At the date of the Domesday Book Edworth contained two manors. Of these, the principal, Edworth manor, formerly belonging to Alestan of Boscombe, was held in 1086 by two knights under William d'Eu; its extent was 7 hides 3½ virgates, and its value £8. The first record of the church is the grant by Roger Burnard, between 1175 and 1181, of its advowson to the priory of St. Neots. St Neots held this until at least the late 14thc. The first recorded priest is in the early 13thc. The church appears in the 1291Taxatio, where the rectory is valued at £6.