Claxby in the Domesday Book

A village in Walshcroft hundred, in the county of Lincolnshire.

Seven manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Godwin; Godric; Siward; Ulfkil
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ivo Tallboys
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hugh (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 4 smallholders; 48 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 6 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 100 acres
  • Woodland: 40 acres
  • Churches: 2

• 2nd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Godwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ivo Tallboys
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ivo Tallboys
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Erik brother of Tosti
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Jocelyn son of Lambert
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Godard (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₈ geld
  • Households: 14 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 ³⁄₈ men's ploughs (2 ¹⁄₄ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 40 acres
  • Woodland: 40 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ulf Fenman
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Drogo of la Beuvrière
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Kolsveinn of Lincoln (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 5 villagers; 2 smallholders; 2 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 1 men's plough (1 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 32 ¹⁄₂ acres
  • Woodland: 40 acres
  • Mills: 0.25, value 7¼d

• 5th Manor

  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Durand Malet
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Durand Malet
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld

• 6th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ivo Tallboys
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Geoffrey (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 15 shillings in 1066; 13 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough ( ³⁄₄ plough land)
  • Meadow: 13 acres
  • Woodland: 6 acres
  • Mills: 1, value 2 shillings

• 7th Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Ketil; Godwin
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Norman of Arcy
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Geoffrey (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 8 shillings in 1066; 8 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 villagers
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; ¹⁄₈ men's plough ( ⁵⁄₈ plough land)
  • Meadow: 15 acres
  • Woodland: 15 acres