. miles) of woodland and 2 mills. The rest was a considerable amount of church lands. The annual value to the lord was 11 pounds, 15 shillings in 1086. Ownership was split between the Canons of St. Peter, Hereford and lords: 2 men at arms, 1 priest and 1 rider. The overlord was Earl Harold.

Ledbury was part of a larger district called Wimundestreu hundred. This included Cradley, Bosbury, Colwall, Much Marcle, Donnington, Eastnor and Coddington. The total number of households in the hundred of Wimundestreu was 253.