 In late Saxon England the lands were within the holdings of Earl Godwin, father of King Harold Godwinson.Later, the Domesday Book in its account of the manor of Henley (now represented only by the Henley Park manor house) records that the manor covered large parts of what is now Normandy, as well as Ash; Normandy though was not mentioned by name, the name not being known in the records until 1604.The lands remained within the ancient manor of Henley until the end of the 14th century.