. ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁Norman ▁Con quest ▁it ▁is ▁recorded ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁five ▁man ors ▁in ▁this ▁location ▁owned ▁by ▁five ▁fre emen . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁lay ▁within ▁the ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁administrative ▁division ▁of ▁Wall ington ▁hundred . ▁ ▁Car shal ton ▁appears ▁in ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁as ▁A ult one . ▁It ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁Go is fr id ▁( Ge off rey ) ▁de ▁Man dev ille . ▁Its ▁dom es day ▁assets ▁were : ▁ 3 ½ ▁h ides ; ▁ 1 ▁church , ▁ 1 0 ▁pl ough s , ▁ 1 ▁mill ▁worth ▁£ 1 ▁ 1 5 s ▁ 0 d , ▁ ▁of ▁me adow , ▁wood land ▁worth ▁ 2 ▁h ogs . ▁It ▁rendered ▁£ 1 5 ▁ 1 0 s ▁ 0 d . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁era ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁church ▁and ▁a ▁water ▁mill ▁in ▁Car shal ton , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁still ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁ham lets ▁d otted ▁around ▁the ▁area , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁compact ▁village . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁the ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁generally ▁far med ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁open ▁fields , ▁divided ▁into ▁stri ps . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁stri ps ▁which ▁each ▁land ▁owner ▁possessed ▁was ▁based ▁roughly ▁on ▁his ▁wealth . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁open ▁down land ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁for ▁gra zing ▁sheep