Swaton in the Domesday Book

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

Four manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Auti
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Kolsveinn of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Kolsveinn of Lincoln
  • Taxable Value: 7 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £8 in 1066; £4 in 1086
  • Households: 7 villagers; 2 smallholders; 40 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 10 men's ploughs (9 plough lands)
  • Meadow: 80 acres

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Aelfric son of Godram
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Alsi son of Godram; Aethelstan son of Godram
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Kolsveinn of Lincoln
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Kolsveinn of Lincoln
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers
  • Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough (1 ¹⁄₄ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 13 acres

• 3rd Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aethelstan son of Godram
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Guy of Craon
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Warner of Pointon (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 1 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 1 villager
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₄ men's plough (1 ³⁄₈ plough lands)
  • Meadow: 8 acres

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Aelric son of Mergeat
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Vessey
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Vessey
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Households: 1 villager; 2 smallholders
  • Plough Teams: ³⁄₈ men's plough ( ³⁄₄ plough land)
  • Meadow: 5 acres