mesday Book was compiled,
Chichester consisted of 300 dwellings which held a population of 1,500 people.
There was also a mill named Kings Mill that would have been rented to local
slaves and villeins. After the Battle of Hastings the township of Chichester
was handed to Roger de Mongomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, for courageous
efforts in the battle, but it was forfeited in 1104 by the 3rd Earl. Shortly
after 1066 Chichester Castle was built by Roger de Mongomerie to consolidate
Norman power. In around 1143 the title Earl of Arundel (also known as the Earl
of Sussex until that title fell out of use) was created and became the dominant
local landowner. Between 1250 and 1262, the Rape of Chichester was created from
the western half of Arundel rape, with the castle as its administrative centre
