Complex sentence: Hartley Mauditt was first documented in the Domesday Book as Herlege-meaning hartland or woodland and the manor had been granted to William de Mauditt by William the Conqueror.
Split into simpler sentences: Hartley Mauditt was first documented in the Domesday Book as "Herlege" (meaning hartland or woodland). The manor had been granted to William de Mauditt by William the Conqueror.