The Domesday Survey states that in 1066 the manor was held by Alwin and Earl Hugh of Chester. In 1086 Roger de Lacy held 1½ hide at Edgeworth. Roger's lands were forfeited at his banishment in 1096 and granted to his brother Hugh de Lacy (d. by 1115). The overlordship of the manor subsequently passed to the lords of Painswick through a series of marriages.