 The Domesday Book of 1086 records that "Certelintone", "Cortelintone" or "Cherielintone" had been a royal manor of Edward the Confessor and was now held by the conquering Norman monarchy.The Domesday Book records the manor being a large and valuable estate of 11½ hides yielding an income of £52 a year.The Pipe rolls of 1190 record it as "Kertlinton".