Medieval Village Officials
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Medieval Village Officials |
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| Steward | A steward was a lord's chief representative of a village. When a lord was not present in that village, the steward was in effective control of the village - though answerable to the lord if something went wrong. |
| Reeve | The reeve was responsible for the overall general management of the village. A reeve was under the control of the steward. It was a reeve's responsibility to make sure that serfs in a village completed their labour service on the lord's land. |
| Messor | A messor was the village official responsible for the work done in the fields. |
| Hayward | The hayward was responsible for work done in the hay fields. |
| Woodward | A woodward was responsible for woodland that the lord might have in the village. |
| Affeeror | An Affeeror was responsible for ensuring that those fined by a Manor Court, actually paid their fines. |
| Ale Connor | The Ale Connor was responsible for controlling the sale of ale in a village. He would ensure that only those villagers granted a licence by the Manor Court sold ale. |
| Pinder | The Pinder was responsible for rounding up stray animals and putting them in a pinfold. |
| Tithing Leader | Each tithing group within a village had a tithing leader and he would be responsible for what that tithing group did- ensuring that it met its work requirements etc. |
| Beadle | The Beadle was responsible for maintaining law and order in a village. |
